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View of Palos de la FronteraMarc Ryckaert · CC BY 3.0

Palos de la Frontera

Coastal town

Palos de la Frontera is a town and municipality located in the southwestern Spanish province of Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is situated some 13 km (8 mi) from the provincial capital, Huelva. According to the 2025 municipal register, the city had a population of 12,938. It is most famous for being the place from which Columbus set sail in 1492, eventually reaching the Americas.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Palos de la Frontera
Province
Huelva
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
12,938
Altitude
29 m
Area (IGN)
51.9 km²
Postcode
21810
Demonym
palerma / palermo
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What to see

  1. 1Monasterio de Santa María de la Rábida
  2. 2La Fontanilla
  3. 3Monumento a los Descubridores
  4. 4Sitio Histórico de los Lugares Colombinos
  5. 5Puerto histórico de Palos
  6. 6Iglesia de San Jorge
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What to do

  1. 1Playa Cuesta De La Barca
  2. 2Playa de Castilla
  3. 3Cycling route: EV1
Data from OpenStreetMapSee more

Photo gallery

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  • MiguelAngel fotografo · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Marc Ryckaert · CC BY 3.0
  • CarlosVdeHabsburgo · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • 10 places to stayIllustrative photo · Toprural · CC BY-SA 2.0

    Accommodation

    10 places to stay in Palos de la Frontera

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  • 20 restaurantsIllustrative photo · David Adam Kess · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Eat

    20 restaurants in Palos de la Frontera

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  • 3 experiencesIllustrative photo · Enrique Amigo · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Experiences

    3 experiences in Palos de la Frontera

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Useful information

Everything you need for your visit or your day-to-day

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Town council

    • Phone: 959 35 00 23
    • Official website: www.palosfrontera.com
    • Email: tesoreria@palosfrontera.com

Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes95 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, post office, EV chargers, motorhomes, street market, secondary school, care home.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Palos de la Frontera Town Hall

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