TRAVEL GUIDES DIRECTORY: COSTA DE LA LUZ SPAIN CÁDIZ

PLACES OF INTEREST

Cádiz is the place to go to when you have the time to see the sights of a great culture. There are lots of places to wander round and things to see here.

Cádiz boasts of a 260 km. coastline which contains enumerable beaches of white sandy shores. Cádiz has the reputation of being the oldest city in Europe and began as a trading post in 1100 BC. In the year 1812 the provincial government made the Liberal Constitution which is Spain´s first ever constitution.

The Cathedral of Cádiz

Cathedral opening times:
Monday to Saturday From 10:00am - 1:00pm, and 5:30 - 7:00pm

This is the most impressive landmark in Cádiz and from a distance it looks more like a mosque with a golden dome. It is 50 meters high and building work began in 1716 and completed on 1838. It has a Cathedral Museum which is home to an impressive collection which includes a crypt of the tomb of Manuel de Falla, a fine composer born in Cadiz and who won international recognition.

Torre TaviraTorre Tavira and Camara Obscura

The Tavira tower used to be part of the palace of a certain Marquis of Recano but it was named after its first watchman who is D. Antonio Tavira. It rises 45 meters above sea level and was considered the highest lookout point in Cadiz. Thus, it was designated as the official watchtower of the town.

Santa Cruz Church

This is a church divided into two distinctive areas which are the dark and simplistic oval chapel of the 18th century, and the upper elegantly decorated floor.

San Felipe Neri

The place where the first liberal constitution was drafted the provisional government and is now a place of pilgrimage for democracy lovers.

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