Medina Business

Two parks are located just minutes from town, the Parque Natural de la Bahía de Cadiz

The food industry is represented with a wide range of houses scattered across the old town, these houses are mostly of an Arabic-style houses and refurbished and suitable for residential use, and are a classic example of typical Andalusian architecture.

On September 14 2007 Inuguro the first four star hotel in the city, the Hotel-Al-Medina Sidonia Spa Golf opened. Many civilizations have left their mark in the city
Medina-Sidonia has a significant amount of monuments of great historical, archaeological and artistic importance.

There are special monuments of the Roman period Cesaerina, as well as those belonging to the Andalusian period and the historic town was declared of cultural interest on November 13, 2001 but this has not stopped the urban growth.

The pastry industry benefited from the sugar industry in the city and it is said the Arabic chefs made Medina-Sidonia the world capital of Arabic pastry. Typical products are Amarguillos, cake or brown pestinos, which are produced and consumed throughout the year.

However, the most famous and emblematic products reminiscent and one of 8 products protected by patent the city is Alfajor Medina-Sidonia.

The business of Medina-Sidonia, and in general the region of La Janda, has a new industrial park called El Machorro. The works of urbanization began in April 2008 with an implementation period of 18 months, and a budget of 12.7 million euros.

The project development is on 74.8 hectares of which 203 plots will be proclaimed and implemented in two phases. It first addresses the development of 33.7 hectares, the second phase, comprising about 41.10 acres of adjacent land. The park is well connected by road the CA-204 north of Medina Sidonia and the alternative is the A-390 and the Jerez-Los Barrios motorway A-381.

The Asidonense economy grew over a long period of time from agriculture and livestock to construction where most of the population now find employ, and of course the thriving tourist sector.

The end of the twentieth century, Medina-Sidonia main industry became tourism and the candy industry, which now exports to the entire province.

Tourism growth in the population Asidonense is the result of a combination of several factors. The city is located in the geographical centre of the province of Cadiz, a strategic location that allows easy access to the coast, the countryside or the mountains.