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Cathedral

Plaza de la Catedral s/n

11005 Cádiz

Tlf: 95 628.61.54

 

Photos Cathedral CÁDIZ The facade is a play of concave and convex surfaces flanked by two towers topped by small temples, resembling two astronomical observatories.

Alcázar

Alameda Vieja s/n

11403 Jerez de la Frontera

Tlf: 95 633.73.06

 

Photos Alcázar CÁDIZ It is from here that you will have the most beautiful view of the Cathedral.. The Alcázar forms part of the fortified 4000m long surrounding wall erected by the Almohades in the 12C, the remains of which are still visible in the streets.

Monastery of Nuestra Señora de la Victoria

Plaza de la Estación s/n

11500 El Puerto de Santa María

 

The exuberant decorations on the portal, flanked by two buttresses extended by elaborate pinnacles, contrasts with the simple exterior.

Bullfight

Plaza de Toros s/n

11500 El Puerto de Santa María

 

Photos Bullfight CÁDIZ The bullring, built in 1880, is one of the largest in Spain with a diameter of 60 m and seating for up to 12,000 spectators. The massive exterior with its multiple arches contrasts with the lightness of the interior.

Baelo Claudia

Playa de Bolonia

Tarifa

 

Photos Baelo Claudia CÁDIZ This very well preserved archeological site reveals the amazing past of a place that was formerly a Roman industrial centre. The Natural surroundings, beach of Bolonia, are of spectaculary beautiful.

Puertas de tierra

Cádiz

 

The Puertas de Tierra (Earth Gate) establish the limit between the old city and extrawalls of the new city. In its center is the main entrance of the city and during long time unique entered by earth.

Cathedral of Jerez

Plaza de la Encarnación s/n

Jerez de la Frontera

 

Photos Cathedral of Jerez CÁDIZ Built on the site of a mosque, the collegial church of the Saviour was one of the first churches consecrated after the Reconquest. The present church is one of the largest religious buildings in Jerez.

Puerco Tower

Loma del Puerco

Chiclana de la Frontera, Conil de la Frontera

 

Puerco Tower is located in the called -loma del Puerco-, next to La Barrosa Beach, in the municipal term of Chiclana de la Frontera.

Royal Prison

C/ Concepción Arenal s/n

11006 Cádiz

Tlf: 95 624.62.30

 

Built in 1792 by the local architect Torcuato Benjumeda, the Royal prison was the first neoclassical building in Cadiz and is wholly representative of this style in Andalusia.

Hospital de Mujeres

C/ Hospital de Mujeres s/n

11002 Cádiz

 

This is one of the main Baroque buildings in Cadiz. The building is organised around two patios linked by a wonderful monumental staircase under a vault.

Oratorio de la Santa Cueva

C/ Rosario s/n

11004 Cádiz

Tlf: 95 622.22.62

 

This small chapel, a jewel of the neoclassical art, has exuberant decoration. In an elliptical shape, it is covered with a lunette dome borne on ionic columns.

Torre Tavira

c/ Marqués del Real Tesoro 10

11001 Cádiz

Tlf: 95 621.29.10

 

Photos Torre Tavira CÁDIZ In the 17C and 18C, the traders of Cadiz had more than 160 towers built to watch the arrivals of their boats but also as symbols of wealth and prestige.

Cabildo

Plaza del Mercado s/n

11403 Jerez de la Frontera

 

Its Renaissance façade has, as the main elements of its decoration, grotesques and cupids alongside Hercules and Julius Caesar and flanked by the Cardinal Virtues.

Casa Domecq

Alameda Cristina s/n

11403 Jerez de la Frontera

Tlf: 95 615.15.00

 

This elegant late 18C building is typical of the Baroque palaces of Jerez. Note especially the highly decorated marble doorway.

La Cartuja

Medina Cartuja s/n

11401 Jerez de la Frontera

 

The Charterhouse was founded in 1477. The Greek-Roman style portal is by Andrés de Ribera. The flamboyant gothic church has a highly decorated baroque facade.

Real Escuela Andaluza de Arte Ecuestre

Avda. Duque de Abrantes s/n

11407 Jerez de la Frontera

 

In a fine private house in 19C French style, built by Charles Garnier (the architect of the Paris Opera) and surrounded by well-kept gardens, the Royal Andalucian School of Equestrian Art has established its offices.

Conjunto arqueológico romano

C 346

11170 Medina-Sidonia

 

This unusual group of more than 30 metres of underground galleries used to belong to a system of water conduits designed by Roman engineers in the 1C AD.

Alcázar y villa vieja

11170 Medina-Sidonia

 

This was once the site of the Arab fortress that in 1264 became a Christian stronghold inside of which an inhabited quarter was built until the 16C. It was abandoned and used as a quarry.

Arco de la Pastora

C/ Espíritu Santo s/n

11170 Medina-Sidonia

 

With the Sun and Belén Arches, one of the three gates remaining from the medieval era. Built in the 10C, it is made up of a double broken horseshoe arch, carried by two large marble columns, probably of Phoenecian origin.

Ermita de los Santos Mártires Justo y Pastor

A 390

11170 Medina-Sidonia

 

Founded by Bishop Pimenio in 630, the hermitage is one of the oldest churches in Andalucia. Its sturdy medieval tower is probably of Roman origin.

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