Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Understand
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Fishing, farming, wine production, salt production and tourism are the most important businesses of the town nowadays. It is also a gateway to Parque Nacional de Doñana, right across the Guadalquivir river.
Together with Jerez de la Frontera and El Puerto de Santa María, Sanlúcar de Barrameda forms the "sherry triangle". Sanlúcar is famous for the manzanilla variant of sherry.
Climate
The climate is Mediterranean with more than 300 sunny days yearly. The coast is somewhat more humid than locations inland. Rain generally is concentrated to during spring and fall.Get in
By plane
The closest passenger airport is in Jerez de la Frontera. Other major airports nearby are in Seville and Malaga.By rail
The train will take you only to Jerez.By bus
There are buses from Jerez and Seville.By car
Freeway A-480 connects from Jerez, highway A-2077 from Rota and A-2001 from El Puerto de Santa Maria. Sanlucar is 126 km from Seville and 44 km from Cadiz.See
Castillo de Santiago15th-century fortification, built by the Medina-Sidonia family.
Palacio de Orleans-BorbónA late 19th-century summer home for the Orleans-Borbón royal family. Built in several different styles, including rococo and neomudejar. Nowadays the building serves as the city hall.
Palacio de los duques de Medina SidoniaA renaissance palace from the 16th century, built by the Medina-Sidonia family. A part of it serves as a hotel and cafe. You can visit the garden free of charge, the palace can be visited by guided tours for a fee.
Memorial plaque to the survivors of the Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation
Do
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Events
Feria de Andalucia
CarnivalVery similar to the one in Cadiz.
Día de la CaridadThe Day of Charity is celebrated each August with a procession and barbecues.
Horse races on the beachHeld on the beach on August, on two three day cycles (exact dates change every year due to the tides). You can bet on the horses.
Eat
Casa BalbinoOne of the most prominent tapas bars on the Plaza del Cabildo, it has a wide range of the town's popular food at very affordable prices. Fried fish, shrimps tortillas and other local and andalusian specialties.
La Gitana
Heladería Toñi
El Mirador de Doñana
El RanchoProbably one of the best kept secrets in southern Spain, the restaurant serves huge portions at dirt cheap prices. The "Secreto Iberico" is such an amazing pork dish, that it may replace steak as your favorite grilled meat!
Sleep
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Hospedería Duques de Medina Sidonia
phone: +34 956360161address: Palacio de Medina Sidonia. Plaza Condes de Niebla -
phone: +34956385100address: Avda. V Centenario. Plaza Quinto
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Hotel Guadalquivir
phone: +34 958 285 464address: Gran Vía, 25 -
phone: +34 956 365 000address: Calle Orfeón Santa Cecilia s/n
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Hotel Tartaneros
address: Tartaneros, 8 -
Hotel Los Helechos
phone: +34 956 36 13 49address: Plaza de Madre de Dios, 9, -
Hotel Barrameda
phone: +34 956 38 58 78address: Calle Ancha, 10