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El Puerto de Santa María is located on the Atlantic coast of the Bay of Cádiz, near the municipalities of Jerez de la Frontera, Rota, Puerto Real, and Cádiz. It is popular for its sherry and for its beaches, which are the town's principal tourist attraction.
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Castle of San Marcos (also Castillo de Alfonso X El Sabio)...
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The Priory Church (Spanish: Iglesia Mayor Prioral) is a...
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El Puerto de Santa María (commonly called El Puerto) is a...
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El Puerto de Santa Maria es una ciudad y municipio español situada en la provincia de Cádiz, Andalucía. Es el quinto municipio más poblado de la provincia y el 15.º de Andalucía. Está situada al sur de la península ibérica, en el litoral de la bahía de Cádiz en la ribera y desembocadura del río Guadalete.
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In the Odyssey of Homer, legend says that, after the Trojan War, a Greek official named Menestheus escaped with his troops through the Straits of Gibraltar. They got to the Guadalete River and created a port. They called the port Menestheus's port. In 711, Arab (Moors) from the North of Africa invaded southern Spain. They changed the name to Alcant...
El Puerto has a famous bull ring. It dates back to 1880. The bull ring has space for 15,000 to watch. Bull fighting is still enjoyed during the Feria season, which is during the month of August, and during the Feria de la Primavera, which is in early May. This Feria is dedicated to sherry. 180,0000 half bottles of sherry get drunk in 4 days. There ...
El Puerto is a very good place to taste local tapas and seafood, for which it is famous. Food is an important reason why many tourists go to El Puerto de Santa Maria. The Bay of Cadiz is famous for its fresh fish. The fish and plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables lead to very good restaurant menus. There are many different types of places to eat al...
360º Panoramic walk of El Puerto de Santa Maria Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback MachineCastle of San Marcos (also Castillo de Alfonso X El Sabio) is a medieval castle located in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Spain. The castle was erected as a fortified church by King Alfonso X of Castile. It was built on the site of a mosque of which the wall of the qibla survives.
El Puerto de Santa María, port city, Cádiz provincia (province), in the Andalusia comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), southern Spain, at the mouth of Guadalete River on the Bay of Cádiz, southwest of Jerez de la Frontera. The Roman Portus Menesthei, it was once the site of naval arsenals and.
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El Puerto de Santa Maria (El Puerto for short) is a city of 88,000 people (2018) in Cádiz Province in the Andalucia region of Spain. It lies on the North-East shore of the Cadiz Bay and is easily reachable from the city of Cádiz in a short boat trip aboard "El vaporcito" (or "El vapor del Puerto")
The Priory Church (Spanish: Iglesia Mayor Prioral) is a minor basilica church in El Puerto de Santa María, province of Cádiz, Spain. It is documented from 1486 when the building was under construction. It was damaged by an earthquake in the 17th century and was partly rebuilt in the Baroque style.
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