10 Sights in San Fernando, Spain (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in San Fernando, Spain. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 10 sights are available in San Fernando, Spain.

Sightseeing Tours in San Fernando

1. Puerta del mar

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Arsenal de la Carraca, also Naval Station of La Carraca, is a naval shipyard and a naval base in San Fernando, Spain. It is a naval base for the construction and repair of ships, and the storage and distribution of arms and ammunition. The first military establishment of its kind to be created in Spain under the naval policy of Felipe V, it was developed by Patiño and the Marquis de la Ensenada. Though work on building the shipyard began in 1720, the formal decree issued by Fernando VI on October 3, 1752, accelerated its construction until it was completed in the late 18th century.

Wikipedia: Arsenal de la Carraca (EN), Website

2. Panteón de Marinos Ilustres

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The Pantheon of Illustrious Sailors is a mausoleum and memorial to all the mariners of the Spanish Navy, especially prominent ones, and to the Spanish Navy and all its ships, battles and explorations in general. The term Pantheon is a concession to the generally prevalent and popular style of neoclassical architecture, which is supposed to have begun explicitly in the 18th century, but was in use long before then in the Renaissance, a "rebirth" of classical civilization, especially in decorative ornamentation.

Wikipedia: Panteón de Marinos Ilustres (EN)

3. Museo Municipal

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Museo Histórico Municipal de San Fernando is a museum located at 63 Calle Real in San Fernando in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. The building was built in 1755 by a merchant of Cadiz, Alonso Ortega y Muñiz, on the grounds of the Dean of the Cathedral of Cadiz. Until its acquisition by the city, it housed the Clinic Empresa Nacional Bazán or Palomo Clinic from 1949. It was inaugurated as a municipal historical museum on 28 March 1986.

Wikipedia: Museo Histórico Municipal de San Fernando (EN)

4. Ayuntamiento de San Fernando

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The City of San Fernando is the political body that is in charge of the Government and the administration of the city of San Fernando (Cádiz. The members of the island City Council are democratically elected by universal suffrage since 1979. The current formation of the island government is of 25 councilors, elected every 4 years by the citizens registered in San Fernando, provided they are Spanish or the European Union.

Wikipedia: Ayuntamiento de San Fernando (ES), Website

5. Hornos Púnicos

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The archaeological complex of the Punic and Phoenician furnaces discovered in 1987 by the Municipal Archeology Group of San Fernando, is located in San Fernando. These remains of potters of Phoenician and Carthage-Punic origin are exposed in the Plaza de los Púnicos and Phoenicians, a roundabout formed by the crossroads of three streets northwest of the city.

Wikipedia: Hornos púnicos y fenicios de San Fernando (ES)

6. Museo Camarón de la Isla

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José Monje Cruz, better known by his stage name Camarón de la Isla, was a Spanish Romani flamenco singer. Considered one of the all-time greatest flamenco singers, he was noted for his collaborations with Paco de Lucía and Tomatito, and the three of them were of major importance to the revival of flamenco in the second half of the 20th century.

Wikipedia: Camarón de la Isla (EN), Website

7. Castillo de San Romualdo

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Castillo de San Romualdo is a castle located in San Fernando in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. Built in the Mudéjar style, it was first mentioned in 1268. It is a protected monument on the Bien de Interés Cultural register.

Wikipedia: Castillo de San Romualdo (EN)

8. Jardín Botánico de San Fernando

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Jardín Botánico de San Fernando is a botanical garden located next to the Parque Natural de la Bahía de Cádiz in San Fernando in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. Established in 2001, it covers an area of about 9 acres.

Wikipedia: Jardín Botánico de San Fernando (EN)

9. San Fernando

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San Fernando “Pablo Jones. Peejayem” / CC BY-SA 3.0

San Fernando is a town in the province of Cádiz, Spain. It is home to more than 97,500 inhabitants. The city also uses the name "La Isla". The people from San Fernando are locally known as "Cañaíllas" or "Isleños".

Wikipedia: San Fernando, Cádiz (EN), Website

10. Real Teatro de Las Cortes

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Real Teatro de las Cortes is a theatre located on Calle de las Cortes in San Fernando in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. It was established on 1 April 1804 as Teatro Cómico, and currently seats 433 people.

Wikipedia: Real Teatro de las Cortes (EN)

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