Isla Cristina  ISLA CRISTINA
 

In a privileged enclave in Andalusia's southeast, at the western coast of the province Huelva, Isla Cristina lies. His origin is young nature and is century in the second half of the XVIII, as mainly fishers from the Mediterranean area, Catalan and Levantines itself at this coast, about itself the sardines and tuna catch, to dedicate salting from the fish and the saline extraction, settled, all activity that amounts an important part of the local economy still today. After the earthquake in Lisbon 1755, the final settlement Real Isla de la Higuerita was built as she was named originally.

   

In 1834, the village with the still today current name Isla Crisitina is baptized, as thanks at the Queen Maria Cristina for the humanitarian help that achieved them with the cholera epidemic. The 20.000 inhabitants of Isla Cristina are magnanimous and hospitable, and possess them warm-hearted received the visitor of the sea of drawn faces and take care that his stay turns into a joyful event.

   

The city stretches to the sea with wide Avenidas, parks and boardwalks to. Their streets have ready surprises with each step. In the old part of town, there is to discover building monuments, like the church - Ntra. Sra. de los Dolores, in the middle of the 18 century of the Andalusia diocesan style builds the Paseo de las Flores, promenades a place the locals on him and itself at the multiplicity of flowers, that gave his name to the place, enjoys. "Paseo de las Palmeras" is one of the most important and most beautiful, historic pedestrian streets of the city.

At the other side of the promenade, we meet on the parish church - Parroquia de Ntro. Padre Jesus del Gran Poder from the year 1966. Furthermore worth seeing the chapel - Capilla Ntra. Sra. De Los Angeles. She is middle of the XVIII century delighted in the neogotischen style and is from all as "La Ermita" known. Stroll through Isla Cristina like a native, you can observe the fish sale of the harbor, on which boardwalk at the sea along strolls, the sunset over the estuary admires, and through beautiful, quiet ways with pines hikes, while you look at the arrival of the ships in the harbor.




  
  
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