EXPERIENCIA HOLÍSTICA EN CÁDIZ

La Zona

Jerez de la Frontera

Jerez de la Frontera está situado la provincia de Cádiz en Andalucía. Es una ciudad única de España y Andalucía con asentamientos protohistóricos en torno al 3 siglos a.C., donde tartesios, neolíticos, romanos, árabes y católicos han tenido su esplendor y aportado su esencia.

Los caballos más reconocidos en el mundo son los caballos andaluces. Una excursión a caballo de “Pura Raza Española” durante la estancia es imprescindible si te gusta montar a caballo. Desde el año 720 a.C. se ha criado estos caballos, y en 1912 se le otorgó al mejor de la raza la distinción “Pura Raza Española”.

Uno de los pilares económicos locales durante siglos son los famosos vinos, forman gran parte de la historia y la cultura y ha dado a Jerez en el mundo entero como la origen de D.O. Vino Jerez-Xeres-Sherry.

El flamenco es el corazón y el alma de la gloria andaluza y es parte de la identidad local. La UNESCO declaró al flamenco una de las Obras Maestras del Patrimonio Oral e Inmaterial de la Humanidad.

La feria de primavera, denominada “Feria de Abril”, se celebra anualmente en abril o mayo. Durante la feria, los habitantes se visten con preciosos trajes de flamenca, beben vino típico de la zona y montan preciosos caballos. Algunos de los artistas flamencos más famosos de España, como Lola Flores y José Mercé, son de Jerez. En el casco antiguo, hay varios bares y tiendas de flamenco donde los huéspedes pueden experimentar el arte flamenco.

La primavera es el momento perfecto para vivir toda la experiencia andaluza en la cultura del flamenco, el vino y el caballo en Jerez de la Frontera.

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Cádiz

One of the oldest cities in western Europe which were founded by the phoenicians from Tyre during the greek periode of the area with the greek divine hero Hercules in 1.100 B.C. About 80 years after the Trojan War . The city was then called Gadir. The following centuries the roman impire, the muslims and the catholics invaded the town, even the french empire tried to invade it.

Cadiz was a strategicly situated port due to it´s location by the entrance of the Atlantic and the Mediterrian Ocean, called the Pilars of Hercules. Especially during the period of the spanish conquist of America and the Indian trade. It was transformed into to one of the most important import spots for trade between the two continents. and the entrance from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterrian Ocean.

This is where the first spanish constitution was proclamed and signed in 1812 in the church of Oratorio de San Felipe Neri.

The town is fulled with amazing spots like the Cathedral, Santa Catalina Castle, Roman Theatre, Gadir Archaeological site and Genoese Park. Oratory Santa Cueva where we find two paintings of the famouse spanish painter Goya. On La Caleta Beach was one of the scenes of the James Bond movie “Die another day” taken with Halle Berry.

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Conil de la Frontera

Conil de la Frontera is situated in Andalusia, Cadiz province of Spain. Like most of the Andalusian small cities, this village breathes different cultural and historical influences from the past, monumentally and gastronomically. It is one of the villages which significant historical and ecological traditions. Historical books said the Phoenicians, Romans and Islam empires influenced it.

The Phoenicians looked for places next to the open sea to make castles and had access to fishing, so they occupied the Conil de la Frontera territory. The name Conil was given by the tribe Counions (800-500 BC). Over the Romans, it was part of Vía Hercúlea (from Malaga to Cadiz province), an important route for trade and communication between villages and areas in the time of the August emperor (from 8 to 2 years BC). With the Islamic empire from (711. Years), Conil unified with la Cora del Sidonia. 1256. Years after Christan’s victory, the Conil get a new name, Conil de la Frontera, meaning a border of Muslim territory, like Jerez, Vejer, Chiclana etc.

The symbol y origin of Conil de la Frontera is Torre de Guzman. The Torre de Guzman in XIV and XV centuries was the epicentre for creating a city and protected of eventual attack. The Arco de la Villa is the antique entrance into the Conil old town.

The beautiful park El Parque de la Atalaya is situated on the highest spot of the Conil de la Frontera and has a sea view; it is famous for wedding ceremonies because of the Pine trees and romantic atmosphere.

The museum del Atun (Tuna museum) must have a historical overview, tuna products and, of course, the degustation of delicious red tuna.