El Puerto de Santa María is a port town of 81,618 in the region of Andalusia, Spain, near Cadiz. It is bordered by the Guadalete River. For 76 years, Cadiz has been accessible from the town by ferry. El Puerto de Santa María is one of the only Spanish towns to be mentioned in Homer's Odyssey. Supposedly, a Greek called Menestheus escaped here with his regiment in the aftermath of the Trojan war, by way of the Straits of Gibraltar. The town was also the launch-off point of Columbus's second trip to America.
Tourists flood the hotels in El Puerto de Santa María because of the town's beaches, bullfights, history, and colorful festivals. Famous attractions in El Puerto de Santa María include the city's 19th century bullring, with a seating capacity of 15,000. Another attraction is one of the local churches, the Iglesia Mayor Prioral de El Puerto de Santa María. For epicures, the most important El Puerto de Santa María attraction is the Osborne winery, which makes a unique, dry sherry called "Fino." El Puerto de Santa María hotels can be booked on the Internet. Sites like EasyToBook.com let would-be visitors find El Puerto de Santa María cheap hotels and discount hotels in El Puerto de Santa María.