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Coto de Doñana and the Romería of El Rocío Over the river by boat is Coto de Doñana. One of Spain’s loveliest national parks and one of the largest dune areas in Europe, Doñana provides a refuge for endangered species; when spring comes, the sight of flocks of thousands of birds covering the marshlands is an unforgettable one. The only sign of human habitation in 32 kilometres of beach is Torre Carboneras, a 16 th -century watchtower. Inland are stretches of dunes and pinewoods. Early this century the German archaeologist Schulten spent several years in the hills known as Cerro del Trigo in a fruitless search for the legendary city of Tartessos. Visitors to Doñana can still see, half-hidden among the pine trees, straw-thatched huts like the dwellings of the former inhabitants of the area, people who lived mainly by fishing and charcoalburning. On the far side of the park is the Acebuche Visitor Reception Centre, where visitors can get information, arrange trips through the park and buy souvenirs. The solitude ends as one nears Matalascañas and the residential estates begin. There is a good metalled road leading to the nearby Sanctuary of El Rocío. Lepe Ayamonte La Antilla Isla Cristina HUELVA El Rompido Isla de Enmedio Punta Umbría del Puerto El Rocío is a normally quiet village with some bars and restaurants. At the Feast of Pentecost, however, the scene changes dramatically with the arrival of the famous Romería, a religious festival in which millions of pilgrims gather to sing the praises of the Virgin – more popularly known as the Blanca Paloma or White Dove – who appeared in the 13 th century and has become one of the most important objects of devotion in all Andalusia. Moguer Palos de la Frontera Mazagón “Santuario de El Rocío” Matalascañas G o l f o d e C á d i z Aznalfarache Bollullos Par del Condado Aznalcázar La Puebla del Río El Rocío Sanlúcar de Barrameda PARQUE NACIONAL DE DOÑANA Trebujena Chipiona Rota El Puerto de Santa María CÁDIZ San Fernando Chiclana Sancti-Petri Los Palacios y Villafranca Las Cabezas de San Juan Lebrija IV Conil de la Frontera PARQUE NATURAL BREÑA Y MARISMAS DE BARBATE Cabo de Trafalgar Romería of El Rocío. Almonte A-4 Puerto Real D A-4 Arcos la Front Jerez de la Frontera PARQUE NATURAL DE LA BAHÍA DE CÁDIZ Medina Sidonia Veje de la Fro Barba 3 Ensenada de Bolon Punta Camarin Doñana National Park 16 17
The Port of the Three Caravels The beach and the dunes stretch on for 18 kilometres to Mazagón, now a major summer resort. A little further on are La Rábida and Palos de la Frontera. Palos de la Frontera: Now a small port situated some way inland, it was from here that three carvels bearing ninety mariners set sail on 3 August 1492, little knowing that their voyage would end with the discovery of America. Caravel. La Rábida Beach of Mazagón Facing the Mudejar entrance of the church of San Jorge (14 th century) is a small monolith bearing the names of the sailors of Palos who took part in the enterprise. For sixty of Columbus’s companions (among them the Pinzón brothers, captains of the other two ships) were denizens of Palos, a little white town 27 kilometres from Huelva where reminders of the epic voyage abound. If there is one place with an eternal link to the discovery of America, that place is Palos de la Frontera. On the outskirts of Palos, now surrounded by gardens and flocks of children, is La Fontanilla (in Spanish “little fountain”), where Columbus took on water for the long voyage. On the main street stands the house (now restored) of the Pinzón family, Gibraleón Trigueros 431 San Juan Cartaya del Puerto Lepe Aljaraque Ayamonte Moguer HUELVA La Antilla Palos de El Rompido La Rábida Isla Cristina la Frontera Isla de EnmedioPunta Mazagón Umbría La Fontanilla. Palos de la Frontera with the family crest. Not far away, on the banks of the river Tinto, is the Monastery of La Rábida, where Columbus stayed. Here, Fray Antonio Marchena and Fray Juan Pérez not only listened to Columbus’s hare-brained projects but succeeded in introducing him to the Court and helped convince Ferdinand and Isabella. La Rábida preserves frescoes by the painter Vázquez Díaz portraying scenes from the Discovery. The Gothic-Mudejar church of La Rabida contains a shrine to Our Lady of the Miracles and a 14 th -century Matalascañas La Palma Camas del Condado San Juan de A-49 Aznalfarache Bollullos Par del Condado La Puebla del Río “Santuario de El Rocío” G o l f o d e C á d i z El Rocío Sanlúcar de Barrameda PARQUE NACIONAL DE DOÑANA Trebujena Chipiona Rota IV CÁDIZ San Fernando Chiclana Monastery of La Rábida Los Palacios y Villafranca Las Cabezas de San Juan Lebrija A-4 Jerez de la Frontera Conil de la Frontera Puerto Real PARQUE NATURAL DE LA BAHÍA DE CÁDIZ S Medina Sidonia Ve de la F PARQUE NATURAL BREÑA Y MARISMAS DE BARBATE Cabo de Trafalgar Barb Zahara d los Atun Ensenada de Bo Punta Camar carving of Christ Crucified, one of the oldest in Andalusia. Inside are Mudejar roofcarvings, a 14 th -century cloister, another 18 th -century cloister and the Sala de las Banderas or Hall of Banners, containing the tomb of Martín Alonso Pinzón. 18 19
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