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	“On the Banks of the Guadalquivir” International Festival Sanlúcar de Barrameda 5th to 21st August 2008  Music and Dance Festival The “On the Banks of the Guadalquivir” International Music Festival is held every August in the town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cadiz province). Performances by internationally prestigious orchestras and groups. The concerts and recitals take place on different stages around the town.	Sanlúcar de Barrameda Province: Cadiz / Autonomous Region: Andalusia Tourist Office: Calle Calzada del Ejército, s/n - 11540 Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cadiz) Tel. +34 956366110 Fax +34 956366132 http://www.aytosanlucar.org/index.asp?p=6683&c= 4670c07872d5314c6ad6ffa633d4a059   Sanlúcar de Barrameda, at the mouth of the Guadalquivir is an ancient port, an old fishing town , and renowned for the horse races along the beach in August. Sanlúcar de Barrameda is one of Spain's three better-known sherry-producing towns. (The other two are Jerez de la Frontera, for which sherry is named, and Cadiz. Many wine-lovers enjoy visiting its cellars. A seaside town, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, is also home to the oldest horse races in Spain and some of the oldest in Europe. The races take place, just before sunset, along the beach at the mouth of the river Guadalquivir every August within sight of thousands of spectators. Contested at distances of 1500 m and 1800m, these were the first-ever regulated horse races in Spain. Riders wear distinctive colours and caps