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El
Puerto de Santa Maria |
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El Puerto is located
in the Northeast of the Cadiz province, on the
Guadalete River outlet, in the Bay of Cadiz.
The mild climate of El Puerto resulted in
the first Botanical Garden in the area being
planted in the eighteenth century. The area
consists of a number of different types of
geography; the coastal beaches and marshlands
and the pine forests. The golden beaches
of La Puntilla and Valdelgrana attract a
large number of summer visitors.
El Puerto houses one of Andalucia’s
most famous bullrings and the long tradition
of fights continues, with regular bullfights
being staged throughout the year. The bullring
was opened in 1880, is the third largest
in Spain and is celebrated by aficionados.
A mosaic inside the entrance records the
words of legendary Sevillano bullfighter
Joselito who fought in the ring: “He
who has not seen bulls in El Puerto does
not know what bullfighting is.”
The town is also renowned for its sherry
production and forms one corner of the Sanlucar
de Barrameda, Jerez and El Puerto triangular
area of production. The cellars of the town
still produce their wines using the traditional
and classic system of "solera" production.
The range of sherries produced include Pedro
Ximénez, Moscatel, Amontillados and
Olorosos.
The Ribera del Marisco is a popular street
for eating, upstream from the ferry dock
where one can catch the ferry across the
bay to Cadiz, and is lined with a variety
of seafood restaurants. The popular Romerijo
has two take away areas; one for fried seafood
and the other for non-fried seafood as well
as more formal eating areas. The beach areas
also have chiringuitos (beach bars) serving
a variety of food.
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