subject: Huelva And Its Wild Beaches Are The Place For Your Spanish Holiday Rentals [print this page] Why not book your SPANISH HOLIDAY RENTALS in the province of Huelva in Andalucia? To give you some idea of its location, it's in the extreme southwest of Spain where it borders on Portugal. With a population of some 150,000 people scattered over 10,000 square kilometres gives each person a lot of room. In addition, its Atlantic coast line offers a fantastic place for all kinds of wind assisted sports.
Huelva is a province of two parts one of which is inland to the north at the foot of the Morena mountain range but when you head south you run into some of the wildest beaches in all of Spain which is kissed by the warm sunshine all year long. When you eventually reach the rough coastline, home to some unspoilt and wild beaches take notice of the two rivers, the Tinto and Odiel, which empty their water from the Aracena mountain range into the sea.
Huelva is much as you would expect it to be in the way of weather. Its average temperature is around 18 degrees Celsius on the coast and in the mountains it is only two degrees lower. The mountains receive most of the rain leaving the coastline high and dry. The first people to settle in this area were the Phoenicians closely followed by the Tartessians who were the ones who gave it its name of Onos Baal which is believed to be from the Baal Fort. Next in line of invaders was the Iberians. During the Roman era this province was referred to as Onuba Estuaria due to its location and people, who called themselves Onubenses. When copper reserves were discovered in the area the mining process had began. Later on the Taifas kingdom were the ones who built mosques, forts, walls and the maze of whitewashed villages scattered inland.
The construction of churches started all over this area when Alfonso X el Sabio conquered this area in 1258 to 1262. His regime also saw the building of castles along with fortifications to protect the province as well as its people. Huelva was to enter an era of importance in the 15th century; Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas bring back boat loads of precious metals. This period of prosperity came to a sudden halt when, in 1755, Huelva was completely destroyed by an earthquake.
From your SPANISH HOLIDAY RENTALS discover how Huelva experienced a few different economic bases with fishing being the first. This included the search for the ever elusive tuna along with shellfish that provided an income. Next was the discovery of copper, leading to the purchase of mines by the English in the 19th century. They bought the River Tinto copper mines and begin to build what was to become a Victorian neighbourhood: typically British. Once again the economic base was to change with the increase in industrial development in 1964 but at the same time the tourist trade began to increase as well. Today the economy is based around agriculture, mostly in strawberries, and fishing is still an important sector but the service industry supporting the tourist trade is moving rather fast in an ever upward direction.
