Isla Cristina se encuentra en el suroeste de la
provincia de Huelva, a unos 7 km de la frontera portuguesa. Sus orígenes se
remontan a la fundación de una colonia pesquera por catalanes y valencianos, y
tras el terremoto de Lisboa de 1755, creció hasta obtener su propio
ayuntamiento en 1833 y absorber después al antiguo municipio de La Redondela en
1887.
Es un municipio en el que predominan las
actividades pesqueras, agrícolas y turísticas, favorecidas por un clima
inigualable, un mar generoso y unas playas de ensueño. Su lonja es la primera por
subastas de pescado fresco de Andalucía y la segunda por tonelaje.
Destaca por eventos de alta envergadura como el Festival Coral del Atlántico, en Octubre, la Feria del Mar, festividades religiosas como la Semana Santa, las celebraciones en honor a la Virgen del Carmen y el Rosario, así como su carnaval, uno de los más antiguos e importantes de España. Sus gentes son amistosas, risueñas y magnánimas, y su mezcla de laboriosidad y rigurosidad en el trabajo junto a la actitud festiva y ocurrente hacen de la población isleña un producto autóctono sin parangón.
Destaca por eventos de alta envergadura como el Festival Coral del Atlántico, en Octubre, la Feria del Mar, festividades religiosas como la Semana Santa, las celebraciones en honor a la Virgen del Carmen y el Rosario, así como su carnaval, uno de los más antiguos e importantes de España. Sus gentes son amistosas, risueñas y magnánimas, y su mezcla de laboriosidad y rigurosidad en el trabajo junto a la actitud festiva y ocurrente hacen de la población isleña un producto autóctono sin parangón.
Las marismas de
Isla Cristina cuentan con una importante colonia de aves, entre las que se
pueden destacar flamencos, gaviotas, correlimos, cigüeñas, etc. También sus
dunas esconden tesoros en forma de jara y pinares, con camaleones caminando por
sus ramajes. Y el mar, qué decir de un mar cristalino que ofrece riqueza al
pueblo, en forma de salina y pescado, largamente explotados en forma de
factorías de salazón y conserva.
Isla Cristina
es, en una palabra, un paraíso: goza de todos los privilegios posibles en un
entorno favorable y rico en recursos.
Isla Cristina is placed in the Southwest of the province of Huelva, 5 mile from the Portuguese border. Its origins are rooted in the foundation of a fishing colony by Catalans and Valencians, and after the earthquake of Lisbon in 1755, grew until the obtaining its own council in 1833 and the absorbing of the ancient municipality of La Redondela in 1887.
It is a municipality in which activities of fishery, agriculture and tourism predominates, favored by a unique climate, a generous sea and changeling beaches. Its fish market is the first in auctions of fresh fish from Andalusia, and the second in tonnage.
It is enhanced by high magnitude of its events, as the Atlantic Choral Festival, in October, the Sea Fair, religious feasts as Eastern, its festivities in honor of the "Virgen del Carmen" and "Virgen del Rosario", and its carnivals, which are one of the most ancient and important in Spain. Its people are friendly, smiling and magnanimous, and their mixture of diligence and severity in working with their festive and witty attitudes makes this population a special product without comparison.
Isla Cristina Marshes account for an important colony of birds, among we may highlight flamingos, seagulls, and storks. Its dunes hide some treasures in the form of rock-roses and pinewoods, with chameleons runing among their branches. And the sea, what can be said about a brilliant sea that offers wealth to the town, in the form of salt marshes and fish, broadly cultivated with factories of salted meat and canning industries.
Isla Cristina is, in a word, a paradise: it enjoys every possible privileges in a favorable environment and wealthy sources
Isla Cristina is placed in the Southwest of the province of Huelva, 5 mile from the Portuguese border. Its origins are rooted in the foundation of a fishing colony by Catalans and Valencians, and after the earthquake of Lisbon in 1755, grew until the obtaining its own council in 1833 and the absorbing of the ancient municipality of La Redondela in 1887.
It is a municipality in which activities of fishery, agriculture and tourism predominates, favored by a unique climate, a generous sea and changeling beaches. Its fish market is the first in auctions of fresh fish from Andalusia, and the second in tonnage.
It is enhanced by high magnitude of its events, as the Atlantic Choral Festival, in October, the Sea Fair, religious feasts as Eastern, its festivities in honor of the "Virgen del Carmen" and "Virgen del Rosario", and its carnivals, which are one of the most ancient and important in Spain. Its people are friendly, smiling and magnanimous, and their mixture of diligence and severity in working with their festive and witty attitudes makes this population a special product without comparison.
Isla Cristina Marshes account for an important colony of birds, among we may highlight flamingos, seagulls, and storks. Its dunes hide some treasures in the form of rock-roses and pinewoods, with chameleons runing among their branches. And the sea, what can be said about a brilliant sea that offers wealth to the town, in the form of salt marshes and fish, broadly cultivated with factories of salted meat and canning industries.
Isla Cristina is, in a word, a paradise: it enjoys every possible privileges in a favorable environment and wealthy sources
