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Jerez. Horse shows (private)

Since ancient times, alongside Sherry and Flamenco, the horse has been one of the strongest symbols of Jerez. A period of great importance in this long tradition was in the 15th century when the Carthusian monks brought the world famous Carthusian horse to Jerez. Without doubt, Jerez is the Spanish city where the horse is held in the highest esteem. There are numerous horse breeding farms, mare stables, visitor and equestrian centres which are involved in the raising and equine selection where the figure of the horse acquires the character of the indisputable protagonist of its most deep rooted expressions and traditional festivals. Today there are a staggering number of equestrian events in which this noble creature can be seen. The Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art and the Yeguada La Cartuja;Hierro del Bocado, have weekly shows. There is also the annual Horse Fair and many equestrian events forming part of the Harvest Festival. Do not miss the well-known "dancing stallions" show! If you would like to visit, simply click and send a mail, we are happy to help.

Italica We would be happy to help, simply click and send a mail
Was the first city in Iberia occupied by roman citizens, was founded in 206 BC by the Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus in order to settle Roman soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, where during the Second Punic War, the Carthaginian army (commanded by the General Asdrubal Giscon) was defeated. It is an unusually well-preserved Roman city, Birthplace of two Roman emperors Trajan and Hadrian that were the second and third of the so-called Five Good Emperors. Emperor Hadrian added temples and rebuilt public buildings; The amphitheater is the most important site of the ruins, seated 25,000 spectators and was the third largest in the Roman Empire. The city's Roman population at the time is estimated to have been only 8000. Following intensive excavations unexpected cobbled Roman streets are visible, mosaic floors are still in situ, and old streets as you tour the ruins of houses, public buildings and various objects of art, others are in the Museo Arqueologico of Seville, as the famous marble colossus of Trajan. Nowadays the modern town of Santiponce overlies the "old city" of Republican and the pre-Roman Iberian city.
Italica is 8 km NW of Seville in Santiponce.		Avenida de Extremadura, 2 41970 Santiponce (Sevilla) Telephone number 955 622 266 Fax: 955 622 267

Isla Mágica.- Theme park and resort We would be happy to help, simply click and send a mail
Excellent family day out. Escape to the fantabulous world of THE Isla Magica Resort, every member of the family can share unforgettable experiences together; you can have the ultimate adventure. Enjoy fun with your kids, rejuvenate yourself, have a romantic dinner and challenge yourself on incredible theme park rides, attractions, shows, caterings, shops and games all together, rafting aboard a rubber dinghy, virtual roller coaster. Impressive two floors merry-go-round, shows put on a genuine show theater, spectacular hanging big dipper, battle of the water jets for the whole family, there is so much going on, and the fun never stops! If you would like to visit, simply click and send a mail, we are happy to help.
Pabellón de España .Isla de la Cartuja. 41092 Seville	902 161 716

