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FOUR ESSENTIAL MUSEUMS

Jerez de la Frontera

Four Essential Museums

A walk through History, clocks, wine and Jerez carriages

The itinerary of the Municipal Archaeological Museum (Plaza del Mercado, s/n,: Tel.: 956 333 316) will drive you through galleries dedicated to Geography and the Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Copper Age, Protohistory, Roman Era, Visigoth Period, Islam, Medieval and Numismatic. In the Jerez town centre, the Museo Taurino (Pozo del Olivar, 6; Tel.: 956 319 000) presents objects and art works related to bullfighting.
La Atalaya Thematic Centre (Cervantes, 3; Tel.: 956 182 100) hosts the Palace of Time, a collection of 300 clocks made between the 17th and 19th centuries and covered by supernatural events; and El Misterio de Jerez, a state of the art trip through the latest techniques used in the wine industry, festivity and local traditions.

In the Museo del Enganche (Recreo de las Cadenas. Avda. Duque de Abrantes; Tel.: 956 318 008) each carriage incorporates an interactive multimedia presenting its utilities, History and a virtual reality display. The museum also holds exhibitions and a thematic shop.