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Ayamonte

Country:
Spain
State:
Andalucia
City:
Ayamonte
Type of Location:
Multiple
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Places to Visit
How to Reach

By air

Airports nearest to Ayamonte are sorted by the distance to the airport from the city centre.

  Praia Verde Airport (distanced approximately 6.2 km)
  Huelva Airport (distanced approximately 40 km)
  La Palma Del Condado Airport (distanced approximately 77 km)
  Portimao Airport (distanced approximately 110 km)
  Beja Airport (distanced approximately 110 km)
 

Key places to visit
Capilla de San Antonio, Chapel of Our Lady of Carmen, Capilla del Socorro, Mercedario Convent, Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Iglesia de la Merced, Church of San Francisco, Church of El Salvador, Tower of Isla Canela, Ayamonte town hall, Plaza de la Laguna, The Pain

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Places to Visit

Capilla de San Antonio

The chapel or hermitage of San Antonio located in San Antonio Street in the neighborhood of La Rivera and close to the fishing dock in Ayamonte (Huelva, Andalucia, Spain)is dated from the late sixteenth century, and was founded by the guild of sailors, the group of owners and boat owners, as the Santo Antonio de Padua of great devotion on the part of fishermen and sailors in general.During the twentieth century, became a Unitarian school, and since the late twentieth century is a Center for Adult Education.

Chapel of Our Lady of Carmen

The Chapel of Our Lady of Carmen, and Carmen Chapel is located in the neighborhood of Ayamonte Canela, Ayamonte (Huelva), just 1,500 meters from the center of the neighborhood, rectangular building, it houses an image of the Virgin of the same invocation.Every year on July 16 is brought to shoulder to the river, fishing for the popular pilgrimage held in his honor.

Capilla del Socorro

Relief Chapel in the town of Ayamonte (Huelva, Spain)is a small chapel was built on the highest part of the Street of the Galdamez, founded by Benedict of Galdámez, whom the street is named on the twelfth century, and belonged to the old hospital annex to it.

Mercedario Convent

The Convent is located in Jovellanos Street, in the district of La Ribera in the town of Ayamonte, together with its temple dating from the mid-seventeenth century.Like the adjacent temple, at its founding was named Convent and Church of the Holy Trinity Discalced Religious of Our Lady of Mercy and Redemption of Captives. The foundation of the temple-monastery was carried out by a particular Don Diego Perez Mestre in 1640, Captain of the Indian race, sheriff of the Holy Inquisition, the Holy Family office and trustee of the town of Lepe. Died on March 10, 1663, and was buried in the Church, who had commanded the vault prepared under the high altar.

Church of Our Lady of Sorrows

The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows is located in the neighborhood of the banks of Ayamonte, near the foot of the River Guadiana, the town of Ayamonte (Huelva, Andalucia, Spain)is a Catholic church built in the sixteenth century .This parish church was built in the sixteenth century, at the foot of the river Guadiana, to house the statue would be from then patron of the city, and that the church is named, and later in the seventeenth century, is attached to it a bastion artillery, to defend the city by the most vulnerable part of the coast inland, a stronghold from which a cloth is preserved only recently restored. The Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 destroyed part of the facade of the Church.

Iglesia de la Merced

La Merced church located at calle de Jovellanos, in the district of La Ribera in the town of Ayamonte (Huelva, Andalucia, Spain)is a Catholic church dating from the mid seventeenth century.The foundation of the temple-monastery was carried out by a particular Don Diego Perez Mestre in 1640, Captain of the Indian race, sheriff of the Holy Inquisition, the Holy Family office and trustee of the town of Lepe. Died on March 10, 1663, and was buried in the Church, who had commanded the vault prepared under the high altar. At its foundation was named Convent and Church of the Holy Trinity Discalced Religious of Our Lady of Mercy and Redemption of Captives.

Church of San Francisco

The church of San Francisco in the town of Ayamonte (Huelva, Andalucia, Spain)is a Catholic church that is located on the square of the same name, just enclave that gives way to the old town called "The Villa", its extension natural district of La Ribera.

Church of El Salvador

The Parish Church of Our Lord and Savior, is located in the upper zone and defensible in the city of Ayamonte, Huelva, next to the Parador hotel.Built on a hill, next to the old Moorish castle (now completely destroyed), is the oldest neighborhood in the city, known as "La Villa".

Tower of Isla Canela

The tower of Isla Canela is a defensive building, located on the road between the town of Ayamonte (Huelva)in the neighborhood of Punta del Moral .Is declared a "Monument" in the Heritage Database Property in Andalucia (BDI) with the code 210100003, described as a watchtower.

Ayamonte town hall

The City of Ayamonte is located in the central Plaza de la Laguna (Ayamonte) of the town of Ayamonte (Huelva), is a beautiful and simple building consisting in turn of two buildings, the central is the original, primitive and recently refurbished modern side wing.

Plaza de la Laguna

The Plaza de la Laguna, designed by Prudencio Navarro Pallares, is a central square of the city hall of Ayamonte, province of Huelva (Andalusia), very near the mouth of the river Guadiana .
On the west façade of the Plaza is the building of the Municipality of Ayamonte, in the eighteenth century .

The Painted Mill

El Molino El Pintado is the greatest and best preserved tidal mill in the province of Huelva and is located in the Natural Marshes of Isla Cristina. Reached its peak in the mid- eighteenth century thanks to its purchase by the patron and Indian Ayamonte Manuel Rivero Gonzalez .
In the early twenty-first century to house rehabilitated in depth and informative space Marshes Ecomuseum Isla Cristina and Interpretation Center and the marsh man. In this museum you can discover how man has exploited in different ways the possibilities offered by the marshes for use in a sustainable way and that was put in use for over 200 years.

Right Time to Visit

June - September

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