Balsas de Fosfoyesos

Balsas de Fosfoyesos is in Andalusia, Spain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Estadio Nuevo Colombino and Fontanilla.

Estadio Nuevo Colombino

Stadium

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Estadio Nuevo Colombino is a multi-purpose stadium in Huelva, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Recreativo de Huelva. Estadio Nuevo Colombino is situated 3½ km west of Balsas de Fosfoyesos.

Fontanilla

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The Fontanilla is the former public fountain of Palos de la Frontera in Spain where, according to tradition, these fountains provided the water for the ships of Christopher Columbus's first voyage—the Santa María, the Niña, and the Pinta—when, on 3 August… Fontanilla is situated 2½ km southeast of Balsas de Fosfoyesos.

Train Station of Huelva

Railway station

Photo: Jose A., CC BY 2.0.

Train Station of Huelva is a railway station, which is situated 2½ km west of Balsas de Fosfoyesos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palos de la Frontera and Huelva.

Palos de la Frontera

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Palos de la Frontera is a town of 11,000 people in Andalucia, Spain. Probably most important for Palos is that Christopher Columbus developed his plans here and started his discovery with support of the people in Palos.

Huelva

Photo: E. Corvilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Huelva is a city of 144,000 people in Andalucia, on the Gulf of Cádiz coast, in the estuary formed by the confluence of the Odiel and Tinto rivers. It draws visitors for its historical sites connected to Christopher Columbus, and for its historic pier, the Muelle de Rio Tinto.