Jerez De La Frontera

Posted: Sep 15, 2021 | Updated: May 1, 2022

Famous for its wine - sherry - made from grapes grown in the area's chalky soils, Jerez is also Andalucia's horse capital.

In former times, during the Muslim occupation of Iberia, it was called Xerez or Xeres. Frontera in its name refers to its location on the border between the Moorish and Christian regions of Spain during that period. The name of the famous fortified wine, sherry, which originated here, is a corruption of the city's Arabic name, Sherish. The drink was already famous in England in Shakespeare's time.

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Posted: May 5, 2005 | Updated: Dec 6, 2021

The home of sherry

With a spare day in my calendar I scoured the internet for cheap flights and found such a flight heading over to Jerez.

Foolishly I arrived with no money, trusting instead that the cash machines in the airport would meet my needs but forgetting that small, provincial airports are often very basic. Never mind, the airport is only about 6 miles from Jerez town so I began the walk; after all, I've covered similar distances before on foot with the TA in quick time and whilst carrying a load.

After about a mile walking alongside a dual carriageway a car pulled up and an English bloke asked if I wanted a lift into town. Fine I thought so I hopped. It turned out he is pilot trainer and has been living in Jerez for a number of years. Its amazing who you end up meeting when on your own abroad.

Once into Jerez I thanked him for the lift and proceeded into the centre where the tourist information is and did the usual site seeing and sampling of the local eats.