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What to see and do in Ayamonte

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

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Nature · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones

When to go to Ayamonte: festival calendar

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What to see and do in Ayamonte

Ayamonte
Village
Port city at the mouth of the Guadiana, a natural border with Portugal since the international bridge was built. Of Phoenician and Roman origin, conquered from the Muslims in 1240, it has historically lived off fishing and the canning industry and is the head town of Huelva's western coast.
Puente Internacional del Guadiana
Historical milestone
Suspension bridge that has linked Ayamonte with Vila Real de Santo António (Portugal) across the mouth of the Guadiana since 1992, replacing the historic ferry crossing between the two banks.
Menhires de La Torre y La Janera
Curiosity
Group of several hundred menhirs, some decorated and up to 3 metres tall, located on estates near Ayamonte and made public in 2019; researchers point to it as one of the largest megalithic concentrations in Europe.
Castillo de Ayamonte
Monument
Remains of the town's medieval castle, linked to the Order of Santiago after the Christian conquest; it now preserves sections of wall integrated into the old town.
Isla Canela
Nature
Crescent-shaped sand peninsula at the mouth of the Guadiana, with beaches open to the Atlantic and protected marshland bordering the Marismas de Isla Cristina Nature Reserve.
Terremoto de Lisboa de 1755 en Ayamonte
Historical milestone
The earthquake of 1 November 1755, with its epicentre in the Atlantic off Portugal, brought down the bell tower of the Iglesia del Salvador and severely damaged the Convento de Santa Clara in Ayamonte.
Iglesia de San Francisco de Ayamonte
Monument
Former Franciscan convent founded next to Ayamonte in 1417 (with 1527 given as the official founding date) by Leonor de Manrique y Castro, widow of the lord of Ayamonte. From 1578 it held the relic of the Holy Shroud of Christ. The complex was badly damaged by the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and was abandoned after the Mendizábal disentailment of 1835; today only the church survives, with a Baroque altarpiece by the Medinilla brothers. It was declared a Monumento Histórico-Artístico by decree of 3 June 1931.
Carnaval de Ayamonte
Activity
One of the most notable carnivals in the province of Huelva alongside that of Isla Cristina, with comparsas, chirigotas, quartets and choirs performing at the Teatro Cardenio, a large parade and the traditional Burial of the Sardine on Ash Wednesday. It has been held officially since 1976 and is declared a festival of tourist interest.
Semana Santa de Ayamonte
Activity
Declared a Fiesta de Interés Turístico Nacional de Andalucía in 1999. It is the only Holy Week in the province of Huelva in which two recumbent Christs are processioned on the night of Good Friday, with traditions documented since the 16th century and around twenty processional floats.