Muelle de la sal

"The entire port area that went from the Torre del Oro to the Puente de Barcas was very active, and this particular dock was called the Barranco dock. Today, the only thing that retains the name "del Barranco" are a series of iron architecture ships built by the Seville company Portilla, White and Co. and which are located in the area. The name it has today is due to the fact that it was used to unload salt that arrived in candrayes from the salt mines of Cadiz. This salt, initially intended for distribution in Seville, later became the supply of fishing boats that came to Seville to unload and sell their catch at the Barranco market, also close to the bridge, but upriver. Before setting out to sea for a new fishing season, they partly filled their holds with ice and salt, the only way to keep the caught fish in good condition until they returned to port. On the same dock was the Barrera ice factory, which supplied it, already chopped, directly to the boat. Hielos Barrera is a company with its headquarters in Cadiz that still exists today. In the mid-1960s, the ease of road transport and the use of refrigeration equipment installed on board put an end to the use of this dock. In 1992, in the context of the 1992 Universal Exhibition commemorating the 5th Centenary of the Discovery of America, the monument to Tolerance, a work by the sculptor Chillida, was placed on the dock."

"This is one of the local spots to have a bottle of wine, cheese, picnic, or beers. One side is a green space and the other is paved with old stones, but both offer a buzz of local energy at sunset. "