The rebuilding of the Abbatial Palace was ordered by the Abbot, Esteban Lorenzo Mendoza y Gatica, in 1781, who decided to build it in the expansion area of the city after leaving Castillo de la Mota in the upper part, endowing it with baroque and neoclassical elements
The church, also known as the Iglesia Abacial, is situated inside a high fortified enclosure, where in Islamic times there was a model Muslim medina with commercial and residential areas. After the re-conquest, King Alfonso XI ordered the razing of the mosque and the construction of a church on the site, dependent on the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Toledo and with a domain extending over a vast territory.
Municipal Museum is conserving, exhibiting and disseminating numerous artefacts of archaeological, ethnological, anthropological, paleontological, scientific and technical interest.
Construction of the Town Hall began in 1733. It is symmetrical with three elegant floors and a tower on each side. Inside, it preserves the banner and standard with which the city was reconquered.
The castle is connected to the seafront promenade with a walkway that ensures it is accessible at high tide. The castle is located on an island off shore from the mainland city. This island has been the subject of continuous settlements since ancient times It’s a popular spot for photographers, couples, and anyone wanting a peaceful, atmospheric walk. If you're visiting Cádiz, it's one of those must-see moments that captures the unique charm of the city’s coastal beauty and historical legacy..
This baroque-style church was founded in 1566 and rebuilt in the seventeenth century.
This church has its origins in the last years of the seventeenth century. Since 1680 there has been in the city a Convent to worship the Virgen del Carmen.
The church is part of the earlier Convent of San Agustín, of which only the old cloister is preserved, along with some rooms, and the chapel.
The church traces its origins to a chapel called Campo de la Jara that existed in the same location.
The church was the first to be built outside the city walls, that is, in the part of the city that is outside the Puertas de Tierra and the traditional historical center of the city.
The church is situated on the site of the old Mosque of Muslim Cádiz, on the orders of King Alfonso X “El Sabio”, (the wise) after he re-conquered of the city around 1263.
Iglesia de Santo Domingo is an important church constructed the master builders, Martín Calafate and Bartolomé Ruiz in 1650.
This Oratory (small chapel) is a unique architectural and artistic complex formed by two very different religious enclosures: an upper church and an underground chapel.
The Alameda de Apodaca is a cobble stone seafront promenade along the part of the sea wall on the northern side of the city overlooking the bay and the town of El Puerto de Santa María, on the other side.
The Casa del Almirante was built by Admiral Don Diego de Barrios, after whom it it is names. It was constructed around the last quarter of the seventeenth century, by reconstructing an earlier mansion. The property has a traditional local layout, the façade is topped with two viewing towers which are considered to be the oldest preserved towers in the city.
The Parque Genovés is the quintessential garden of the historic city of Cadiz and the largest green space in the city. Located on adjacent to the northern seafront promenade (Paseo Mirador Santa Bárbara) next to the Parador de Turismo hotel. Its origin dates back to the end of the eighteenth century, throughout its history it has undergone various extensions and remodelling.
The market is an important public building located in the heart of the old historic and traditional center of Cádiz. This remarkable and unique building was built in 1830. Architecturally it belongs to the new aesthetic trend of Cadiz neoclassicism, which has been popular in the city since the last decades of the eighteenth century.
The arch is one of the entrances to Cadiz city centre districts; the Pópulo neighborhood. It was the first Puerta de Tierra in the city and was located next to the Castle of the Villa.
Arco do la Rosa is another one of the entrances to the old town, it was named after the small chapel dedicated to the Virgen de la Rosa that was built above the arch.
This seventeenth century bastion is one of the many military fortifications that were created in the city of Cádiz facing the sea, and around the entire perimeter of the historic center. The Baluarte de la Candelaria is located at the Punta Candelaria the northern strategic point of the city that guards the entrance to Cadiz bay.