Doñana National Park. (60 Km from Seville) UNESCO World Heritage Site. We would be happy to help, simply click and send a mail
Doñana is unique in Europe, one of Europe’s most important reserve and contains one of the wider virgin coasts of Europe, with about 35km. In 1994 UNESCO designated the park a World Heritage Site, and also recognised the park as a Biosphere reserve. It is a wetland of international importance on the list of the Ramsar Convention. Doñana has a known history of over 700 years. It was the favourite hunting reserve of Spanish kings such as Philip IV, Philip V and Alfonso XIII. It was owned by the Duchess of Alba and formed the backdrop of her portrait by Goya. The palace of Doñana remains as a testimony to this exalted past. Doñana contains a great variety of ecosystems and shelters wildlife including thousands of European and African migratory birds, It is the intering site for more than 500,000 water fowl each year, and endangered species such as the Spanish Imperial Eagle and Iberian Lynx, marbled teal, and white-headed duck. Doñana is a place of passage and wintering site for over 150 bird species and crucial for the wintering of many aquatic birds such as geese (up to 60,000) and many as 300,000 ducks, its marismas flood in winter, create ideal conditions for migrating birds, you can see the the natural habitat of the fallow deer, Spanish red deer, wild boar, European badger, Egyptian mongoose, the booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus), short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) and black kite (Milvus migrans) Besides the waterfowl some 150 people live in the biosphere reserve, mainly engaged in agriculture and tourism. The main goal of the biosphere reserve is to help integrating territorial conservation practices and ecotourism with sustainable use in order to improve life conditions of local populations. The park covers 543 Sq KM stretching across 3 provinces of Huelva, Sevilla and Cádiz with six ecosystems Dunes, Beaches, Bank, Bushes and Marsh. The dunes in Doñana are extremely interesting both from an ecological and a cultural viewpoint, are formed by accumulations of sand whose front of progress has a steeper slope than the part of displacement called tail. This system of mobile dunes of Doñana, unique in Spain, is one of the most beautiful landscapes of the park. Southwestern winds cause the continuous transport of sands over the beaches of the National Park, moved afterwards to the inside forming the trains of mobile dunes. Stone pines, cork oaks, mastics and other bush species constitute the forest of Doñana. The marsh is the most seasonal and changing ecosystem in Doñana. In summer, it looks like an extensive shelf, dry, clayey and cracked, whereas in winter the rainwater turns the landscape into an endless lake, a winter shelter for innumerable anatidaes and other species. The beaches of Doñana represent an intense dynamism and change their profile constantly due to the sea regressions through the centuries. Testimonies of this are the three watchtowers of the 16th century located along this coast, which at present give shelter to peregrine falcons. There are trips into the park, in four-wheel drive vehicles with English speaking guides, If you would like to visit, We would be happy to help, simply click and send a mail. Location “EL ACEBUCHE” RECEPTION CENTRE NATIONAL PARK OF DOÑANA – A483, Km 37,5 Route from Seville
Sherry Bodega Visit (private) We would be happy to help, simply click and send a mail
Jerez’s exceptional geographical location, only 78 Km from Seville, its close proximity to the Atlantic, the local chalky soil, the palomino grape, and the careful ageing of the grape must, all combine to give the world the pleasure of this unique product known the world ever as sherry. A day visit to Jerez de la Frontera (Jerez - Sherry) cellar-bodega where you can familiarize yourself with the art of sherry making, use the traditional ageing process known as Solera and Criadera. Jerez’s wine cellars are large spacious buildings with high – tiled roofs. They are designed in such a way to keep a constant temperature and humidity in semidarkness, conditions essential for the production of sherry. Taste the best Sherries and Brandies accompanied by gastronomic treats typical of the area. We would be happy to help, simply click and send a mail
	Cadiz city tour We would be happy to help, simply click and send a mail
	The Tarshish and Phoenicians visited these lands more than three thousand years ago. Cadiz is acknowledged by historians as the oldest city still inhabited in Iberian peninsula and is the most ancient city, around 1,100 B.C., in Western Europe. The Romans and the Visigoths also left their marks in Cadiz. After 711, Cadiz was ruled by the Muslims until Alfonso X reconquered it in the middle of the 13th century and it became part of the Kingdom of Castilla. The 18th century came to fruition with the drafting of the constitution in 1812 in Cadiz. Excellent gastronomy and wineries, great day out with many routes to explore, from castle route to white village route, a true personal experience. We would be happy to help, simply click and send a mail
	Cadiz 1 hour drive from Seville	Excellent motorway
Cordoba city tour (private) We would be happy to help, simply click and send a mail
Cordoba is a city with an enormous cultural and monumental patrimony.  Cordoba was always considered a privileged place due its strategic position, near the River Guadalquivir, which was formerly navigable, and the legacy of the different peoples who settled down on its lands. In the course of its history, this city has been a meeting place for people of every kind of races, cultures and religions, which have left behind an important legacy of popular architecture and historical sites. You can visit the Roman, Muslin, Christian and 16th-19th centuries vestiges in Cordoba, part of "the legacy we receive from the past, in which we live in the present and which we hand on to the future". The famous Palace of Viana, the city´s Ducal Palace and la Mezquita what surely is the most popular and beautiful monument within the city. Cordoba´s treasures include the Alcazar, the Calahorra Fort, the Roman Bridge and Medina Azahara, and of course not to mention its famous floral patio arrangements. We would be happy to help, simply click and send a mail
Cordoba  Under 1 hour in AVE (fast train) from Seville Under 1,3 hour drive from Seville			Motorway
Carmona, Osuna, Ronda, Sanlúcar de Barrameda… We would be happy to help, simply click and send a mail
All of them place with body and soul that stand in surroundings Seville. Excellent day out visiting them while enjoying outstanding gastronomy. Rainer M. Rilker wrote about Ronda: ‘…the incomparable phenomenon of this city, set over the mass of two stones cut with a pick and separated by the narrow and deep gorge of the river, it could correspond to that other city, revealed in the dreams. The spectacle of this city is indescribable, and, around it, an ample valley with working fields, oaks and olive trees. And there in the distance, as if it had recovered all its strength, the pure mountain rises, range after range, until it forms the most splendid background.’ We would be happy to help, simply click and send a mail.