Sanlúcar is just a short drive from Rota and is a very popular summer destination with its excellent beaches. They are most known for their beach horse races that happen in the first two weekends in August. We hope to make it to see one of the races. The city is a very ancient city with excellent nautical history. The placement is ideal at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River and the Atlantic Ocean. Many Spanish explorers would depart from the ports and the city also operated as a ship repair station. Christopher Columbus departed from this port in 1498 for his third voyage and Ferdinand Magellan left from this port in 1519. The River is navigable from Seville. In 1522, Sanlúcar welcomed the last surviving ship of Magellan's expedition which was the first ship to circumnavigate the world. There are castles here with Moorish architecture, and royal homes from the Medina Sidonia family mixed in with local fish markets and modern restaurants. A very cool city. Parking was very cheap too.
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