Reviews of the prestigious hotels of Cadiz. The city of Cadiz is an amazing place to explore on foot. Situated at the end of a peninsula, Cadiz is surprisingly compact and easy to navigate, even for the most timid of visitors. Its cathedral, its ancient walls, its old fortifications, and its narrow streets all work to invite the visitor into the city's heart and engulf them in the soul of the place.
Explore Cádiz, the ancient port city brimming with history, culture, and sunshine. Our Things to see in Cadiz unveils the best best of this captivating city.
Few people who saw the James Bond movie, Die Another Day, could forget the scene where Halle Berry strolls slinkily out of the sea watched by an appreciative 007. That beach was La Caleta, the island with the DNA replacement clinic was the Castillo San Sebastian, and the city of Havana itself, complete with 1950s American cars, none other than Cadiz.
The city of Cadiz is an amazing place to explore on foot. Situated at the end of a peninsula, Cadiz is surprisingly compact and easy to navigate, even for the most timid of visitors. Its cathedral, its ancient walls, its old fortifications, and its narrow streets all work to invite the visitor into the city's heart and engulf them in the soul of the place.
ECCO is a cultural space, showcasing various mediums of art, with occasional daytime and evening events.
The vote for the poster for Carnival 2025 in Cadiz has been mired in controversy. One of the entries was disqualified for using artificial intelligence, and the vote was postponed after the discovery of possible plagiarism in another poster. This turned out not to be the case, so three of the four finalists went through to the final stage, where a public vote would determine the winner, who would receive a prize of 6,000 euros.
As one of Spain's major ports during the 16th century, Cadiz copied the carnival of Venice, a city with which it had much trade, and since then it has become the liveliest and most dazzling carnival town in mainland Spain, famous for its amusing and creative characters and satirical song groups.
Festival de Música Española the 2024 edition held between Friday 15th and Sunday 24th November 2024, presents a total of 35 concerts and activities in 13 different venues throughout Cádiz.
Festival de Música Española (Spanish music festival), a ten-day musical extravaganza dedicated to one the city’s most formidable composers, Manuel de Falla.
Cádiz Club de Fútbol is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalucia. Known for their passionate fanbase and fighting spirit, the club has had a rollercoaster journey through the divisions.
2025 is the eleventh edition, taking place on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd August 2024 in Muelle Reina Victoria in Cadiz port area in the eastern bay side of the city, close to the city centre.
In the heart of Cádiz old city, Codigo de Barra is a small Michelin one-Star restaurant owned by Dutch chef Leon Griffioen and his wife Paqui Marquez.
Traditional festivals in Cadiz inclued Three Kings, Carnival, Holy Week, May Crosses. In Novemeber there is the important Festival de Music Española de Cadiz Manuel de Falla.
The castle is the oldest military construction in Cádiz city. Construction began in 1598 to improve the city's defences, two years after Anglo-Dutch troops sacked the city.
Cadiz train station is located off Plaza de Sevilla on the eastern or bay side of the city near the port. The old station building is located behind the Aduana (customs) building and the trains depart from the new station building with is behind the old.
Cadiz Museum incorporates both the Fine Arts & Archaeology museums. Also of interest are the municipal historical museum, the Cathedral Museum, Puppet Museum, Lithographic museum, the Museum of the Cortes or Constitution and Casa Pinillos a cultural space for temporary exhibitions.
Below is a selection of excursions from Cadiz city to locations outside the city of Cadiz. If you are interested in local guided tours of the city of Cadiz itself they are found on our Cadiz tour page.
Here is a list of city tours that you can do in Cadiz.. If you are interested in a day trip or an excursions from Cadiz city to Seville or Jerez or villages in the countryside If you are interested they are found on our Cadiz excursions page.
Cadiz is a small city, interestingly located on a peninsula meaning it is surrounded by beautiful beaches and sea. Cadiz offers many of the thrills found in a city from modern bars and restaurants to suave bars and historic monuments but is also set in an idilic coastal surrounding.
