Sherry, seafood and tapas: a trip to southern Spain

The sherry-making bodegas of Andalusia tend to feel like cathedrals. This soaring space is at Emilio Lustau in the Sherry Triangle town of Jerez de la Frontera.

In Jerez de la Frontera, Bodegas Tradicion houses not just aged sherries but also a museum-worthy collection of Spanish paintings that includes works by Picasso, El Greco, Goya, Veláquez and Zurbarán.

Sanlúcar de Barrameda’s Cabildo Square is full of sun, life and refreshment.

Bodegas Hidalgo-La Gitana in Sanlúcar de Barrameda was founded in 1792. Javier Hidalgo holds a glass of its time-tested output.

An area of the cellars at Valdespino in Jerez de la Frontera, with a famous old cask on display.

Vineyards mark the landscape between Jerez and Sanlucar.

Labels are pasted on by hand at Bodegas Tradicion in Jerez de la Frontera.

The back entrance to Bodega Barbadillo in the Barrio Alto in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

Casks in the Barbadillo cellar in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

Some ancient distilling equipment used to distill botanicals to make a tonic water called Indi at Casalbor Wines & Spirits Distillery in El Puerto de Santa Maria.

Fresh seafood is another of the culinary pleasures of southern Spain. Here, a fish market in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

Shrimp fritters served at Casa Balbino in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

Baby cuttlefish served at Alhucemas Restaurante in Sanlúcar la Mayor.

Fried anchovies at Alhucemas Restaurante in Sanlucar la Mayor.

Raw clams at El Bichero Restaurante in Jerez de la Frontera.

Inside the tiny bar at El Bichero Restaurante in Jerez de la Frontera. Most of the restaurant is outside.

Salmorejo soup (a cool, creamy tomato soup) at Casa Bigote in Sanlúcar de Barrabeda.

Langoustines at Casa Bigote in Sanlúcar de Barrabeda.

Two diners, having arrived by horseback, eat along the Bajo de Guia at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

Coquinas at Alhucemas Restaurante in Sanlúcar la Mayor.