Again another late post from the Moors Roadtrip 😎

Travelling down from Seville to Marbella we stopped off for a whistle stop tour of Cadiz and a spot of lunch.

Cádiz is an ancient port city in the Andalucia region of southwestern Spain. The home of the Spanish Navy, the port boomed in the 16th-century as a base for exploration and trade. It has more than 100 watchtowers, including the iconic Torre Tavira, which was traditionally used for spotting ships. On the waterfront is the domed, 18th-century Cádiz Cathedral, featuring baroque and neoclassical elements.

Driving into Cadiz we crossed a spectacular bridge to access the old town.

Castle of San Sebastián

Part of the fun of this 18th-century fortress comes from the journey to get to it as the fortification is at the end of Paseo Fernando Quiñones, a long stone causeway that runs from the northwestern edge of the city.

The fortress buildings are from 1706, but the lighthouse here has Muslim origins.

As it’s so detached from the mainland, for much of its lifespan the Castle of San Sebastián was used as a prison or for quarantines.

Nowadays  exhibitions and concerts are held here, and scenes from the Bond film, Die Another Day were shot at the castle.

Gran Teatro Falla

This fine 19th-century concert hall is in the neo-mudéjar style, reviving medieval Moorish design, and is one of the city’s top landmarks.

Cádiz Cathedral

The cathedral is from the 1700s and combines baroque, rococo and neo-classical styles.

In this period Cádiz was going through a boom thanks to trade with the West Indies, Central and South America, which explains the building’s nickname of “Cathedral of the Americas”.

Cadiz is another lovely city with beautiful buildings on every street and there is a real buzz about the place with gorgeous golden beaches and fabulous restaurants and glorious sunshine 🌞

And yes we had a lovely lunch 😝