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What to see and do in Palos de la Frontera

What to see and do in Palos de la Frontera (Comarca Metropolitana de Huelva, Huelva): 12 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 2 Activities · 2 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Palos de la Frontera: festival calendar

August: Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de los Milagros (Palos) (August 15)

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What to see and do in Palos de la Frontera

Palos de la Frontera
Village
Seafaring town on the left bank of the río Tinto from which Christopher Columbus set sail on 3 August 1492; it today combines its Columbian legacy with strawberry growing and the nearby petrochemical industry.
Partida de las carabelas hacia América
Historical milestone
Christopher Columbus's three caravels — Santa María, Pinta and Niña — sailed from the port of Palos de la Frontera on 3 August 1492, on a voyage that culminated in the arrival in America on 12 October of that year.
Iglesia de San Jorge Mártir de Palos
Monument
Gothic-Mudéjar church where, on 23 May 1492, the Royal Decree of the Catholic Monarchs was read out requiring the town to place two caravels at Columbus's service.
Monasterio de La Rábida
Monument
14th–15th-century Franciscan monastery where Columbus developed his American project with the support of Friar Juan Pérez; it was declared Monumento Nacional (Spain's heritage designation in force until 1931) in 1856, the legal category of heritage protection in force at that date.
La Fontanilla de Palos
Monument
13th-century Mudéjar shrine sheltering the spring where, according to tradition, Columbus's crews took on water before setting sail.
Muelle de las Carabelas
Activity
Theme park next to La Rábida with seaworthy replicas of the Santa María, the Pinta and the Niña, built for the commemoration of the fifth centenary in 1992.
El vuelo del Plus Ultra
Curiosity
The seaplane Plus Ultra took off from Palos de la Frontera on 22 January 1926 bound for Buenos Aires, a feat that earned the town city status, granted by Alfonso XIII.
Casa Museo de Martín Alonso Pinzón
Monument
House museum dedicated to the captain of the Pinta, with navigation instruments, paintings and maps related to Columbus's voyage.
Lectura de la Real Provisión en Palos
Historical milestone
The Royal Provision of the Catholic Monarchs ordering Palos to provide two caravels for Columbus's voyage was read out in the square of the church of San Jorge.
Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de los Milagros (Palos)
Activity
Patronal festival of Palos de la Frontera in honour of the Virgen de los Milagros, venerated at the monastery of La Rábida.
Los hermanos Pinzón
Curiosity
The brothers Martín Alonso, Vicente Yáñez and Francisco Martín Pinzón, born in Palos, captained and helmed the caravels of Columbus's first voyage; Vicente Yáñez was the first European to sail the Southern Hemisphere and discovered Brazil.
Fresón de Palos de la Frontera
Food and drink
The strawberry has become the star agricultural product and current economic driver of Palos de la Frontera.