Cadiz

Cadiz is Europe's oldest city. Originating from 1100 and founded by the Phoenicians, although legend has it that Hercules himself founded Cadiz. Cadiz sits on a fist shaped piece of land sticking into the sea.

A lovely place to visit with seafront, gardens and open squares, and the old town with high turreted houses and narrow alleys.

Worth visiting are the cathedral, with a golden dome and which is one of the largest in Spain.

Behind the cathedral a first century Roman theatre has been excavated. North of the cathedral is the Torre Tavira, an eighteenth century mansion with a tall tower which was the city's watchtower in the eighteenth century. This has now been converted into a camera obscura.

Cadiz Cathedral

There is a museum, the Museo de Cadiz which has a large art gallery including works by Rubens and a chuch, the chapel of the Hospital de las Mujeraes which houses 'St Francis in Ecstasy' by El Greco.