Los Caños de Meca
Zahora's broad, blonde beauty of a silky beach spreads northwest from Los Caños de Meca.
Must-see attractions in Cádiz Province
Cádiz
The revolutionary Cádiz Parliament of 1812 took place in this domed baroque church.
El Puerto de Santa María
Four blocks southwest of Plaza de España is El Puerto’s grand Plaza de Toros, built in 1880 with room for 15,000 spectators and still one of Andalucía’s…
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
At the top of Calle Cuesta de Belén you'll spot this beautiful neo-Mudéjar old-town palace, built as a 19th-century summer home for the aristocratic…
Grazalema
Grazalema's delicate wool shawls and blankets rose to fame in the 18th and 19th centuries. At this working textiles factory, 350m northwest of Plaza de…
Cádiz' White Towns
The old grain store of the Duques de Osuna, next to the castle, houses the tourist office, the fascinating Museo de la Frontera y los Castillos (devoted…
Centro de Interpretación de Cetáceos
Tarifa
At this portside visitors centre, learn all about striped and bottlenose dolphins, long-finned pilot whales, orcas (killer whales), sperm whales,…
Vejer de la Frontera
This 16th-century Renaissance church houses Vejer's Museo de Costumbres y Tradiciones, with displays highlighting local history and culture, including a…
Cádiz
Beneath stone arches on the lower levels of the imposing Puerta de Tierra, this colourful world-wandering collection highlights local puppetry…
Jerez de la Frontera
The Circuito de Jerez, on the A382 10km northeast of town, hosts several motorcycle- and car-racing events every year (usually in March, April or May),…
Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz
Zahara's compact old core is centred on the ruined Castillo de las Almadrabas, where Atlantic bluefin tuna caught through the Phoenician-origin almadraba…
Cádiz
After centuries as a military installation, this polygonal 1706 fort, on a small islet joined by a slim stone walkway to Playa de la Caleta, is now open…
Cádiz
Tucked into the bulky walls of the Puerta de Tierra, this museum contains a German-origin collection of lithographic machinery, limestone and prints from…
Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz
Crowning Medina Sidonia, this ruined castle sits on the most elevated point for miles around, on the site of a Roman military fortress turned 11th-century…
Arcos de la Frontera
Originally an 11th-century Moorish alcázar (fortress), Arcos' castle was extensively rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries. It's closed to the public,…
Cádiz
Cádiz' neoclassical town hall dominates Plaza San Juan de Dios. The building dates from around 1800, though a town hall has stood on this site since the…
Cádiz' White Towns
This dainty yellow-and-white chapel dates from the 20th century. Its slender, whitewashed Torre del Reloj (clock tower) is the only remaining element of…
Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís
Tarifa
Originally constructed in the 16th century, this whitewashed, tucked-away church now flaunts a mix of baroque and neoclassical styles, having been torn…
El Puerto de Santa María
Popular Playa de Valdelagrana, on the eastern side of the Río Guadalete, is backed by high-rise hotels and apartments and a strip of bars and restaurants…
Grazalema
Overlooking Grazalema's main square, with an austere stone facade topped by three ornamental pinnacles, the Iglesia de la Aurora was begun in 1760 but…
Iglesia de Santa María de Mesa
Cádiz' White Towns
Completed in 1779, the pastel-pink baroque Iglesia de Santa María de Mesa houses a small museum devoted to religious artefacts; among these, a 16th…
Cádiz' White Towns
At the top of town, Setenil's 12th-century castle was captured by the Christians just eight years before the fall of Granada. You can climb the 13th…
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Merced
Jerez de la Frontera
This 15th- to 17th-century church, with a sand-coloured baroque exterior, is home to the patron saint of Jerez, Nuestra Señora de la Merced (Our Lady of…
Iglesia Parroquial Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación
Cádiz' White Towns
Built over a Gothic-Mudéjar predecessor, Olvera's neoclassical top-of-the-town church was commissioned by the Duques de Osuna and completed in 1841.
El Puerto de Santa María
El Puerto’s most splendid church, the 15th- to 18th-century Iglesia Mayor Prioral dominates Plaza de España with its intricately carved facade.
Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz
Buzzy, cafe-sprinkled Plaza de España is dominated by Medina Sidonia's 17th-century, baroque-neoclassical ayuntamiento (town hall).
El Puerto de Santa María
Built in 1735, the four-spouted Fountain of the Royal Galleys, by the riverfront, is where America-bound ships drew their water.
Jerez de la Frontera
A couple of blocks northeast of Jerez' cathedral stands the handsome 16th-century old town hall.
Monumento a las Cortes Liberales
Cádiz
Constructed between 1912 and 1929, this monument honours Cádiz' 1812 constitution, La Pepa.
Jerez de la Frontera
A lovely 15th-century Mudéjar church, a couple of blocks northeast of Jerez' cathedral.
Cádiz
This 17th-century fort on the northern edge of the old town is now a cultural centre.
El Puerto de Santa María
Little Playa de la Muralla is just west of the upmarket Puerto Sherry marina.
