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Top attractions in Jerez de la Frontera

What you can't miss in Jerez de la Frontera, with photos and context.

Tower and façade of a Jerez bodega

Sherry bodegas

Cathedrals of wine with century-old casks and the criaderas y solera system. Most offer tours with tastings of fino, oloroso and Pedro Ximénez.

Rider on a Carthusian horse

Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art

The show 'How the Andalusian Horses Dance' and visits to the training sessions, stables and carriage museum.

Entrance to the Alcázar of Jerez

Alcázar of Jerez

A 12th-century Almohad fortress with a mosque, Arab baths, gardens and a camera obscura showing the city from the tower.

Dome of Jerez Cathedral

Jerez Cathedral

The former collegiate church of El Salvador, mixing Gothic, Baroque and Neoclassical, next to the San Mateo quarter and the city-centre bodegas.

Flamenco performance at a Jerez tablao

Flamenco and tabancos

Jerez is a cradle of flamenco singing: peñas, tablaos and tabancos where wine is poured from the cask and flamenco happens without a stage.

Mares and foals at the Yeguada de la Cartuja

Yeguada de la Cartuja

Just outside town, the stud farm breeding the Carthusian horse, with mares and foals running free and traditional carriages.