Day 9 – Cadiz – Spain
Beautiful sunrise in Bay of Cadiz. Tour of what is believed to be Europe’s oldest city today. Cadiz sits on a sliver of land ( 6 miles x 2 miles) almost entirely surrounded by water. Seems a pretty relaxed quiet city, pretty buildings mostly cream coloured, bit of ochre colour here and there in neo-classical style, Lots of parks. The streets are mainly narrow winding alleys, shops at the bottom and apartments up top – some nice window boxes, wrought iron balconies, building decor and of course washing waving in the breeze! In some places buildings are only one room wide and you can look through arch ways to beautiful patios and tiled areas.
Nice to just wander, look at market stalls, smell the churros and chocolate, enjoy gelato/icecream and coffee. Quick peak at the cathedral (seen more than a few now) – this one took 116 years to complete and is huge (one of biggest in Spain) with gold tiled dome. Built using local oyster stone and limestone. Unfortunately the roof inside has some ‘disease’ and is breaking down – there are nets slung up to catch the bits that fall!
Some impressive seawalls surround the city – The Murrals de San Carlos. Big monument to celebrate democracy.
