Tourism in Cadiz

Cadiz is a city worth visiting, especially in summer, which is mainly a place for Spanish tourists to travel and spend their holidays. Cadiz has both beautiful ancient cities and good beaches.

sand beach

Cadiz has some of the most beautiful beaches in Spain.

Caleta Beach

Caleta Beach (-{La Playa de la Caleta}-) is the most popular beach in Cadiz, and it is sung in many carnival songs. This is the beach of the old town, between two castles. At low tide, it is about 400 meters long and 30 meters wide.

Victoria beach

Most tourists and locals go to Victoria Beach, which is about 3 kilometers long and has an average width of 50 meters. The beach is quite flat and there are no stones. There is a street away from the new town. There are many shops and restaurants on the other side of the street. There is also a sports ground on the beach, where visitors can rent umbrellas, loungers and water skiing.

Barosa Beach

Barosa Beach is the most beautiful section of the Sunshine Coast, with a total length of 9 kilometers and covered with white sand beaches. St. Peter Spa Resort Barcelona, which is the closest to the beach, is a hotel managed by the famous Spanish Barcelona Group, and it is also the closest hotel to Barosa Beach. There are small bars, restaurants and palm-shaded armchairs in Basse Ro Hotel on the beach, and percussion music with African tribal characteristics will be played live on the beach.

In addition, there are three Little Beach in Cadiz.

Important building

Cadiz is the oldest city in western Europe, with many beautiful historical buildings.

cathedral

The most famous building in Cadiz is its cathedral, which was built in 1260, but it was built on the site of the old cathedral that was destroyed by fire in 1596. The construction of this new baroque cathedral began at 1776, and the total construction time was 1 16. Its style has changed several times during the construction process. At first, it was designed according to the pattern of baroque architecture, but rococo elements were introduced in the construction process, and finally neoclassicism factors were combined. There are many paintings and relics left by old churches and other temples in its small teaching hall.

grand theatre

The original Cadiz Grand Theatre was built in 187 1, but it was burnt down in 188 1. Today's Grand Theatre was built on the old site of Laoda Theatre from 1884 to 1905. Its surface is paved with red bricks, and its style is Mudhar style. After being rebuilt in 1920, it was renamed Fa Ya Grand Theatre to commemorate the famous composer Manuel de Falla y Matheu who was buried in the cathedral. 1980 has been in disrepair for a long time and has now been repaired.

municipal government

The municipal government of the old city was built in two stages. The first stage started at 1799, and the style was neoclassical. The second phase begins at 186 1.

Ta Villata

/kloc-In the 8th century, there were more than 160 watchtowers in Cadiz, which merchants used to observe the arriving ships. Today, Villata is the tallest watchtower in existence at that time. There is a darkroom where visitors can see the panoramic view of the projected old city through the principle of pinhole projection.

city wall

The walls of Cadiz began in16th century, but many parts of the past have disappeared. It was originally composed of multi-storey city walls, but today there is only one layer left. In order to meet the needs of modern transportation, two big openings were made in the city wall in the 20th century. Today, these two arches are the main access to the old city.

High tension line frame

There are two specially designed high-voltage power lines across Cadiz Bay, which are 158 meters high and carry two high-voltage lines. They are composed of hexagonal steel structures with a beam carrying wires at the top.