Santa Ana Hill

A place to watch the Bay of Cadiz, hisorically has been, among other things: ventage point from which war alert, alarm or ships coming from America.
Here reads the palaque that marks the Magic Spot:

     Santa Ana Hill mill fort, chapel and acient watchtower from wich alerted the twon of Chiclana, Viking and moorish attacks. Break from east and the west, white dove for sea frames, wind rose.

       

Santa Ana Hill's views

                                                                  
Inside the chapel of Santa Ana                 
                                                                   

Wine

In this Post, I want to talk about the wine in Chiclana.
Chiclana's Wine has a lot of history before (It was the first Wine that is send to America) and one most famous things in Chiclana.

        Chiclana is situated in the southwest corner of Andalucia, it is the privileged geographic triangle between the estuary of the river Guadalquivir, the Nationalpark Doñana, the Atlantic Ocean and the rolling hills around Jerez watered by the river Guadalete. Without doubt a fantastic microclimate with more than aprox. 300 days of sunshine per year, and that is fantastic for the vineyard. In the centre of Chiclana and the around's of this one you can find many wineries.

But if you go to the Countryside part of Chiclana you can find many vineyard. This vineyard are so beautiful but you can visit that because all the vineyard are private zones.

The most famous wine in Chiclana is the Fino Wine:

FINO (grape variety – Palomino)
Straw yellow colour, sharp aroma with soft almond flavour. Dry and light on the palate.
With an alcohol content of around 15 % this wine should be served between 7º and 9º C. This wine is appetizing and an excellent combination with Iberian ham, sea food and fish.

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If you want to drink this kind of wine, you only have to find a bar and order it. Yes, in almost all the bars of Chiclana you can order a Fino Wine.

     

WATERSPORTS 

Chiclana has a high potential regarding nautic activities. The beach of Sancti Petri, main site for watersports, is one of the most famous areas in Andalucia regarding sailing, windsurf, kayak, diving and sport fishing.

The natural harbour is located close to the estuary of the Caño Sancti Petri.

     -You can learn and practise: 

- Windsurfing















-Kitesurfing 

-Kayaking

Santi Petri Beach

  This is the other beach in chiclana, in chiclana there are two beach, one the most important ,La Barrosa beach and this Santi Petri beach.

 

 

Sancti Petri Beach

This is the other beach in this area with a length of approximately 2 kms. It is separated from La Barrosa beach by the Laja Bermeja headland. At low tide it is possible to walk from La Barrosa to Sancti Petri. This area includes an artificial breakwater at the mouth of the Sancti Petri navigation channel, an area of ecological importance and Sancti Petri village, formerly inhabited by tuna fishermen. Of particular interest are its marina, fishing port and water sports facilities including boat trips, windsurfing, sailing, canoeing, etc. It also boasts some wonderful sunsets. 

Basic Services:

Toilets, lifeguards, rubbish bins, showers, footbaths, wooden walkways, public address system, watchtowers, beach signing.

 Complementary Services:

Beach bars, activity and leisure areas, sailing school, children's games.

 Seasons:

High season 1st June – 30th September
Mid-Season 1st March – 1st June / 30th September – 30th November
Low Season 30th November – 1st March

  

 The castle of hercules

From the beach of santi petri can be seen Castle of hercules which can be reached by water canoe, kayak boat in even walk, but only you can walk a few hours concrets is when this low tide is the way.

You can visit the castle at the  same time wich is the sunset.

Sports

You can practice many sports marine as, surfing, diving, kayaking, canoeing... 

La Barrosa Beach and the ClubHotel Riu Chiclana.

La Barrosa Beach

Description:

          Is the sand strip of Chiclana de la Frontera. A quite crowded beach and very spacious with a variety of convenient services: showers, promenade, lifeguards. Disabled persons can access this beach on wooden ramps and boardwalks that go halfway down the beach. Its enormous size (almost 8 km in length) make it ideal for strolls, etc. The promenade is very pleasant and has a wide variety of bars and restaurants. The sand is fantastic.

Location:

         Santi Petri-La Barrosa, Chiclana de la Frontera, province of Cadiz, on Andalusia.

Type of Beach:

Composition: Sand

Type of sand: White

Conditions: Calm waters

Features:

Length: 7500 (m)

Width: 30 (m)

Time in the area:

Max temp: 18º

Wind chill: suave

Wind: flojo

Wave heights: debil

Water temp: 16º

A blog to talk about the wonderful city of Chiclana