| Jerez has its own airport which is a just 6km and a | | | | dancing is centered around the Barrio de Santiago |
| bus or taxi ride away from the city center. Jerez de | | | | which faces the cathedral. |
| la Frontera is a great place for a weekend break and | | | | There is also flamenco featured at the Bulería |
| if often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor, | | | | festival which kicks off the Jerez Autumn Festival |
| Seville. It offers a very traditional and attractive old | | | | (Festival de Otono) which takes place from 4th-19th |
| quarter, some excellent tapas bars and restaurants | | | | September 2010 and is a time to bless the grape |
| and is famed for its flamenco, Andalucian dancing | | | | harvest, dance flamenco, sing and drink sherry like |
| horses and namesake sherry. | | | | there's no tomorrow. |
| Jerez sherry has been exported internationally for | | | | Jerez is also famous for its cartujano dancing horses |
| hundreds of years and is drunk as the | | | | which are Andalucían thoroughbreds trained at |
| accompaniment to tapas, or a chilled glass of the pale | | | | the Royal Riding School (Real Escuela Andaluz del |
| and dry fino variety is very refreshing on a hot | | | | Arte Ecuestre). They present daily synchronized |
| summer's day. To find out more about the different | | | | shows and even the training sessions, which are also |
| types of sherry you can take a tour of the large | | | | open to the public, are fascinating to watch. |
| bodegas in the town centre where the wines are | | | | The real horse lovers should make their visit to Jerez |
| aged and bottled. These include Pedro Domecq and | | | | during the annual Horse Fair (Feria de Caballo) which |
| González Byass who is the maker of | | | | runs from 2nd-9th May next year. |
| Tío Pepe: the world's best selling dry sherry. | | | | Jerez's main shopping street is Calle Larga, which can |
| You can sample a light hazelnut flavored amontillado, | | | | be found inside the ruins of the 12th-century Moorish |
| or a heavier raisin tasting oloroso. | | | | walls. It leads south to the streets around Plaza del |
| Jerez is the home of flamenco -- especially the fast | | | | Arenal where there are occasional horse races and |
| and furious bulería style. The city has one of | | | | the best tapas bars. Just to the south is the |
| the largest gypsy populations in Andalucía; | | | | 12th-century Alcazar which has a mosque which has |
| living in the white washed neighborhoods of Santiago | | | | been converted into a chapel and a bathhouse with |
| and San Miguel. In Santiago you can visit the Centro | | | | star-shaped skylights. |
| Andaluz de Flamenco which is a museum, gallery and | | | | If you want a short trip away from Jerez during your |
| cinema in one. | | | | weekend then take go the bus station in the city |
| Jerez's main flamenco dates are the International | | | | center and take the 30 minute bus journey inland to |
| Flamenco Festival (27th February -14th March 2010) | | | | Arcos de la Frontera which is a pueblo blanco (white |
| which is one of the most important flamenco events | | | | town) built on the tip of a sheer cliff. It has a |
| in the world with two weeks of amazing music and | | | | traffic-free center, with dozens of of narrow |
| dance from international performers. The flamenco | | | | alleyways to explore. |