Cádiz

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Introducing Cádiz

Once past the coastal marshes and industrial sprawl around Cádiz, you emerge into an elegant, civilized port city of largely 18th- and 19th-century construction. Cádiz is crammed onto the head of a promontory like some huge, overcrowded, ocean-going ship, and the tang of salty air and ocean vistas are never far away. It has a long and fascinating history, absorbing monuments and museums and some enjoyable places to eat and drink – yet it’s the people of Cádiz, the gaditanos, who make the place truly special. Warm, open, cultured and independent-minded, most gaditanos are concerned chiefly to make the most of life – whether simply enjoying each other’s company in the city’s bars or plazas, or indulging in Spain’s most riotous spring carnival.

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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009

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    by alternapop 31 May 2012

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