Cádiz is located on a peninsula that juts out from a bay and is almost completely surrounded by the sea. His story is exciting. Named Gadir by the Phoenicians, who founded their trading post in 1100 BC. C., later it was controlled by the Carthaginians, until it became a prosperous Roman port. It sank into oblivion under the Visigoths and Arabs, but reached great splendor in the early 16th century as a starting point for the journey to the newly discovered lands of America.
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Cádiz was later assaulted by Sir Francis Drake, in the fight to gain control of trade with the New World, and managed to resist the siege of Napoleon’s army, a fact that the people of Cádiz still report with pride. At the beginning of the 19th century, Cádiz became the bastion of Spain’s anti-monarchical and liberal movement, as a result of which, the country’s first Constitution was declared here, in Cádiz, in 1812.
Some of the city’s 18th-century walls still stand. Cádiz’s old and central town is famous for its picturesque charm and many of the buildings reflect the city’s ties to other lands. It is worth visiting the city’s Cathedral and the churches of Santa Cruz and San Felipe Neri, which is famous throughout Spain for being the place where, defying Napoleon’s siege, the provisional government with its own liberal Constitution was established. Other points of interest are the Roman Theater, La Santa Cueva, home to several Goya paintings, and stately mansions such as the Casa del Almirante and the Casa de las Cadenas. Magnificent, the archaeological pieces of the Museum of Cádiz, highlighting the Punic sarcophagi and the Torre Tavira with its dark chamber that reveals the labyrinthine geography of Cádiz from the air.
The old city looks quite Moorish in appearance and is intriguing, with narrow cobbled streets opening onto small squares. The golden dome of the cathedral looms over long white houses and the whole place has a slightly decadent air. It only takes a few hours to walk around the perimeter of the old town, passing through Campo del Sur, La Caleta and El Parque Genovés and La Alameda Apodaca, lovely walks with panoramic views of the bay.
Walking relaxed aimlessly through the center is one of the joys of Cádiz. In Puertas de Tierra, the new part, we find immense ocean beaches, where you can walk beyond the entrance of the city, reaching the salt flats. The presence of the sea guides the life of the Cadiz who adapts to the turns of the wind and the tides. It also offers great beaches for spending the day either in the fishing area of La Caleta in the heart of the old town or just outside the city walls, the large open beaches of Playa Victoria and Playa de Las Mujeres. One can also go fishing or hire boats to explore the magnificent seascape, or catch the local ferry from the port to visit the nearby towns (on the other side of the bay) of el Puerto Santa Maria and Rota. Its rich and diverse inherited culture and maritime character make up the city, with a tradition of liberalism and tolerance that was maintained during the years of the Franco dictatorship in its songs and songs and continues to be one of its best values today
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