Jerez de la Frontera

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Jerez de la Frontera [www.turismojerez.com] is in Costa de la Luz, in Spain.

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Few places in Spain can be said to enjoy the international renown of Jerez given that, thanks to its sherry wines, the name of the city crossed international borders many years ago and has since gone on to become truly universal.

But Jerez is not just a city of wines and beautiful buildings, it has much more to offer than that: home of the Carthusian horse, the fighting bull, cradle of flamenco art, capital of motorcycle racing and home to international sporting events, and on top of all that, declared to be of Artistic and Historical interest.

Nowadays Jerez is a large city where long-standing traditions coexist in perfect harmony with the modern: large shopping centres and wide avenues converge upon the historic, cheerful and bustling city-centre, where shopping and tapas go hand in hand. All of these distinctive features, together with a privileged geographical situation and climate, a unique and distinct tourist attractiveness, and modern infrastructures, all make Jerez the perfect place to live in and to visit.

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Equestrian Events (Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art,Yeguada La Cartuja- Hierro del Bocado), Bodegas (Tio Pepe, Sandeman, Doemcq, Williams and Humbert, Garvey, Harveys, Lustau...),Flamenco (Andalusian Flamenco Centre, La Taberna Flamenca, Tablao del Bereber), Natural (Zoo and Botanical Garden),Museums (Municipal Archaeological Museum, The Mystery of Jerez- The Wine Museum, Bullfight Museum Restaurant, The Time Palace- Antique Clock and Watch Museum ...), Architecture Heritage ( Alcázar de Jerez, Mosque and Morish Baths, Camara Obscure, Domecq Palace, Duque de Abrantes Palace...)Religious Buildings (San Salvador Cathedral, San Miguel Church, San Dionisio Church, San Mateo Church, San Juan de los Caballeros Church...), Parks and Natural Spaces (Laguna de Medina, La Suara, Montes de Propio...)

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In the comparatively short time it has been open (just over a year) Hammam Andalusí, Arabic Baths, has become an essential stop for any visitor to Jerez as indeed it is to many locals. It is set in a beautifully restored 18th C house in the old part of the town and consists in a circuit of 3 pools (warm hot and cold)with optional relaxing massages of 15 and 30 minutes, starting at 15 euros for an hour and a half of bath only, 25 and 40 with the respective massages included. They also have special treatments which include scrubs and wraps which are ideal for a couple and last 2 and a half hours; from these you emerge floating and having lost all track of time and place. the accompanying relaxing music and candle-lit atmosphere provide for a truly memorable and relaxing time. Highly recommended.

Incidentally, on the 21st October they tell me they are going to open a stunning tea-room upstairs on the first floor, for those who might visit after that date.

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