When I say we live in a tower, people's faces contort into question marks: "A tower? What do you mean, a tower... HLM? In Andalusia?" In Cadiz, it's more like, "Why live in a garage sale?" So that's what the [...]
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A walk around Cadiz often begins with a stroll around the historic center, the "casco antiguo". Cadiz is a peninsula. The "casco" looks like a chop (image found by Eli, second guiritana) surrounded by the Atlantic. There's no risk of getting lost along the sea - you'll always end up retracing your steps or turning "for
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On the corner of Calle Javier de Burgos. Very precisely. Look up and you'll see the archangel St. Michael triumphing over the devil. Why this statue? We live in this building and have asked ourselves this question, of course. Audio guides, written guides and tour guides all tell the same story.
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Gran Thetro Falla. Of course, the answer is in the question. And not only that. Yesterday, I went to visit the Gran Thetro Falla in Place Fragela, named after the wealthy Syrian merchant from Cadiz's heyday who built the unique four-tower edifice facing the port, now a hotel that las guiritanas recommend :
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A lovely book published on April 8, purchased from Libreria Manuel de Falla, Plaza de Mina, two doors down from the building where the composer was born. Most of "El poema del Cante Jondo", first printed in 1931, was composed by Federico García Lorca as early as November 1921. Less
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Holy Week is one of the most eagerly awaited feasts in the Spanish calendar. Christians commemorate Christ's Passion, from his triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, the day of his Resurrection. The date of Easter Sunday varies. No Holy Week is complete without the processions organized by
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Did you know? Eugène Delacroix, the painter of Romanticism, walked the streets and squares of Cadiz long before las guiritanas. A visit little known to most, but fortuitous for him. A chance encounter with Cadiz May 1832, Delacroix, already renowned for "La liberté guidant le peuple" (Liberty guiding the people), was stranded at the port of Cadiz.
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Cadiz's historic Casco Antiguo district is reminiscent of Havana (Cuba). So it's no surprise that the James Bond franchise set its cameras on the Andalusian Atlantic peninsula for "Die Another Day" in 2002. Icy American-Cuban relations oblige! Remember Halle Berry coming out of the water in front of James Bond?
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➽ La chronique de la tragédie en vidéo👇 https://lasguiritanas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Explosion-Cadix-1947.mp4 ➽ À découvrir aussi 🍀le documentaire espagnol " El cielo se puso rojo " -Diputación de Cádiz La résilience gaditane 70 ans après l'explosion, les stigmas semblent disparus. Cádiz and its province have lost none of their beauty, with natural parks, beaches and white villages. And the Gaditans
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Anda-luz! Las Ketchup is the name of an Andalusian group from Cordoba, initially made up of three sisters. They released the hit of summer 2002: "The Ketchup Song", or "Aserejé" in the Spanish version. Impossible to miss, we all danced to it. Almost 8 million records sold, number 1 in twenty
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