The best of Culture in Cadiz City

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The best of Culture in Cadiz City
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The best of culture in the city of Cádiz

Cádiz city is an ideal place for you to discover the three-thousand-year-old heritage that can be found here and learn all about it, especially if you are a culture lover.

Cádiz boasts a wealth of items of great cultural value: the Cathedral, many churches, Phoenician ruins, museums and so on.

All this will undoubtly make you enjoy your visit to the city of Cádiz.

Cádiz is not only renowned for its beautiful architecture, but also for the less “tangible” culture: for example, flamenco. If you visit Cádiz you should attend a live flamenco show. Surely, it won’t leave you indifferent!

What is more, the local cuisine is undoubtedly part of our culture. When you visit Cádiz, trying the typical coastal food is something that you must do.

In conclusion, if you are a real culture aficionado, Cádiz is one of the best cities to spend unforgettable holidays. Don’t hesitate to check out our website TUDESTINO to find all useful info about the magical city of Cádiz.

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Plaza del Mentidero
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Plaza del Mentidero (“Mentidero Square”) is located in a very interesting place for tourists. Close to Plaza de San Antonio, the Falla Theatre, the Genovese Park and the Alameda Apodaca. Its construction began in 1755 to complete that part of the town. There are two curiosities about this place that we would like you to...

Baluarte de la Candelaria
4.7
The Baluarte de la Candelaria was built on a projection angle of land in 1672. The strategic location between San Felipe and the fortifications near La Caleta beach meant a great improvement for the protection of the western front. It is the most ambitious defensive structure built in Cádiz in the second half of the...

Church of La Merced
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The Church of La Merced was part of the Convent of the Barefoot Mercedarian order, in Cádiz. It was founded in the 17th century at the behest of the Dukes of Medina Sidonia, who were protectors of such order. Because of the destruction occurred from the 19th century confiscations, today only the main façade and...

Plaza San Juan de Dios
4.6
Plaza San Juan de Dios is the Major medieval square in Cádiz. It has been the administrative and commercial centre of the city since the 16th century. It housed, until the construction of the Central Market, fixed stalls. Open to the harbour and near the main wall of the old town, there are interesting buildings....

Church of San Antonio
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The Church of San Antonio, built on a hermitage, was inaugurated in the 17th century in Cadiz. It has undergone several reforms. Among them, the most important one was during the 19th century. It has a Latin-cross plan with three naves. On the outside, the main façade stands out. It is very striking, with high...

Chapel of Nuestra Señora del Pópulo
4.3
The Chapel of Nuestra Señora del Pópulo is built on top of the Arco del Pópulo. This was the primitive gateway to the sea in the medieval Cádiz. It has its origin in 1587, when a canvas representing the Virgen del Pópulo, by painter Antonio Franco, was placed on the outside of the opening of...

Gadir Archaeological Site
4.0
Gadir Archaeological Site (Yacimiento Arqueológico Gadir) exposes the result of the excavation carried out from 2006 on which strata of urban occupation were discovered since the end of the ninth century BC. C to the present. The shortage of Phoenician architectural remains found so far made this place a must to discover the ways of...

Plaza de España and Monument to the Courts
4.0
Plaza de España (“Spain Square”) is one of the most iconic and well known places of the city of Cadiz. In the centre, surrounded by gardens, the Monument to the Courts is located. Built in the early 20h century, it commemorates the Constitution of 1812 and was designed by sculptor Aniceto Marinas and architect Modesto...

Church of El Rosario
4.9
The Church of El Rosario has its origin from a hermitage of the 16th century that was home to the Augustinian nuns in Cádiz. It has been renovated several times and the current style is the work of Torcuato Benjumeda. The temple housed the Confraternity of the Virgen del Rosario de los Negros, from which...

Arco de los Blanco
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The Arco de los Blanco was known as Puerta de Tierra, but not to be confused with the current one. It was located right beside the village’s castle, in Cádiz. To the original arched opening, different constructions were added. These transformed its original appearance. Its name comes from a family that rose, in the 17th...

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