Jerez de la Frontera gave the world sherry, and the Al Ándalus pauses for a tasting in one of its historic bodegas — cathedral-like halls of stacked oak butts. Jerez is also home to the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art, whose 'dancing horses' perform a ballet of haute école.

Cádiz

Nearby, Cádiz — founded by the Phoenicians some three thousand years ago — is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the Western world, almost surrounded by the Atlantic and crowned by its golden-domed cathedral.

Turn the bodega visit into a full education with our fino-to-PX sherry guide, and see what pairs with each glass in the culinary map.