Huelva Information
Huelva and the Odiel
Huelva is seafring city , characterised by the wide estuary
which becomes the River Odiel. Andalusian architecture may
be admired in the Church of La Concepción or the large
Church of San Pedro, which has a beautiful tower and opens
onto some of the most pleasant areas of the city, such as
the Boulevard of Palmeras de Santa Fe. The Cathedral of La
Merced, dating from the 18th century, is modest in size but
harmonious in style. Next to it is the charming and shady
Las Monjas Square and the fine viewpoint the peaceful Conquero,
from which we look down onto the new, colorful Bullring and
the Odiel Marshlands and which takes us to the Sanctuary of
the patron saint Virgen de la Cinta, a white construction
built in the Mudéjar style.
A visit to Huelva must include its Provincial Museum, where
the eventful history of the area may be traced from the Tartessians
to the paintings of Vázquez Díaz, and the restored
Great Theatre.
This city, so full of light, also features an impressive openair
Sculpture Museum, which exhibits the work of many Spain's
finest contemporary sculptors. The Casa Colón (the
House of Christopher Columbus), a building of modern design,
is a conference centre. Opposite the Odiel stands the colossal
Monument to the Faith of Discovery (1929) by the North American
sculptor, Gertrudis V. Withney.
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Trekking Routes: Alajar-Castaño
del Robledo, Santa
Ana la Real, Alajar-Fuentheridos,
Alajar-Linares,
Alajar-Linares
mountain pass, Linares-Ribera
de Linares, Linares-Aracena,
Cortegana-Fuente
de los Burros, Cortegana-Las
Veredas, Almonaster-Cerro
de San Cristobal, Almonaster-Escalada,
El
Repilado-Los Romeros, Castaño
del Robledo-Jabugo, Jabugo-Las
Chinas,
Zalamea la Real-Riotinto's mines, Santa
Ana-Castaño del Robledo, Las
Marinas-Linares de la Sierra, Corterrangel-Cortelazor,
Aroche-San
Mamés, Arroyomolinos-Cerro
de los Bonales, El
Rocio-El Acebrón, Doñana:
Reception Centre, Matalascañas-Sanlúcar
de Barrameda, Punta
Umbría-Enebrales, Marismas
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