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Cartaya is a Spanish locality and municipality in the Province of Huelva, (autonomous community of Andalusia). According to the 2025 municipal register, it has a population of 21,741 inhabitants. Its surface area is 226.4 km2 and has a density of 81.34 people per km2.
The present town of Cartaya was founded in the 15th century by the Marquis of Gibraleón, Don Pedro de Zúñiga. Its name comes from the Phoenician word "Carteia", meaning city, which implies that the site had been settled much earlier. Traces have been found dating from the late Roman Empire and there is evidence of farmsteads from the early medieval period.
The municipality's economy is mainly based on the primary sector. However, more recent development has been encouraged in the service sector focused on leisure and tourism. The per capita income is high in comparison to neighboring municipalities. The newer settlements of El Rompido and Nuevo Portil, along with other developments, have contributed to significant population growth over recent decades.
Among the area's noteworthy attractions are: the former Convent of the Blessed Trinity; the Parish Church; the Hermitage of Santa María de Consolación; the Castle of the Zuñiga; and 4 kilometers of beaches (El Rompido, San Miguel Beach, Nuevo Portil beach and the westernmost part of El Portil).
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El antiguo convento de Mercedarios Descalzos de la Santísima Trinidad de Cartaya (provincia de Huelva, España) es un ejemplo de la arquitectura conventual de la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII, ya academicista, de transición del barroco al neoclasicismo.
ConventoBien de interés cultural
El castillo fortaleza de Los Zúñiga, también denominado como castillo de Cartaya o castillo de Los Lacerdos, es una construcción defensiva situada en el municipio onubense de Cartaya (Andalucía, España). Se encuentra protegido bajo la figura de bien de interés cultural, con categoría de monumento.
CastilloBien de interés cultural
El puente de la Tavirona es un puente ferroviario sobre el río Piedras, entre los municipios de Lepe y Cartaya, en la provincia de Huelva, perteneciente a la línea de ferrocarril Gibraleón-Ayamonte desde su puesta en servicio en 1936 hasta la clausura de esta en 1987.
Puente
El faro de El Rompido es un faro situado a 8 kilómetros de la ciudad de Cartaya, en la provincia de Huelva, en Andalucía (España). Este faro data de 1975, reemplazando al que había desde 1861.
Faro
La iglesia parroquial de San Pedro es un templo católico situado en la localidad de Cartaya (Huelva), España.
Iglesia parroquial
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La Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Consolación es un templo religioso situado en el municipio de Cartaya, en la provincia de Huelva, Andalucía, España.
Ermita
El puente de La Barca es un puente sobre el río Piedras, cerca de su desembocadura en el Paraje Natural Marismas del río Piedras y Flecha del Rompido, que une los municipios de Lepe y Cartaya (provincia de Huelva, Andalucía, España).
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What there really is in the village and around it, with distances. If an activity isn't on this list, we haven't found it nearby.
