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C O N T E N T S<br />
Introduction 1<br />
Coastal routes 2<br />
The domains of Guzmán el Bueno 2<br />
Cadiz: “La Tacita <strong>de</strong> P<strong>la</strong>ta” 6<br />
Jerez and the Sherry Triangle 10<br />
Coto <strong>de</strong> Doñana and the Romería<br />
of El Rocío 16<br />
The Port of the Three Caravels 18<br />
From Punta Umbría to Ayamonte 24<br />
In<strong>la</strong>nd routes 26<br />
The route of the ventas and<br />
the bulls 26<br />
The white towns 27<br />
Nieb<strong>la</strong> and the wines of El Condado 29<br />
The Sierra <strong>de</strong> Aracena 30<br />
Sierra Minera 33<br />
Leisure and entertainment 34<br />
Useful information 36<br />
Portugal<br />
Ire<strong>la</strong>nd<br />
Dublin<br />
Cantabrian Sea<br />
Madrid<br />
United<br />
Kingdom<br />
London<br />
Paris<br />
France<br />
Introduction<br />
Apart from a few rocky stretches, the <strong>Costa</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> <strong>Luz</strong> is a<br />
continuous line of fine sandy beaches backed by pine groves.<br />
F<strong>la</strong>nked by saline and marsh, the lower reaches of the rivers<br />
present a scene that has barely changed in centuries.<br />
The name <strong>Costa</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> <strong>Luz</strong>, or Coast of Light, comes from<br />
the way the sea reflects the sunlight like a mirror.<br />
This coastline preserves many remin<strong>de</strong>rs of ancient history.<br />
Here was the kingdom of Tartessos, where Phoenician and<br />
Greek tra<strong>de</strong>rs <strong>la</strong>n<strong>de</strong>d. Later came the Romans, followed in<br />
the 8 th century by the Arabs, who stayed for another eight<br />
centuries. This was also the jumping-off point for the most<br />
famous sea voyage in all history, which brought Christopher<br />
Columbus and his three carvels to the shores of America.<br />
In<strong>la</strong>nd is olive-draped hill country and two of the loveliest<br />
mountain areas in Spain - the Sierra <strong>de</strong> los Pueblos B<strong>la</strong>ncos in<br />
Cadiz and the Sierra <strong>de</strong> Aracena in Huelva, in both of which<br />
the vil<strong>la</strong>ges stand out white against the <strong>la</strong>ndscape.<br />
Lisbon<br />
SPAIN<br />
Caños <strong>de</strong> Meca. Cadiz<br />
At<strong>la</strong>ntic Ocean<br />
Huelva<br />
<strong>Costa</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> <strong>Luz</strong><br />
Cadiz<br />
Ceuta<br />
Mediterranean<br />
Sea<br />
Text:<br />
César Justel<br />
Trans<strong>la</strong>tion:<br />
Alister L. Ross<br />
Photographs:<br />
Archives Turespaña<br />
Design:<br />
P&L MARÍN<br />
Melil<strong>la</strong><br />
Published by:<br />
© Turespaña<br />
Secretaría <strong>de</strong> Estado<br />
<strong>de</strong> Turismo y Comercio<br />
Ministerio <strong>de</strong> Industria,<br />
Turismo y Comercio<br />
Printed by:<br />
Gaez, S.A.<br />
D.L.: M-23.641-2004<br />
NIPO: 380-04-009-7<br />
Printed in Spain<br />
3 nd Edition<br />
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