Calle Larga (Larga Street)

Calle Larga (Larga Street) This street is one of the most important of Jerez centre, such its history and architecture, as commercial and leisure characters. It is full of shops, restaurant and coffee shops so it is a good walk to locals and foreign. At the end of the16th century, the city hall to the aim to get extra incomes allowed the construction of housing attached to the wall. Nowadays, the wall can see in the interior of some business...

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Campo Real Palace

Campo Real Palace The Campo Real palace or Benavente palace is located in the Benavente square, in the city centre. It is declared Spanish Property of Cultural Interest and Spanish Historic-Artistic Monument. After the Jerez conquest by Alfonso X, the king gave the land where is located the palace to a noble knight who had helped to the city conquest. During this period, the noble families were crossing between them, which are the case of...

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El Gallo Azul

El Gallo Azul This building was built with occasion of the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 by order of Domecq family. Aníbal González designed this building. The construction aim was to make more beautiful the crossing between the Larga street and Santa Maria Street. This building becomes in one of the symbols of Jerez and one of the most photographed places, due to, the place where is located, in the centre of the city, and its singular...

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Palacio de Bertemati (Bertemati’s Palace)

Palacio de Bertemati (Bertemati’s Palace) The Bertemati's Palace construction began in 1785 in the Plaza del Arroyo by the Sopranis-Dávila family. It was declared Spanish Property of Cultural Interest and   Historic-Artistic Monument. This palace represents the typical manorial house of Jerez. The Soprenis-Dávila family decided to build its house next to the Saviour Church (currently the Cathedral) in the 18th century. During the...

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Plaza del Arenal (Arenal Square)

Plaza del Arenal The name of this square comes from "arenarium" or "battles' place" because after the Jerez conquest this place was a duel and battle site at the outside of the walls. The land where is located the square took importance due to the nearness to the Alcazar and the Royal Door which was the entry to the trade centre of Jerez. In 1593, it ordered that all the public shows would be held in this square. Furthermore, some Kings and...

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Plaza de la Asunción (Assumption Square)

Plaza de la Asunción (Assumption Square) This square is located in one of the oldest places of Jerez, where was the Arab Medina and all the public institutions. It is one of the most touristic squares of the city and one of the most beautiful, due to the mix of architectonical styles. Is one of the few Spanish squares where there are neo-classicist, gothic-Moorish and renaissance styles in the same square. The square can be visited walking...

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Santo Domingo Church and Cloister

Santo Domingo Church and Cloister History Santo Domingo church (also known as Santo Domingo Convent) is a church and a convent which was built to outside of the city wall. In this church was celebrated the first worship after the Jerez conquest. The church size, its architectonic quality, its cloister and its sacristy did that was one of the biggest monastic foundations of Andalusia. This convent had more than 150 friars and in its main chapel ordered...

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San Lucas Church

San Lucas Church History San Lucas church (St. Luke) is one of the churches that Alfonso X ordered to build after the Jerez conquest. It is built above an ancient mosque and it is a baroque style. Exterior description The main facade was built in the 14th century. It is bell-shaped and it bears over itself the tower, which has rectangular body and also includes a niche with a St. Luke sculpture that hold a little bulrush built in 1729. It...

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San Marcos Church

San Marcos Church History San Marcos church is declared Spanish Property of Cultural Interest and Historic-Artistic Monument of Spain. Is one of the first churches which Alfonso X built after the Jerez conquest in 1264. The construction started in the 14th century, since, it can see in the polygonal apse and in the Moorish style main door of the Gospel side. The construction was finished in the 16th century, although later it was performed...

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The "Tio Pepe" Wineries receive the award to the best tourism wine centre 2014

The "Tio Pepe" Wineries receive the award to the best tourism wine centre 2014 The "Tio Pepe" wineries have received the award to the best tourism wine centre 2014 which presents the magazine "The drinks international" from United Kingdom. These wineries are visited by 200,000 people yearly, and due to this, is the most visited winery of Europe and one of the first ones of the World. The "Wine Tourism Awards" recognise the innovation...

