Holy Week

Holy Week Introduction The Holy Week of Jerez de la Frontera is one of the most important events of the city. It is declared National Tourist Interest and it is one of the biggest Holy Weeks of Andalusia in the number of Brotherhoods and artistic quality. The Jerez Holy Week is a religious event but also, is cultural and popular. This year, the Holy Week will celebrate from 13th to 20th of April. History The origin of the Jerez Holy Week...

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Motorcycle Grand Prix Weekend

Motorcycle Grand Prix Weekend From 2nd to 4th May It is one of the grand prix of "Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix". It is one of the most famous and important of the world due to the atmosphere and number of visitants. In 2007, the circuit achieved the assistance record to a sport event in Spain with 134,138 spectators. The Motorcycle Grand Prix of Spain is celebrated in Jerez circuit and this edition will be the number...

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Horse Fair

Horse Fair From 11th to 18th May (Official Poster of the Horse Fair 2014) Horse Fair (also known as Fair of Jerez or Fair of May). It is the most important celebration. It is declared as International Tourist Interest and is one of the most important and visited fair of Spain. It is celebrated in May and has hundreds of stands where can eat and drink the typical products of Jerez de la Frontera, Andalucia and Spain. The protagonist of the...

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Gonzalez Byass Wineries

Gonzalez Byass Wineries Gonzalez Byass's Wineries was founded by Manuel María González Ángel in 1835. The businessman bought a small winery and begun to export his wines. A year later, Manuel María González was associated with Robert Blake Byass, London businessman. The wineries are world famous, not only for its wines, but its world awards as The Best Winery of the World by the International Wine and Spirit Competition or the best tourism...

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Villapanés Palace

Villapanés palace This palace represents to the civil architecture of the 18th century. It was built by the Panés family that had Genoese origin. The palace construction was started by Petronila Pavón, Villapanés Marquis's wife, and was finished by Miguel María Panés González de Quijano. The monument has two houses, the most ancient has its facade in the Empedrada street and it is known as "the big house"; the other one, known as "small house"...

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Riquelme palace

Riquelme palace The Riquelme palace is a 16th century monument which is renaissance style. It is located in the city centre, in Plaza del Mercado next to the Archaeological Museum and the San Mateo Church. The building was paid by the Riquelme family during the medieval age with the aim of show to other noble families their power. The building was built in the main square of Jerez after the city conquest and was designed in a modern style...

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