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It interested in a bit of tourism, a day trip from Sanlúcar worthy of a visit is the Parrish of Las Flores. Simply walking through it steep streets amongst its white-washed houses is enough to soak up its spirit. The same beauty extends beyond the village itself, in the outskirts where windmills dot the landscape. Somewhat more modern, bet based on the same principals, are the large wind-powered mill installations, generators of clean energy and riches that are undergoing a definite boom and represent one of the main means of development for the entire region. How to get to Sanlúcar Sanlúcar de Guadiana is a localidad in the province of Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, situated 55 km from the city of Huelva. The inhabitants are known as Sanluqueños. The village borders the Guadiana River, which is tidal at this point, but the higher parts of the village rise to an altitude of 149 metres. The village faces Alcoutim across the river. A ferry for foot passengers is available but to get from Sanlúcar to Alcoutim by road involves a trip of about 70 km.
From Seville, follow the A-49 and turn off at exit (salida) 125 signposted Villablanca. Continue on the N-499 for about 16.5 kilometres and then get onto the H-9012, which will take you into Sanlúcar de Guadiana. If starting out from Huelva, you can get to Sanlúcar either via the A-49, by heading out towards Seville, turning off at exit (salida) 125 signposted Villablanca, continuing on the N-499 for about 16.5 kilometres and then on the H-9012 until you reach Sanlúcar de Guadiana; or by heading out of Huelva on the A-497, and turning off for Aljaraque. Then you need to carry straight on as far as the second roundabout, and there take the second exit. Continue on the A-492 until you come to the link road with the A-49, and once on that road turn off at exit (salida) 125, as described in the first option. If you wish to get there from Faro (Portugal), you need to take the IP-1 as far as the border. In Ayamonte continue on the A-49 and turn off at exit (salida) 125 signposted Villablanca. Continue on the N-499 for about 16.5 kilometres and then get onto the H-9012, which will take you into Sanlúcar de Guadiana. A short history of Sanlucar
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A white hill greets the river as it drops towards its encounter with the Atlantic. This is Sanlúcar de Guadiana, a small municipality with a scarce 420 inhabitants who have lived, and still live, watching the river that tumed it into a first-rate strategic plaza and commercial centre in the 19th century. Today, it provides shelter to numerous recreational boats in its small river port.
Various peoples have settled along the length of the River Guadiana; and in this area, the earliest signs of human presence date from the Bronze Age. Also present here were the Romans and Visigoths, who went upstream as far as Mérida, but it wasn’t until the Arab occupation that the first permanent settlements were created. Present-day Sanlúcar was founded in the 13th century, when Sancho II of Portugal wrested the area from the Muslims and built a fortification. Since the 14th century the village has belonged to Spain.
