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What to see and do in Trebujena

What to see and do in Trebujena (Costa Noroeste, Cádiz): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones · 2 Food and drink

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What to see and do in Trebujena

Trebujena
Village
Agricultural municipality of the Northwest Coast overlooking the marshes of the Guadalquivir, already mentioned in the 'Crónica General' in connection with the Christian conquest around 1250. It was established as an independent municipality with a Carta Puebla on 21 April 1494.
Rodaje de 'El Imperio del Sol' en Trebujena
Curiosity
Steven Spielberg chose the marshes of the Alventus estate, in Trebujena, to recreate a Japanese internment camp for his film 'Empire of the Sun', building a set with a train station, an airport, and a stadium.
Mosto y D.O. Jerez en Trebujena
Food and drink
Trebujena maintains a strong winemaking tradition; its wines joined the Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Denomination of Origin in October 2022. Mosto (young wine of the year) is traditional here, the centrepiece of a local food-and-mosto contest held every first weekend of December.
Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Palomares
Monument
The sanctuary of Trebujena's patroness, of Mudejar origin in the 16th century, rebuilt in 1757 and again in the early 20th century, in 1906. With a single nave, it holds a Churrigueresque altarpiece and, according to tradition, the image of the Virgin was found in 1444. It also preserves a 16th-century Cristo de la Veracruz.
Parroquia de la Purísima Concepción (Trebujena)
Monument
A 17th-century church on the Plaza de España in Trebujena, with three naves, and a Puerta del Perdón with attached columns and a triangular pediment. It preserves a 1636 crucifix and a Renaissance image of the Virgin and Child from 1579.
Molino de Viento de Trebujena
Monument
Remains of an old windmill located outside the town walls, opposite the secondary school, of which only the stucco-covered cylindrical structure survives.
Cortijo de Alventus y las cacerías reales
Historical milestone
A former estate of the Dukes of Medina Sidonia located beside the Guadalquivir, traditionally devoted to the breeding and testing of fighting bulls. Alfonso XIII stayed there during his hunting trips in the area in the early 20th century.
La independencia de Trebujena de Sanlúcar (1494)
Historical milestone
Trebujena, already mentioned in the chronicle of Ferdinand III around 1250 and donated to Guzmán el Bueno by Ferdinand IV in 1297, obtained its separation from Sanlúcar de Barrameda through a charter of villazgo in 1494.
Bodegas cooperativas de Trebujena
Food and drink
Trebujena has two cooperative wineries, Virgen de Palomares and Albarizas, dedicated to producing wines and musts within the Jerez wine region on the municipality's albariza soils.