This village is home to around 16,000 people - about 13,000 of those actually live in the town with the rest spread throughout the surrounding municipality. It is located just 19 kilometres from the city of Huelva, which is the capital of the province. Neighbouring Seville province offers the thriving regional capital of Seville just 80 kilometres away.
The pride and joy of Moguereños (as the residents are known in Spanish) is that their town is the birth place of the 1956 Nobel Prize for Literature winner, Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón, whom they remember as a “universal poet”. You’ll find he is well remembered in the town with museums and personal collections on display.
Another source of great pride for the people of Moguer are the vast, untouched beaches in the area. Of special interest is the much loved “Playa de Mazagón” which locals claim gets 3,000 hours of sun every year (along with the resto of the municipality) and has an especially mild climate thanks to breezes from the Atlantic.
The municipality of Moguer is also fortunate to have part of the famous Doñana national park within its territory, which is especially famous for the birds that stop there as they move back and forth between Europe and Africa. Doñana, however is not the only natural attraction as there are several nature areas in the municipality.
The town of Moguer is also of special interest to those interested in Columbus’ voyage to America as the ship La Niña was built in the local port. Also of special note in this department is that many of the friars who participated in Christian missions to America came from the local San Francisco Convent, for example Fran Antonio de Olivares, the founder of the city of San Antonio in Texas (way back in the 18th century).
If you’re looking for new flavours while wandering the streets of Moguer, why not try the orange wine? And don’t miss their special pastries after you’ve had the cod or chestnut stew. One of the best days to stop in is Andalucia Day (Día de Andalucía) as that is when they hold their annual Gastronomy Fair.
