Jerez de la Frontera
The city of Jerez de la Frontera which is situated on the west coast of Spain in the province of Cadiz is home to just under 200,000 people. These people are called “jerezano’s”. There are 30,360 foreigners officially registered (empadronado) in the province. The British are the biggest group with 5,641 registered. When you visit Jerez it will become apparent why so many people live in the area. It is stepped in history.
A little know fact is that the British poet laureate is given a barrel of sherry as a kind of honorary payment. This is a century old tradition that after dying out was revived in 1972 by John Betjeman.
Many famous people through the ages have drunk the sherry produced in Jerez. To name a few Shakespeare, Henry viii who was given the sherry by his wife Catherine of Aragon’s father. Not forgetting that great man Drake who went to Cadiz and loaded up his ship with sherry, to return home and make a fortune.
Shakespeare was so popular that a monument was erected 50 years ago in his honour and still to this day stands in the Parque Gonzalez Hontoria. The jerezano’s done him this honour because he wrote about vino de Jerez. The people of Jerez are passionate about their sherry.
When you next decide to go to Spain then consider paying Jerez de la Frontera a visit you will not regret it.
www.casa-hibisca.com/jerez.html
1 comment:
a good resource about jerez - Andalucia
Post a Comment