Cheap car hire Jerez airport The city is known for its sherry. It is located near Sevilla and it is a nice place to visit during your stay in Andalusia.
Jerez de la Frontera has a pleasant castle called
Alcazar, a cathedral, a museum with the largest collection of clocks in all of Europe, and is renowned for its
equestrian school.
Jerez came onto the world scene with the huge increase of demand for its local fortified wine, sherry. The story goes that Sir Francis Drake sacked the town of Cádiz, making off with barrel after barrel of the sweet tipple. England got a taste for the wine, including Shakespeare, one of Sherry's biggest fans. For 15 euros per person you can enjoy a two hour informative tour of the Tio Pepe bodegas, and a tapas, sherry and brandy tasting. You can pay less, if you just want the tour and sherry tasting. For over two centuries, Jerez is famous for being one of the most important craddles of Flamenco. The popularity of flamenco is unquestionable as recognized by the very best qualified artists of this art and by good flamenco lovers. They define Jerez as the most important spot of flamenco. Museo de Arte Flamenco - The museum is hosted in a 18th century building with a vast collection of musical instruments and flamenco music. It has also a mediacentre where you can study flamenco art and watch/read about the flamenco culture. Every now and than there is free concerts. The admission is free.
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