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City in Andalucía, Spain known for cuisine, history, and tourism
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Sanlúcar de Barrameda is a city in Cadiz province at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river, with a population of 70,000 in 2025. It’s a beach resort, part of the Costa de la Luz strip, and part of the "sherry triangle".
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City Hall
This was built 1853-1870 as a summer home for the Orleans-Borbón royal family, in a mix of styles such as Italianate and neo-mudejar. It’s nowadays the city hall, ayuntamiento.
A renaissance palace from the 16th century, built for the Medina-Sidonia family. Part of the complex has been a hotel, but this is closed.
Built by the Medina-Sidonia family in late gothic style in 1477 / 78, the castle was restored in the 1990s and again in the 2000s so it’s in good shape.
Popular tapas bar for Andalusian specialties, you may have to wait in line.
Good Andalusian cuisine.
Great barn of a restaurant for meat meat meat.
Pleasant hotel in a refurbished palace, now part of Eurostars chain.
Inexpensive central hotel with rooftop bar.
Clean hotel by the beach.
Simple central hotel.
Smart welcoming hotel.
The closest airport is Jerez de la Frontera (XRY); others nearby are Seville and Gibraltar. Jerez is also the closest railway station, with trains between Seville and Cádiz.
Read in the guideWalk: the town sprawls, but the area of interest is a 1 km strip from the Castillo and City Hall down the boulevard north to the beach.
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Jerez de la Frontera · Regional · XRY
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