Sanlúcar Places of Interest


Castillo de Santiago

Castillo de Santiago, Sanlúcar

After the expulsion of the Muslims from the lands of Seville, in 1299, large areas around Cadiz were granted Royal authority to the Castilian nobleman Guzmán el Bueno. On the site of the present Sanlucar, Guzman built a large citadel that protected the mouth of the Guadalquivir river, a strategic waterway of southern Spain (read more )