The surroundings and downtown of Puerto de Santa María are beautiful and worth exploring. You can start off by visiting the home where Christopher Columbus lived, to the palace homes that accomodated the "cargadores de indias," the rich business men who traded with the indians. A cultural stroll that will surprise you.

The most important monument to visit in Puerto de Santa María is the Palacio de Cargadores de Indias (the palace of the men who traded with the indians), as well as the Araníbar Palace, and Santa Cruz Palace, this cities great monuments.

The San Marcos Castle, constructed in the X century by the muslims, which was also a mosque, The hermitage of Santa Clara, or the old Fish market, are also important monuments that you can visit in downtown and the surroundings of Puerto de Santa Maria.