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A historic port town in Cádiz province, on the left bank of the Guadalquivir estuary opposite Doñana National Park. Its strategic location made it a key departure point for trans‑Atlantic voyages, including Columbus’s third expedition and Magellan’s 1519 circumnavigation. The town is the sole production area of manzanilla, a dry, slightly salty fino sherry whose ageing is shaped by the humid Atlantic microclimate. Sanlúcar is also famous for seafood (specially langostinos (a kind of shrimp), summer horse races on the beach, and boat trips into Doñana.
Sanlúcar de Barrameda, or simply Sanlúcar, is a city in the northwest of Cádiz province, part of the autonomous community of Andalucía in southern Spain. Sanlúcar is located on the left bank at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River opposite the Doñana National Park, 52 km from the provincial capital Cádiz and 119 km from Sevilla, capital of the autonomous region Andalucía. Its population is 68,656 inhabitants.
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