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TOURIST AROUND   SANLÚCAR DE BARRAMEDA

We will begin our tourist walk in the Plaza de San Roque, behind the “Rafael Pablos” library, the old Town Hall of Sanlúcar. In this small square filled with the bustle of tke nerby Market Hall, we can eat breaksfast at one of the tipycal bars and coffee shops around it, but we would  especially suggest Bar Juanito, the best and most tipycal, as being the perfect place to watch the comings and goings of the people of Sanlúcar from very early morning.

Once we have gathered the energy to start, we can visit the nearby “ Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados”, church, 18^th century, built in the baroque style, where the patron images of the popular Brotherhood “Nuestro Padre Jesús Cautivo y Ntra. Sra. De la Estrella” ( Our Father Jesus Captive and Or Lady of the Star), are kept.

From religious spirituality we pass to the quiet reflection of the “ La Cigarrera” winery. Through the passage from the beautiful “ Mother of God”, square we reach the old winery that dates from 1758. Besides Manzanilla wine tasting, la Cigarrera offers guided tours on which the making of our wines are explained both in the morning and the evening. In the patio you will find a typical tavern where you can taste our local gourmet delights.

After a pause at the winery , we cross the Plaza de San Roque to visit the Holy Trinity Church. Small but full of history, we can see the tomb of Alonso Fernández de Lugo, conqueror of the Island of La Palma, as well as the Baroque image of  Our Lady of Sorrow, which is different because it is sculpted in terracotta.

From this church we feel the bustle of the Traspuesta street, the over spill area of the Market Hall. Suddenly we find ourless immersed in that part of Sanlúcar most like Arab Bazaar. Once in the Market Hall, we can see how the different stalls are placed according to their wares. Those that perhaps are most interesanting for strangers are the fish stalls, at which we find the famous fish and sea food of our coast that are sold practically alive, they are so fresh.

We leave the Market Hall on to the “Cuesta de Belén” via a monumental stone arch, (18^th century), to find the old town wall defended Sanlúcar in the middle ages. Above this crenulated wall we can see the gardens of the ducal palace of the Medina Sidonia, residence of the ancient Lords of Sanlucar; set in the same wall we can admire the exceptional gothic arches, with a covered gallery inside in which is now found a tourist information desk where we can enjoy an audiovisiual presentation of the town.

Above the “Cuesta de Belén” rises the white front of the “La Merced” ( 17^th century), church now used as an Auditorium. Her we can watch concerts and plays, amongst other cultural activities, but for centuries it was the covent church of the Mercedario monks. From its viewing platform we can see part of the magnificent gardes of the Orleans-Borbón Palace next door, designed in the 19^th century as the summer residence of the dukes of Montoensier, who made Sanlucar de Barrameda a fashionable holiday spot. This beautiful palace with Arabic lines is the present day Town Hall of Sanlúcar.

After seeing the Town Hall, we can walk along the “Gentlemen’s street towards, “Charity” Street, an area evocative of our close relationship with America and old Spanish colonies.