Huelva Spain

Huelva Spain

Huelva, Spain
Huelva is in the western part of Andalusia: between Seville capital of the region and Portugal (the Algarve Portuguese). Huelva has 150Km. of long white beaches.
It is the place where you can enjoy both mountains and beaches in Huelva. In Huelva you will find many pretty plazas, absorbing historical monuments and, as you'd expect from a city with a bustling port, a wealth of seafood bars and restaurants.

The mineral wealth of the area north of Huelva brought Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans who, along with the later arrivals of the Moors, left their archaeological mark on the city. You can visit the Museo de Huelva to see evidence of their stay in Huelva. Exploitation of copper deposits much later by British interests made Huelva into something of a boom town. Many grand buildings were erected in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, like the Casa Colón, the imposing Gran Teatro and the Clínica Sanz de Frutos.

Huelva is located on the mouth of the Odiel and Tinto estuary; it has been an important port since the Phoenicians established it as a major trading post. It reached its zenith in the 15th century, however, with the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, who recruited local sailors for his voyage and, on his departure and return, prayed to the city's patron saint at the Sanctuario de Nuestra Señora la Virgen de la Cinta. Today he is commemorated in the Monumento a Colón.

Another pivotal point in the port's history was the industrial development in the city in the late 19th century due to mining activity to the north.

Huelva has the most important nature reserve of Europe; “Doñana National Park”. It also possesses, however, several notable churches, like the oldest one in the city, the Iglesia de San Pedro, and the Cathedral de la Merced, with a magnificent Baroque façade.

The hub of the city centre today is the palm-lined square, the Plaza de las Monjas, close to the pedestrianized shopping district, along the streets of Concepción to Berdigón.

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Andalusia
Seville
Museo de Huelva
Christopher Columbus
Casa Colón
Industrial development
Cathedral de la Merced
The Plaza de las Monjas

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