Columbian Route

The beginning of the New World

These are some of the most visited places throughout the year, both for their architectural and monumental interest and for the pages they wrote in world history. Very close to the provincial capital and the Doñana National Park, perfectly connected, are towns such as Palos, the origin of the discovery of America, La Rábida, Franciscan Monastery, Moguer, birthplace of Juan Ramón Jiménez, or Mazagón, with its beaches and modern marina. The Paraje de La Rábida in Palos de la Frontera is the central axis of a visit to these places, where the Ibero-American Forum is located, an important centre for congresses and cultural activities, the José Celestino Mutis Botanical Park, which recreates the richness of American flora, and the Santa Mª International University. of La Rábida, of important and intense academic activity, the Franciscan Monastery of La Rábida, where Christopher Columbus lived before his departure to America, and the Muelle de las Carabelas, where the ships that made the route of discovery are reproduced.

Arriving at the Monastery of La Rábida, is for a Spanish speaker, to get closer to the cradle and source of one of the most important and promising cultures. Within these walls you will find the roots of the Hispanic Peoples, but also, their ancestral baptismal font. The first Christian impulse arrived in America with the Discoverers, and La Rábida was their pillar of faith.

Therefore, you enter a Historical Monument, but, in addition, here you will be surprised by the masterful “Poem of Discovery” by Vázquez Díaz; the “Gallery of the Protagonists” by Juan Manuel Núñez, and a popular Mudejar cloister, which will captivate you.

We continue this particular route through the so-called “cradle of America”, Palos de la Frontera, a wonderful town dedicated to active agriculture with more than 6,000 inhabitants. The discovery ships set sail from its port on August 3, 1492. Also noteworthy is the Catholic-Mudejar Church of San Jorge, called the “little fountain”, where Columbus supplied his ships with water.

Further on, Moguer, the city sung by Juan Ramón Jiménez, whose house is preserved, now converted into a museum and which offers such beautiful monuments as the Convent of Santa Clara, from the 14th century and with an important museum inside, the Church of Santa María de la Granada, or the town hall from the 18th century. The route ends, already in the heart of Condado, in the town of Lucena del Puerto, near which is the Convent of La Luz, a building of beautiful architecture.

Type of Routes

– Agreed visits with or without a guide

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