Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Jerez, Spain
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9.7 km
138 m
Explore Jerez in Spain with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in JerezIndividual Sights in JerezSight 1: Rotonda del Minotauro
The Rotunda del Minotauro or Plaza del Minotauro is a roundabout located in Jerez de la Frontera.
Sight 2: Teatro Villamarta
The Villamarta Theatre in Jerez de la Frontera is a theatre designed in the Andalusian regionalist style by Teodoro Anasagasti, built in 1926.
Sight 3: Jerez
Jerez de la Frontera or simply Jerez, also cited in old English-language sources as Xeres, is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Located in southwestern Iberia, it lies on the Campiña de Jerez, an inland low-land plain crossed by the Guadalete river, midway the Atlantic Ocean, the Guadalquivir river and the western reaches of the Subbaetic System.
Sight 4: Monumento a Primo de Rivera
The monument to Primo de Rivera is an instance of public art in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. It consists of a bronze equestrian statue of Miguel Primo de Rivera, on top of a sculptural ensemble placed inside a fountain. It lies at the centre of the Plaza del Arenal.
Sight 5: Alcázar de Jerez de la Frontera
The Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera is a former Moorish alcázar, now housing a park, in Jerez de la Frontera, in the South of Spain. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.
Sight 6: Alameda Vieja
The Alameda Vieja is a green and recreational area located in Jerez de la Frontera.
Sight 7: Bodegas González Byass
González Byass is one of Spain's most well-known sherry bodegas. Its origins can be traced to 1835 when it was founded by Manuel María González Angel, who was subsequently joined by his English agent, Robert Blake Byass. The business was further expanded by the second generation of the González family, amongst them Manuel Críspulo González y Soto. The González family assumed sole control of the business in 1988. The firm produces the fino sherry Tío Pepe.
Sight 8: Iglesia de San Lucas
The Diocesan Shrine of the Evangelist Señor San Lucas is located in the Plaza de San Lucas, in the neighborhood of San Lucas, within the historic center of Jerez de la Frontera. Built in medieval times, it underwent major modifications during the Baroque period. It has primitive chapels, Baroque additions and altarpieces of great beauty, which has led it to be inscribed as a Monument in the General Catalogue of Andalusian Historical Heritage.
Sight 9: Iglesia de San Juan de los Caballeros
The Church of San Juan de los Caballeros is located in the San Juan de Jerez de la Frontera neighborhood. It is one of the six historical parishes created by King Alfonso X the wise on the ancient mosques after his reconquest of the city, in the year 1264.
Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Juan de los Caballeros (Jerez de la Frontera) (ES)
Sight 10: Convento de San Juan
The Convent of Mary Reparative is a Roman Catholic convent located in Jerez de la Frontera.
Wikipedia: Convento de las Reparadoras (Jerez de la Frontera) (ES)
Sight 11: Iglesia de la Victoria
The Church of La Victoria is a Renaissance-style Catholic church located on Calle Porvera in the city of Jerez de la Frontera. Built in 1542, it has undergone several modifications since then.
Wikipedia: Iglesia de la Victoria (Jerez de la Frontera) (ES)
Sight 12: Plaza del Mamelón
The Plaza del Mamelón is a square located in Jerez de la Frontera.
Sight 13: Iglesia de Santo Domingo
The Church of Santo Domingo, also called indistinctly as the Convent of Santo Domingo, is a Roman Catholic church and convent located in Jerez de la Frontera.
Wikipedia: Iglesia de Santo Domingo (Jerez de la Frontera) (ES)
Sight 14: Plaza Aladro
Plaza de Aladro is a square located in Jerez de la Frontera. Located in the eighteenth-century expansion that took place in the old Llanos de San Sebastián, it owes its name to Juan Pedro Aladro y Kastriota, a Jerez native who aspired to the Albanian throne on his mother's side and who paid for the creation of the square.
Sight 15: Plaza San Andrés
The Plaza de San Andrés is a square located in Jerez de la Frontera.
Sight 16: Plaza de Toros
The bullring of Jerez is located in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) Spain. Built in the first half of the nineteenth century, it is one of the oldest and most significant squares of Andalusia.
Sight 17: Rotonda de la Venencia
The Venencia roundabout, also known as the Catavino roundabout or Manuel Simó de la Riva roundabout, is a roundabout located in Jerez de la Frontera.
Sight 18: Plaza del Caballo
The Plaza del Horse is a square located in the city of Jerez de la Frontera.
Sight 19: Parque de La Plata
La Plata Park is a park located in Jerez de la Frontera in the western district of Jerez de la Frontera.
Sight 20: Parque Picadueña
Picadueñas Park is a public park located in Jerez de la Frontera.
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