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Cádiz (/ k ə ˈ d ɪ z / kə-DIZ, US also / ˈ k eɪ d ɪ z, ˈ k æ d-, ˈ k ɑː d-/ KAY-diz, KA(H)D-iz, Spanish:) is a city in Spain and the capital of the Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia.
- Castle of San Sebastián. Part of the joy of this 18th-century fortress comes from the journey. The fortification is at the end of Paseo Fernando Quiñones, a long stone causeway that runs from the northwestern edge of the city.
- Playa La Caleta. For Cádiz residents this bay on the west side of the city’s oceanfront is more than just a beach: It’s a postcard setting with huge historical importance as Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Romans all moored their ship in this natural harbour in ancient times.
- Playa de la Victoria. Running up almost the entire western side of Cádiz is the 2.8 kilometre-long Playa de la Victoria, often rated as Europe’s best urban beach and up with the best of any kind in Spain.
- Gran Teatro Falla. This fine 19th-century concert hall is in the neo-mudéjar style, reviving medieval Moorish design, and is one of the city’s top landmarks.
Discover Cádiz, the oldest city in Western Europe, with its rich heritage, beaches and cuisine. Explore the Costa de la Luz, the Doñana National Park and the events in this Andalusian destination.
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The past runs deep in Cadiz, where cobbled medieval streets spill out into whitewashed Spanish plazas and Roman ruins. As one of Europe’s oldest cities, it has the feel of an urban island, marked almost entirely by beaches and ultramarine harbors dotted with fishing boats.
Jun 6, 2023 · One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, Cádiz has maintained a character of its own. Over 120 watchtowers dominate the city skyline, a legacy of its former life as a...
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Cádiz is generally considered to be the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in Europe, founded as Gadir by the Phoenicians in about 1100 BC. Now well into its fourth millennium, the ancient centre, surrounded almost entirely by water, is a romantic jumble of sinuous streets where Atlantic waves crash against eroded sea walls, cheerful ...
