The cathedral was one of the most important religious buildings in the city in the 18C. Built above a former mosque, its construction resulted in the modification of adjacent streets and the creation of new areas such as the Plaza de la Encarnación. ..

Its Renaissance façade has, as the main elements of its decoration, grotesques and cupids alongside Hercules and Julius Caesar and flanked by the Cardinal Virtues. This building is the main feature of the pretty Plaza de la Asunción.

Jerez has an extraordinary architectural heritage. In addition to its incomparable cathedral and castle, there are its Reconquista churches in the medieval town centre. Plaza del Arenal and Plaza de Plateros are good places to pause prior to strollin..

The oldest of the church's façades, the so-called Saint Joseph façade , was built in 1480 in a style very much inspired by the Flemish. The main façade is a robust Baroque tower, the upper part of which supports a spire covered with «azulejos». In t..

Construction of La Cartuja started in 1478, but work continued for most of the following century. The monastery’s Renaissance façade (1571) overlooks a large paved courtyard. The impressive façade of the church has the appearance of a retable divid..

This elegant late 18C building is typical of the Baroque palaces of Jerez. Note especially the highly decorated marble doorway . Between the two sections of the door, a slender iron balustrade rests on a sloping cornice which lends a certain dynamis..

In a fine private house in 19C French style, built by Charles Garnier (the architect of the Paris Opera) and surrounded by well-kept gardens, the Royal Andalucian School of Equestrian Art has established its offices. It is possible to attend the s..

The façade of the palace is one of the most impressive in Jerez. Of the two doorways, the one on the left is in two parts separated by a fine wrought-iron balcony on which the letters of the name Dávila appear. On the lower part, dedicated to the s..

This surprising clock museum is one of the few in Spain. With over three hundred items, this rich museum collection has as its nucleus that put together by Sra de Gabia and later acquired by José María Ruiz Mateos. The oldest clock dates from the 17C..

It is from here that you will have the most beautiful view of the Cathedral. The Alcázar , which was part of the fortified 4000m long surrounding wall erected by the Almohades in the 12C, is accessible through the city gate , a typical Almohade r..

Founded in the reign of Alfonso X, the church was probably completely rebuilt in 1480, as the nave with its beautiful 16C star-shaped vault bears witness. The apse is distinctive because of its 17C polygonal altarpiece , which takes pride of place..

On this small square is the palace of the Pérez Luna, the beautiful façade of which dates from the end of the18C. Next to it, the house of the Villavicencio has a delightful patio.

This is one of the nicest squares in the old part of Jerez. In the Middle Ages, this was very much a business district and the street names reflect the activities which took place there: Chapinería (shoes), Sedería (silk workshops) et Tornería (throw..

The church, very clearly influenced by the Mudéjar style, is dedicated to Saint Denis, the patron saint of the town. The main splayed doorway is topped by a small porch roof. The whole is rather lacking in grace but note the strange corbels level wit..

Here you will see a statue dating from the 1950s dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, and the Renaissance building of the Cabildo (1575), with a facade of grotesques and cupids, accompanied by Hercules and Julius Caesar and flanked by th..

The present church, with its very plain exterior, dates mostly from the 15C, despite some later additions such as the 17C façade. Inside, a superb polygonal apse , with nine sides (14C), is topped by a ten-ribbed vault with zigzag decoration resting..

The medieval origin of the church is very evidently concealed by later modifications, mostly made during the Baroque period. On the outside, note its strange tower, forming a façade, with a splayed doorway.

A area for games during the Moslem period, this square today is still a place for meetings and festivities. The central monument, by Mariano Benlliure, is dedicated to a son of Jerez, Miguel Primo de Rivera .

This late 15C church stands on the site of a small hermitage founded by Alfonso X in the 13C. Its appearance is rather impressive and the solid buttresses ending in pinnacles are especially worthy of note. The main façade is, as was customary at that..

This is located in the popular district of San Mateo, where the Arab market used to be sited. Notice at one end the heavily laden facade of the Riquelme Palace , the only remaining part of the Renaissance building. On the Corinthian columns of the f..