About Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera is the largest city in the province of Cádiz —about 213,000 people— and the birthplace of three Andalusian icons: sherry, the Andalusian horse and much of flamenco.
Its trademark is the bodegas: towering halls of stacked casks where the wine ages through the criaderas y solera system. Most open to visitors with a guided tour and tasting, from the big houses to family bodegas right in the centre. In the evening, tabancos pour wine straight from the cask, some nights with live singing.
The Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art stages its show "How the Andalusian Horses Dance" and offers visits to the training sessions. The old town holds the Almohad Alcázar, the Cathedral and the flamenco quarters of Santiago and San Miguel.
Jerez is half an hour from Cádiz and Sanlúcar de Barrameda, and an hour from Seville by train. One or two days are enough. In May it holds the Horse Fair and in September the Harvest Festival.