On our first evening in Jerez, we attended a concert at the Alcázar.
At midnight of our first day in Jerez, we attended a concert in the Gonzalez Byass bodega.
We saw a great concertby Mayte Martín.
Peña Flamenca los Cernícalos de Jerez de la Frontera
Miguel Ángel Heridia
This was a great performance by everyone--and the local people really appreciated it.
Melchora Ortega’s show (A La Memole) at Sala Paúl
Interior courtyard of a home in Jerez. You would never be ableto tell from the outside.
We walked past San Miguel many times during our stay in Jerez.
One of the walls of the Alcázar in Jerez.
A plan of the Alcázar as it was / might have been in the 12th century.
Patricia and Margarita admiring some of the architecture
Typical Moorish construction. Much of the Alcázar has been "restored" so it is difficult to tell how accurate this is.
Interior of a small mosque.
You will note that the dome is not a hemisphere.
There is just something about lined-up doors and arches that seems to make for good pictures.
An olive press (molino) in the Alcázar
Not a good picture, but it shows a "screw press" about 50 feet long.
Part of the garden in the Alcázar.
Workers getting the garden ready for spring. Gardens are an important part of Moorish installations, as is water.