Useful Links
General Tourist Information:
Thorough guide to activities in the whole region. Spanish.
Glossy guides to the region, available to download in several languages including English.
Sight-seeing Walks Around Cadiz
Also a guide to sight-seeing walks around Cádiz in pdf format.
Several special interest walking routes and other guides.
Official Tourist Information Site for Jerez.
Useful map to download before you travel to Vejer.
English language version of the official tourism pages for Vejer. Excellent source of information on attractions, eating out, festivals and events.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY:
Our favourite surf school at ElPalmar. One of the few to offer body boarding lessons.
Glossy publication to download.
Cadiz has been called "probably the best province for a single-base.……birding visit" to Spain (Garcia & Patterson). Find out why here.
Includes guided tours of Doñana Natural Park.
Spanish blog specialising in the region’s walks with maps and detail.
Golf Courses on the Costa del la Luz
An extensive list with linked details.
Fantastic site for walks in the whole region. Sections for Los Alcornocales mountains and La Breña locally. Spanish.
Mountain Bike Routes Cádiz Region
52 cycle routes in several languages.
Suggested routes around Vejer. English language version.
This site covers the whole region of Andalucía but has lots of information about Los Alcornocales. The publications include walking and cycle routes (in Spanish) with maps. Not the easiest site to navigate but worth the effort is you are an enthusiastic walker/mountain biker.
Walks and Viewpoints in the Region
Overview with a useful regional map for the walking enthusiast.
Wikiloc is an international site where users can post and view walks. There is an associated app. Details of many walks around Vejer. Some duplication.
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CULTURE:
If you have any interest in Moorish culture this is a must!
For those with a serious interest. Spanish Language.
An extensive list of festival dates and locations.
An excellent reference site for cultural highlights.
Cultural Guide to Cádiz Region
Glossy publication to download.
Glossy and informative publication to download.
An excellent reference site for cultural highlights.
Cádiz flamenco bar in a traditional setting.
Variety of sculptures in an outdoor setting. Close to Vejer.
Atmospheric location for flamenco shows and meals.
Spectacular archaeological site right beside an excellent beach and sand dune.
Royal School of Equestrian Art Jerez
Shows, exhibitions and training.
FOOD & DRINK:
Annie B, based in Vejer, is one of Spain’s top foodie treats. She offers cookery days, tapas tours and wine/sherry tasting. Highly recommended.
Our favourite, unpretentious seafood restaurant. Try the salt-baked fish!
One of the larger bodegas in Jerez with an interesting art gallery. Tours available in English and several languages. Recommended.
Glossy publication to download.
This factory shop is the best place to buy retinto beef if you are cooking at home. Also a wide range of local food produce. A short drive from Vejer easily combined with lunch at Venta el Torro or Patria.
A local favourite restaurant of ours.
Upmarket Barbate restaurant specialising in seafood.
Casual dining with delicious chicken, pork and retinto beef.
Middle Eastern food in a wonderful setting. Try the courtyard on a warm evening.
Jerez Sherry Guide from the Telegraph
Guide to the sherry bars of Jerez.
Great place for lunch snacks - the toasts with toppings are delicious. Then gets very lively late evening. Some brilliant live music events and at the heart of Vejer night life.
Our favourite sherries and a delicious brandy come from here. Tours available in. Recommended.
Worth a short drive into the countryside to eat here. Menus with a twist. One of our favourite eating places.
Restaurante Café Royalty – Cádiz
Historic grand romantic café in central Cádiz. Fabulous setting.
Article including our favourite rustic lunch spot for authentic local food.