Jerez de la Frontera

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I went Jerez de la Frontera for the weekend. Jerez lies around 30 miles north of Cadiz and is only around 40 mins by train. I decided not to book a hotel in advance and just find one when I arrived. The plan would of worked if I had read the map in the rough guide correctly and searched for the symbols marked hotels, not the ones marked tapas bars! After 2 hours of walking around I finally realised my error and found the hotel reccomended bu the book, only 20 Euros per night with aircon! Have to admit the aircon was well recieved after staying in the house in Cadiz.

Jerez de la Frontera is the home and heartland of sherry (itself an English corruption of the town's Moorish name – Xerez) and also, less known but equally important, of Spanish brandy. An elegant and prosperous inland town, it's a tempting place to stop, arrayed as it is round the scores of wine bodegas, with plenty of sights to visit in between.

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