Jerez de la Frontera

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CITY WALLS. Defences of the mediaeval town, built during the Almohade-Almoravide period.
Jerez Motor Racing Circuit.
Bullring.
ROYAL ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF EQUESTRIAN ART.
ALBERTO DURAN ZOO (PARQUE ZOOLÓGICO ALBERTO DURÁN).
LA VICTORIA CHURCH (IGLESIA DE LA VICTORIA).
ST. JAMES’ CHURCH (IGLESIA DE SANTIAGO).
MUNICIPAL CHAPTER HOUSE (CABILDO MUNICIPAL). Built in 1575, it combines Jerez’s characteristic Mudejar style with plateresque.
OUR LADY’S BASILICA (BASÍLICA NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA MERCED). Built in the 16th century. Inside is a magnificent 17th-century altarpiece, the highlight of which is the image of La Virgen de la Merced with a black face, a 14th-century Gothic carving encased in a silver frame . In one of the side chapels is the tomb of Miguel Primo de Ribera.
ST. LUKE’S CHURCH (IGLESIA DE SAN LUCAS DE LOS CABALLEROS).
DOMEQC PALACE (PALACIO DOMEQC).
ST. DOMINGO’S CHURCH-CONVENT (IGLESIA-CONVENTO DE SANTO DOMINGO). Built in the 14th century, this was one of the first religious structures erected by the town’s Christian conquerors. The highlight of the convent is its beautiful Gothic cloister.
OUR LADY’S BASILICA (BASÍLICA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL CARMEN).
ST. DIONYSIUS’ CHURCH (IGLESIA DE SAN DIONISIO). 15th-century Mudejar building, erected in honour of St. Dionysus, Patron Saint of Jerez. Highlights inside are its tall pillars decorated with large Almohade bows, which divide the church into three naves, culminating in apses adorned with 18th-century baroque reredoses.
PEMARTIN PALACE (PALACIO DE PEMARTÍN). Built in the 18th century.
ST. FRANCIS’ CHURCH (IGLESIA DE SAN FRANCISCO) . Originally a part of St. Francis’ Convent, which is no longer in existence. Doña Blanca, wife of Peter I, known as “the Cruel”, was buried here. Rebuilt in the 18th century.
EL ARROYO GATE (PUERTA DEL ARROYO).
FORTRESS-MOSQUE (ALCÁZAR-MEZQUITA). The fortress (alcázar) was built during the Almohade period (13th century), and was home to the town’s Moslem governors until 1264, when Jerez was captured by Alfonso X’s troops. Inside the fortress is a small mosque (mezquita), which was transformed into a Christian church on Alfonso X’s orders.
ST. MARK’S CHURCH (IGLESIA DE SAN MARCOS). Mudejar style, 15th century. Inside, the highlight is the huge altarpiece, which features magnificent 16th-century panels depicting scenes from the gospel.
ST. LUKE’S CHURCH (IGLESIA DE SAN LUCAS). 16th-century ogival architecture.

Food

Gazpacho (chilled tomato, garlic and vegetable soup). Consomé (clear soup). Ajo caliente (hot garlic). Berza (cabbage broth). Scrambled eggs with asparagus. Kidneys in sherry. Bull's tail. Rabbit in sauce. Snails. Cabrillas. Sangre con tomate (blood in tomato sauce). Carne de caza menor (small game).

Sweets: Honey cakes. Torrijas (bread fried in egg and milk). Tocino de cielo (made from egg yolks and sugar). Pastries. Honey-coated pancakes. Huesos de santo (marzipan shapes). Amarguillos (slightly bitter sugar and almond marzipan) made by Clare nuns. Bienmesabe de las Madres de Gracia (a cake filled with citron syrup and almonds).

Wines: Pale, dry Finos. Amontillados (pale, dry sherry). Aromatic Olorosos. Cream. Jerez brandy.

Sharp-tasting Vinagre de Jerez.

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