Puerto de Santa Maria

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ID: JORG1714
Category: City Tour
Country: Spain

Duration: 01:00 hours

Price from:
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    2024
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Description

Learn the history of the "City of 100 palaces". A place which with the rise of trade and the "discovery" of America became one of the richest and most prosperous in Europe This guided tour is a brief tour through its streets, the most emblematic places and its most important monuments. This port city breathes vine through its streets, so we will end our visit in a winery tasting one of its most popular wines and knowing its manufacturing process. We start in front of the tourist office towards the castle of San Marcos, a fortress church with beautiful mosque hidden inside. We will continue to enjoy the streets of this beautiful city through its palaces houses. Them we will see the Municipal Museum and will contemplate the Priory Main Church, a minor Gothic basilica built by the Dukes of Medinaceli, who also buildt the Monastery of the Victory, declared Place of the Historical Memory, which we will visit after. You can not miss a nod to Rafael Alberti, if you want to know more about this great writer from Buenos Aires, you can visit his Foundation. We will walk along the Guadalete River to reach the source of the galleys, where the Royal Galleries were wintering since the 16th century in order to provide water to the fleet and also take the opportunity to photograph a wide stone facade formed by arches of half point known as the slide (old fish market). After knowing the most representative places of El Puerto de Santa María, we will walk to a typical winery to know the process of making fine wine and of course savor them !!

Highlights

  • Find out more about places of interest in Cadiz
  • Enjoy the beautiful streets of Puerto de Santa Maria with its palaces houses
  • Visit the most monumental places in Puerto de Santa Maria
  • Enjoy the taste of wine in the local winery

Guiding languages

  • English
  • Spanish
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Tour details

Duration: 1 hour

Meeting point: Fuente de las Galeras (in front of the tourist office)

Start time: 18:30


1st Stop - Resbaladero

2nd Stop - Winery visit




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When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.