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Remnants of the Muslim past can be found in the ruins of the castillo at the top of the town. The main church, Santa María de la Oliva, is full of differing influences and the four pillars of the eastern pier illustrate this: one is Visigothic, one Roman and two Moorish – in a Christian church. There are other churches and grand houses dotted around the town. Details are available from the tourist office at Finca San Jose on the Las Cabezas-Lebrija road out of town (Tel: 0034 955 869 100; e-mail: bajoguadalquivir@retemail.es)

Bird and nature lovers are well served by the area south west of the town. The marshes leading to the Guadalquivir river are full of egrets, herons and birds of prey and the landscapes make for good walking.

Further on lies the port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, with its beaches, its manzanilla sherry and its access to the Coto Doñana national park – as well as outstanding seafood.

Jerez, with its sherry, horses, shops and flamenco tradition is 25 minutes away, while Seville, the regional capital and Spain’s fourth-largest city, is only 40 minutes to the north.

Lebrija hosts La Caracolá, one of the biggest flamenco festivals, every July. The big event in the spring is the Cruces de Mayo (May Crosses) festival, when different neighbourhoods construct flower-decked crosses on metal frames and they are paraded in the streets – a great excuse for singing and dancing and one which goes on over two weekends.

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