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San Dionisio Church

San Dionisio Church History This church was one of the churches that Alfonso X commanded to build after the Jerez conquest in 1264, the St Dionisio day, due to this, this church is called like that. The construction began in 1457 and it is gothic-moorish style. During the 18th century, the church had some changes in its interior which adopted a baroque style. In addition, the church is important in the city history, since, in 1483, more...

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San Mateo Church

San Mateo Church History San Mateo church was one of the churches which were built after the Jerez conquest in 1264. It is a 15th century construction and the main style is gothic besides of elements romanesque, renaissance and baroque. Exterior description There are two fronts in this church, on the one hand the epistle side front is moorish style, and on the other hand, the main facade, which is the oldest, and has a pointed arch flanked...

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San Juan de los Caballeros Church

San Juan de los Caballeros Church History This church is one of the historic churches which Alfonso X commanded to build above the ancient mosques of the city after the Jerez conquest. The architects Hernán Ruiz and Alfonso Vandelvira were involved in this construction. Despite Jerez was conquered in 1264, this did not mean a stability in the city, since it was frequently the Arab invasions. The crown needed to Jerez to control the Guadalete...

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Santiago Church

Santiago Church History Santiago church was declared Spanish Property of Cultural Interest and Spanish Historic-Artistic Monument. After the Jerez conquest in 1264, it was built next to the city wall a hermitage which was the seed of the current church and the famous Santiago neighbourhood. Its construction began in the 15th century and finished in the 16th century under leadership of Alfonso Rodríguez. Currently the church is in restoration...

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Cabildo Antiguo (Ancient City Council)

Ancient city council History The construction of this building takes place due to the importance that the city had during 16th century. This grandeur times began during the 15th century when Jerez was the residence of many noble and also when the city began to export its goods to Europe and America. This ancient City Council was built by Andrés de Rivera, Diego Martín de Oliva y Bartolomé Sánchez. From 1873 to few years ago, the building...

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San Miguel Church

St. Michael Church History St. Michael Church is declared as Spanish government as a Historic-Artistic Monument. The construction began in the 15th century and was finished in the 17th century and due to that, there are different architectonic styles, but the main is gothic. This church and Santiago Church are considered the most important churches of Jerez. The construction began after the conquest of Jerez by Alfonso X in 1264. It began...

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Charterhouse of Jerez

Charterhouse of Jerez History (also known Charterhouse of Santa María de la Defensión) This monument is located at Jerez outskirts and it is the most important monument in the province. The construction began in 15th century and it was finished in 17th century, it has a gothic and renaissance styles. It was declared Spanish Property of Cultural Interest and Spanish government as a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1856 when only 12 monuments had...

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Cathedral of Jerez

Cathedral of Jerez History The Cathedral of Jerez is declared as Spanish Property of Cultural Interest. It is a 17th century construction and has the Gothic, Baroque and Neo-classicist styles. It is constructed on the ancient main Mosque of Jerez and on the Holy Saviour Church. The bell tower, which is separated of the rest of the construction, is of that period. After the Jerez conquest by Alfonso X, it was built on the Main Mosque, the...

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Alcazar of Jerez

Alcazar of Jerez History The Alcazar of Jerez is one of the most important monuments of the city. Alcazar's name comes from Arab and means, set of buildings surrounded by walls, which were the political and military power places. The Alcazar was built in the 12th century, being one of the few examples of Almohads architecture in Spain. During that century, the city was one of the most important cities of Andalusia with 16,000 habitants. The...

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Summary of year activities

Are you thinking to come to Jerez? Do you know when? If you don't know or you prefer visit Jerez in a special date, you can check the next video with the activities calendar. The main events or feast days are: ·         The Flamenco Festival is world famous and is consider for many medias as the most important of world. There are a lot of performances and courses about flamenco.  The XVIII Festival of Jerez will be from 21st February to 8th March ·         Holy Week....

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