What to See in San Fernando

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What to See in San Fernando
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San Fernando is a place with wide cultural, historical and gastronomic diversity. You can visit Punta del Boquerón, in the Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park or the Botanical Garden, a place filled with vegetation and amazing landscapes. The town lies in the Cádiz Bay, a unique natural environment.

Playa de Camposoto and Playa del Castillo stand out among its beaches. They are isolated, extensive and of outstanding natural beauty.

If you want to learn about the history and culture of San Fernando, you shouldn’t miss its historical buildings, like Casas Consistoriales (a building that houses the administrative offices of the city government), the astronomical observatory Real Instituto y Observatorio de la Armada, Panteón de Marinos Ilustres (the Pantheon of Illustrious Sailors) and Arsenal de la Carraca (Naval Station). Another important attraction of the town is the archaeological site Hornos Púnicos de Torre Alta.

More on the historical culture of the city: the most important religious buildings of the town are Iglesia Mayor de San Pedro y San Pablo, Iglesia de San Francisco, Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Carmen and the Iglesia Nuestra Señora Divina Pastora. All of them are of great architectural value.

The museums of the town are the best option to discover its rich history. Both the Museo Histórico Municipal and the Museo Naval de San Fernando are worth a visit.

On ”TUDESTINO” we bring you all the information to discover the culture of all the towns in the Province of Cádiz.

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Playa de Camposoto
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Playa de Camposoto, in San Fernando, is located on the outskirts of the city. It is quite well signposted, but you have to walk a long distance or go with a vehicle. It has parking areas in several points. This is a fairly long beach that has several tracks or entrances: all of them are...

La Carraca Naval Station
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La Carraca Naval Station (Arsenal de la Carraca), in San Fernando, was the first military establishment created in Spain. It was used for constructing and repairing ships, as well as for storing and distributing weapons and ammunition. It retains some of its most unique buildings. These include the Church of La Carraca, the Penal de...

Torrealta Punic Ovens
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Torrealta Punic Ovens Archaeological Site is located in San Fernando. The remains of two major pottery workshops associated with the city of Gadir are displayed here. These are the pottery from the late-Punic era of Torre Alta and the Phoenician furnaces from Sector III of Camposoto. This reflects the age of the village as a...

Pantheon of Illustrious Sailors
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The Pantheon of Illustrious Sailors (Panteón de Marinos Ilustres), in San Fernando, is a Neoclassical building from the 18th century. It has several mausoleums of the most illustrious sailors. It was first built as Church of the Immaculate Conception. However, in the 19th century it turned into the building we know today. Outside, the monumental...

San Fernando Municipal Historic Museum
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San Fernando Municipal Historic Museum allows you to discover the town’s history from its origins up to the present day. Located in a neoclassical building, it has six permanent galleries and holds temporary exhibitions in the main...

Church of San Francisco in San Fernando
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The Church of San Francisco, in San Fernando, is a temple built in the 19th century by the Navy. It has a sober façade. Its interior features a series of paintings by Salvador Maella, court painter and director of the Academy of Fine Arts of San...

Casas Consistoriales
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Casas Consistoriales are one of the most magnificent and spectacular buildings in San Fernando. In Neoclassical style, it is considered the largest town hall in Andalusia. Built in the 18th century, the façade and the Elizabethan-style marble lobby stand out. It houses the Logo Research Library, a real gem with more than 6,000 pieces including...

Royal Institute and Observatory of the Navy
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The Royal Institute and Observatory of the Navy (“Real Instituto y Observatorio de la Armada”), in San Fernando, is one of the most important scientific centres in the world. It has a spectacular library consisting of over 25,000 volumes and some pieces of great value. At a scientific level, this is where the official time...

Main Church of San Pedro and San Pablo
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The Main Church of San Pedro and San Pablo is a neoclassical temple built in the late 18th century in San Fernando (Province of Cádiz). It is home to San José, patron saint of the city. Here the oath by the members of the general and extraordinary courts was made on September 24,...

San Fernando Naval Museum
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At the San Fernando Naval Museum you can get to know naval issues related to the maritime area in which it is located. It also features an Exhibition Hall regularly renewed, always focused on the dissemination and promotion of naval...

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