Horse Show in Jerez de la Frontera
May 17th, 2006, 08:33 AM
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Horse Show in Jerez de la Frontera
We are planning an October 2006 trip to Spain. Of prime interest is the horse show at Royal Andulucian Equestrian School. On-line tickets show two categories - preferential and general seating. Has anyone attended that can recommend choice to make. Thank you.
May 17th, 2006, 09:30 AM
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Though the arena is not all that big so i can't see why the general ticket would be all bad but if the price differential wasn't great i'd go for the better preferntial- i actually didn't go to an official show but the day i was there to the rehearsals which i thoroughly enjoyed. In Jerez don't miss touring the sherry houses for tours (the word sherry being an English corruption of the word Jerez - sherry became a staple British drink long ago and the Brits i think took over the industry at that time, exporting much of the stiff wine to Britain). But the sherry houses are a fine time.
May 17th, 2006, 03:55 PM
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travellingbytwos,
General admission is fine; we chose Preferente because we wanted to be close, but the sight lines are fine from all rows. No columns to impede your view, and the arena itself is relatively small. The big advantage to the Preferred seats is that it's faster from up front to reach the bar for a little 'fino" during intermission before it gets impossibly crowded!
If you want an easy "horse show/bodega" combo, after the noon show at the Real Escuela, which lasts about 1 1/2 hr. with intermission, just exit, turn right and walk around the very long 'slice of pie"-shaped block behind the Real Escuela and you'll find Sandeman bodegas. You'll see the bodegas behind the Real Escuela, but guards won't let you take the short cut. Once at Sandeman, you'll have only a short wait for the next tour. I suggest Sandeman to visittors who want to combine the two easily rather than González Byass or Domecq, because Sandeman is so close, so handy and doesn't require a taxi ride or moving your car from the free bus/car parking lot, which is on that same enormous block, but closer to Sandeman.
General admission is fine; we chose Preferente because we wanted to be close, but the sight lines are fine from all rows. No columns to impede your view, and the arena itself is relatively small. The big advantage to the Preferred seats is that it's faster from up front to reach the bar for a little 'fino" during intermission before it gets impossibly crowded!
If you want an easy "horse show/bodega" combo, after the noon show at the Real Escuela, which lasts about 1 1/2 hr. with intermission, just exit, turn right and walk around the very long 'slice of pie"-shaped block behind the Real Escuela and you'll find Sandeman bodegas. You'll see the bodegas behind the Real Escuela, but guards won't let you take the short cut. Once at Sandeman, you'll have only a short wait for the next tour. I suggest Sandeman to visittors who want to combine the two easily rather than González Byass or Domecq, because Sandeman is so close, so handy and doesn't require a taxi ride or moving your car from the free bus/car parking lot, which is on that same enormous block, but closer to Sandeman.
May 19th, 2006, 08:38 AM
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Maribel is correct, the arena is not too big and almost all seats are good. It seemed nice and cool inside too. We went just for the practice, which was free. It must have been a very quiet day because afterward we walked through the stables to the Museo de Enganche (a lot of fancy carriages) and then to the stables for the carriage horses. We were able to linger there to admire the beautiful horses (my wife knows!), and then, as Maribel notes, Sandeman is right around the corner if you can time it right. We arrived at around lunch, so they were closed until later in the afternoon. Good luck and have fun, its a great place to visit!
