TRAVEL GUIDES DIRECTORY: CADIZ SPAIN
PLACES OF INTEREST
Pueblos Blancos
Other picturesque Cadiz fixtures are the white towns or Pueblos Blancos along the coastline. From the area in Tarifa towards the Cadiz city proper, quaint white towns like Arcos de la Frontera, Chiclana de la Frontera and Vejer de la Frontera attract many tourist and real estate investors because of its pristine locations: white washed houses nestled on hilltops, with a front view of the ocean and the lush mountains as a perfect backdrop. Many of these white houses usually crowd around an ancient building or castle, adding to its allure and beauty. The term de la frontera which frequently follows as a suffix for the white town name, refers to the town s border position in history.
Pylons of Cadiz
Within Cadiz City, there are 2 pylons that serve the electrical power line that crosses the Cadiz bay. A bizarre construction that started out of the limitations of the times, the Pylons of Cadiz is now one of the popular sights to see in the city. Known for its unconventional structure -- one narrow grid steel framework, and a crossbar on top that serve as the conductor -- these pylons were built when steel factories in Spain could not produce large steel frameworks and importation was not possible because of the bans instigated by the regime of military leader Francisco Franco . Both pylons completed construction in 1955 and stand at 158 meters in height.
Sherry Towns
Cadiz Province is known for its sherry wines. The strong sun in the area gives an extra sweetness to the grapes used to make sherry, thus its distinction from other types of wines. Many of this fortified wine producers are nestled in the so-called Sherry Triangle bordered by the towns of Jerez de la Frontera, San Lucar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa Maria.
San Lucar de Barrameda , which lies on the northern tip of the Sherry triangle, is known for its manzanilla wine, characterized by a faint salty taste due to its directly seaside environment. The old port town of Puerto de Santa Maria is known for a locally produced sherry called fino described to have a very light and dry texture. Jerez de la frontrera is where the term Sherry originated, when British wine merchants could not pronounce the word Jerez. Many of these merchants from the Sherry triangle still produce and trade these sherry wines up to the present. Their wine manufacturing sites, more popularly called bodegas, offer guided tours through the production complex and a well-awaited wine tasting session afterwards.
For more information on Cadiz Spain please visit Cadizspain.net, offering the most complete information about Cadiz Spain.
|
