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About Cadiz

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Overview:  The Cadiz is known for its colorful and vibrant carnivals in the world.

It is located in the South of Spain on the Atlantic coast. Cadiz is a beautiful old city with the maze of pedestrian streets squares and Moorish architecture that is well worth a visit. This town has beautiful plazas that are sure to entertain you as they are full of life. Cadiz is a world-class destination in itself and is worth investing your time here for the holidays. It offers fantastic shopping, wonderful beaches and beauty everywhere. Cadiz is popular amongst the surfers also, as it is one of the few places in Spain to offer great weather and high waves.

Tourist Attractions - Best Places to visit:  The best places are:

Palaces and Castles in Cadiz: these churches depicts the royal and rich past of Cadiz. Some of them are: Puerta Tierra, San Sebastián castle, Santa Catalina Castle, Baluarte de la Candelaria, Arco de los Blancos etc.

Cathedrals and Churches in Cadiz: Nuestra Señora de las Angustias, del Caminito Church, San Antonio de Padua Parish Church, Oratorio de la Santa Cueva Church etc.

Things to do:  Cadiz is a port city with lot of things to keep the visitors occupied. It has numerous avenues, street squares and gardens where you ca or soak yourself in the atmosphere. You can also go to any of the popular museums like:

The Archeological Museum Real Academia de Bellas Artes Museum The Municipal Museum

Shopping:  Cadiz offers you a world class shopping experience. You can buy men’s and women’s clothing, accessories, china, glassware, local crafts, wine etc from the street of Avenida del Puerto and Plaza del San Juan Dias. The local markets here are equally popular amongst the tourists.

Activities:  Hunting is a well-liked pastime in this town where there are 60 hunting reserves. Cadiz has a pristine coastline that provides great opportunity for various water sports like surfing, diving, sailing etc. Lot of people enjoy fishing and riding jet-skis. The mountainous region in Cadiz offers adventurous sports like as hand gliding, bungee jumping, cycling, pot holing and horse riding etc. Golf is also a popular sport amongst the locals.

Entertainment:  Cadiz has a captivating nightlife, centered on a battalion of nightclubs like the famous ones is Los Remedios. Cadiz‘s clubs are open the whole night.

Local Transport:  The buses and taxis are the most commonly used local transport over here. Another option is to take ferry to avoid parking hassles.

Getting Around:  Flight is the easiest way to reach Cadiz, which has services both domestic and international flights. You can even get here by road or by train.

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Food:  Cadiz delicacies have fenician, roman, arab and colonical traits. Delicious fresh seafood, fish soups and rice dishes as well as the dishes made with game, beef, goat, pork, river trout and vegetable-based stews are popular and easily available. The wine is very important component of the food here.

Country:  Spain

Area:  7436km²

Population:  128,000

Languages:  Spanish and English

Currency:  Euro

Region:  Cadiz

Geographic Coordination:  36°32′N 006°18′W

Climate and Weather:  It has a mixed climate partly Mediterranean and partly Atlantic. The summer is hot and dry and winter is cool.

Best time to visit:  May to October