Take day trips from Jerez
Tours TravelIf you are thinking of hiring a car at Jerez airport to give yourself complete freedom and flexibility to explore this beautiful part of Andalucia, it is worth reserving a vehicle in advance in the first place to reduce the time when you land and also to ensure that you get the rent how you want it.
Jerez airport is only 6 km from the city center but has a traffic system that can be difficult to negotiate if this is your first visit here. Jerez de la Frontera’s main street is restricted to city buses and taxis, so first-time drivers may have a hard time finding their way from one side of the city to the other.
From the AP-4 Seville-Cádiz motorway there are two exits that go to the center of the city of Jerez. The best exit is from Jerez Norte (which goes to Arcos de la Frontera in the opposite direction).
Follow the signs to the city center (centro ciudad) and continue through various traffic lights and roundabouts until you reach one with the Hotel Jerez on your right. Take Avenida Alvaro Domecq which is on your left and if you can stay in one of the hotels located in this part of the city which is just a few minutes walk from the Royal School of Equestrian Art where the horse show takes place. dancers and the Sandeman sherry cellar is just around the corner. It is a 10-15 minute walk to Plaza Arenal and the Alcaza. Also, parking is much easier in this area north of the city center.
If you rent a car, here are some suggested day trips from Jerez:
1. Ronda sits on a huge rocky outcrop high up in the mountains. The 18th century Puente Nuevo bridge crosses the steep Tajo gorge (which joins the old Ronda with the new Ronda. It has one of the oldest bullrings in the country which was opened in 1785.
2. A tour of Pueblos Blancos (White Towns) such as Arcos de la Frontera, El Bosque, Ubrique and Grazalema can also be included in your day trip to Ronda.
3. Seville is the capital of Andalusia and offers Moorish, Mudejar, Renaissance and Baroque architecture. That you can see. It is a compact labyrinth of narrow streets including the medieval Jewish quarter and Barrio Santa Cruz which are fascinating day or night with flower lined streets, exquisite wrought iron decorated houses and endless restaurants and taverns.
4. Puerto de Santa María and Cadiz. El Puerto de Santa María has several interesting churches, mansions and a 13th-century Mudejar castle, as well as one of the largest and most famous bullrings in Spain.
Nearby is Cádiz, which some claim is the oldest city in Europe with Hercules as its founder. In Cádiz you can stroll through the city and the Old Town through the gardens and open squares. It has a beautiful baroque Cathedral and the Carnival here in February is one of the most important in Spain.
5. Córdoba is a Muslim city with a Mosque and an old Jewish quarter that gives the impression that little has changed since the 10th century. The Mosque of Córdoba, the Medina Azahara, is the most famous construction in the city with the first foundations laid between 785 and 787, and extensions made over the centuries. Also noteworthy is the richly decorated prayer niche of the Mihrab.