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Huelva - Architecture

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Tour Overview

Discover the surprising architecture of Huelva.

Often overlooked by visitors to Andalusia, Huelva is a city in transition. Once dominated by mining and heavy industry, it is reinventing itself as an attractive waterfront city where history, architecture and urban renewal come together.

This self-guided walking tour takes you from elegant eighteenth-century palacios and the British-inspired Reina Victoriagarden suburb (1916) to remarkable examples of Modernismo, Rationalism and bold Brutalist architecture from the 1970s and 1980s. Along the way you'll explore the historic centre, the lively market district and the transformed waterfront with the iconic Muelle de Riotinto.

Large redevelopment projects are reshaping the riverfront, making Huelva one of the most interesting emerging cities in southern Spain.

A walk in 41 projects full of unexpected architecture, fascinating history and a city looking confidently towards the future. Starting at the old harbour.

Stops

  1. Stop 1: The Garages of the Port of Huelva

  2. Stop 2: Building for offices of the Port Works and Services Board

  3. Stop 3: Edificio 12 de Octubro

  4. Stop 4: El antigua Comercial

  5. Stop 5: Casa Rafael Mojarro

  6. Stop 6: Monte Offices and Housing

  7. Stop 7: Casa del Millón

  8. Stop 8: Palacio de Mora Claros

  9. Stop 9: Palacio Antonio Checa Núñez

  10. Stop 10: Santa Fe ­market

  11. Stop 11: Former Vasquerez clinic

  12. Stop 12: Banc of Spain Building

  13. Stop 13: Casa de la Bola - Former Hotel Paris

  14. Stop 14: Palacio de los Duques de Medins Sidonia

  15. Stop 15: Casa e Papelaria Muñoz

  16. Stop 16: The Círculo Mercantil y Agrícola society

  17. Stop 17: Case Antonio Mojarro

  18. Stop 18: Palacio de las Conchas

  19. Stop 19: Antigua sede del Colegio Oficial de Aparejadores y Arquitectos Técnicos de Huelva (COAATH)

  20. Stop 20: Gran Teatro de Huelva

  21. Stop 21: Edificio de Hacienda

  22. Stop 22: Huelva City Council

  23. Stop 23: Barriadas Huerta de Mena y La Esperanza

  24. Stop 24: Service Station

  25. Stop 25: San Sebastian Municipal Market

  26. Stop 26: Neighbourhood Riena Victoria

  27. Stop 27: León Ortega Art School

  28. Stop 28: La Casona

  29. Stop 29: Sagrada Familia Professional Schools Foundation

  30. Stop 30: Casa Colon - Columbus House:

  31. Stop 31: Rationalist multi-family house at Avenida Italia 101/103

  32. Stop 32: Station Huelva-Término

  33. Stop 33: Cinema Rabida

  34. Stop 34: Gas & Service Station Gon - Architects José Pablo Vázquez Hierro, César Morales Cuesta - 2002

  35. Stop 35: Colegio San José de Calasanz or Ferroviarios

  36. Stop 36: Museo De Huelva

  37. Stop 37: The Rio Tinto Company Dock & Riverside redevelopment

  38. Stop 38: Mercado del Carmen

  39. Stop 39: Kiosko bar jardines del Muelle

  40. Stop 40: Pavilions for Port Services

  41. Stop 41: Muelle de Levante en el puerto

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