The Puerta de Jerez de Tarifa is one of the most important and emblematic monuments of this town. There were once multiple city gates built in order to allow access to the town. Sadly, only this one has remained intact. It is located in the round perimeter of the old city walls, at the intersection between Avenida de Andalucía, Amador de los Río street and Batalla del Salado street.
Once the Christian reconquest was over, its walls were expanded and the current gate of Jerez opened.
The exterior shows a notable horseshoe arch of Arab origin, made of bricks, which formed the then main entrance to the city within the walls.
On its large central arch there is a plaque that remembers the feat of taking this square, with a legend under the local shield where you can read:
«VERY NOBLE, VERY LOYAL AND HEROIC CITY OF TARIFA WON FROM THE REIGNING MOORS SANCHO IV THE BRAVE, ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1292»
This door was restored in the year 2000, then creating a space for the location next to it of the painting called "El Cristo de Los Vientos" , a work by the artist of this town Guillermo Pérez Villalta.
Photo: Diego Delso https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Puerta_de_Jerez,_Tarifa,_C%C3%A1diz,_Espa%C3%B1a,_2015-12-09,_DD_08.JPG
