Lara Dunston 
Jerez doesn’t really cater to foreign tourists, so there are few souvenir shops, which is what we love about it. So you need to get creative when it comes to looking for something to take home. Sherry and foodstuffs are an obvious choice, but for girls it’s got to be something flamenco. There are a … Read more
It was the first touristy thing we’d done so far this trip, and after ambling the backstreets of Jerez, kicking back in the markets, and throwing back cervezas in bars with locals, it felt odd to be trundling along a path through the verdant grounds of La Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre (the Royal … Read more
The only woman among the 17 professional horse riders at La Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre, the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art, in Jerez, considered to be the world’s best riding school of its kind, Belen Bautista is “gifted” according to colleague Javier. “She makes something so difficult look so easy,” he says, … Read more
Jerez gets few tourists wandering its wonderful pedestrian streets compared to its Andalucian neighbours of Seville, Granada and Cordoba. When they do come they’re either on a day trip to sip sherry at the bodegas and watch the pretty horses prance at the Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre, or they’re flamenco fans here for … Read more
Jerez Market or Mercado Central de Abastos de Jerez is one of the best markets we’ve visited in Spain. If the way to a culture’s heart is through its stomach, then the people of Jerez, whose market feeds them some of the finest produce on earth, must be the happiest people in Spain. And they … Read more