Tourist attractions Puerto Real

Begun in 1722 in a pure Baroque style, it was not finished until 1838. The facade is a play of concave and convex surfaces flanked by two towers topped by small temples, resembling two astronomical observatories. 1844 marked the completion of the gre..

In the 19C several squares were created on land expropriated from religious orders. Built in 1838 in the garden of the Franciscan convent, one of the first of these squares was Mina square. Today, it is one of the most charming in Cadiz. It has exube..

The oldest of the church's façades, the so-called Saint Joseph façade , was built in 1480 in a style very much inspired by the Flemish. The main façade is a robust Baroque tower, the upper part of which supports a spire covered with «azulejos». In t..

The cathedral was one of the most important religious buildings in the city in the 18C. Built above a former mosque, its construction resulted in the modification of adjacent streets and the creation of new areas such as the Plaza de la Encarnación. ..

Its Renaissance façade has, as the main elements of its decoration, grotesques and cupids alongside Hercules and Julius Caesar and flanked by the Cardinal Virtues. This building is the main feature of the pretty Plaza de la Asunción.

Jerez has an extraordinary architectural heritage. In addition to its incomparable cathedral and castle, there are its Reconquista churches in the medieval town centre. Plaza del Arenal and Plaza de Plateros are good places to pause prior to strollin..

This coastline offers eight kilometres of white sand and countless other leisure possibilities, including a wide choice of hotels (Sancti Petri and Novo Sancti Petri).

This surprising clock museum is one of the few in Spain. With over three hundred items, this rich museum collection has as its nucleus that put together by Sra de Gabia and later acquired by José María Ruiz Mateos. The oldest clock dates from the 17C..

Built in 1792 by the local architect Torcuato Benjumeda, the Royal prison was the first neoclassical building in Cadiz and is wholly representative of this style in Andalusia. The facade is preceded by a sort of arch of triumph which has four great c..

Built at the end of the 16C on the site of the first one (13C), the people of Cadiz designed it like the old cathedral. The sober exterior is only enlivened by some varnished ceramic elements. Robust Tuscan style columns separate the three naves, of ..

This group of four buildings admirably restored and harbouring a 16C Mudejar patio contains the cathedral museum that has objects, garments and various liturgical documents including a letter signed by St Teresa to the baby Jesus. Notice especially..

This small chapel, a jewel of the neoclassical art, has exuberant decoration. In an elliptical shape, it is covered with a lunette dome borne on ionic columns. Here you can see the three magnificent paintings (1795) by Goya which have been recently..

Set up in a small neoclassical palace from the middle of the 19C it contains an interesting archaeological collection with, in the section devoted to Phoenician art, two superb anthropomorphic sarcophaguses in white marble from the 5C. BC. In the F..

In the 17C and 18C, the traders of Cadiz had more than 160 towers built to watch the arrivals of their boats but also as symbols of wealth and prestige. The location of this tower, in the upper part of the town, made it, in 1778, the official watchto..

This is one of the main Baroque buildings in Cadiz. To alleviate the lack of space, the architect created a narrow space with large internal volumes. The building is organised around two patios linked by a wonderful monumental staircase under a vau..

Previously called the Paseo del Perejil, today this attractive park is the lung of the town, a calm spot, and perfect for pleasant walks. Opposite, the old barracks of Charles III is now the seat of the university.

Construction of La Cartuja started in 1478, but work continued for most of the following century. The monastery’s Renaissance façade (1571) overlooks a large paved courtyard. The impressive façade of the church has the appearance of a retable divid..

It is from here that you will have the most beautiful view of the Cathedral. The Alcázar , which was part of the fortified 4000m long surrounding wall erected by the Almohades in the 12C, is accessible through the city gate , a typical Almohade r..

The façade of the palace is one of the most impressive in Jerez. Of the two doorways, the one on the left is in two parts separated by a fine wrought-iron balcony on which the letters of the name Dávila appear. On the lower part, dedicated to the s..

Here you will see a statue dating from the 1950s dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, and the Renaissance building of the Cabildo (1575), with a facade of grotesques and cupids, accompanied by Hercules and Julius Caesar and flanked by th..