Unusual, unknown Cadiz. ➽ DISCOVER Cádiz through its daily life, its men and women, its history, its artistic culture, its unusual customs and legends.
The high-rises of Cádiz, or Cádiz from above. When I say we live in a high-rise, people’s faces contort into question marks. In France, that translates to: “A high-rise? What do you mean, a tower… public housing? In Andalusia?” In Cádiz, it’s more like: “Why live in a storage unit?” So that’s what the […]
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Cadiz is the oldest city in Europe. That's all it takes to make it ground zero for all true facts and legends. To meet the gaditans and listen to the guides is to realize that the people of Cadiz love legends: their powdered sugar. First they put it on cakes, then they sprinkle it over the top.
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A stroll through Cádiz often begins with a wander through the historic center, the “casco antiguo.” Cádiz is a peninsula. The “casco” resembles a pork chop (a comparison coined by Eli, a second-generation local) surrounded by the Atlantic. There’s no risk of getting lost if you follow the coastline; you’ll always end up back where you started or turning “to
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The historic district of Cádiz, the “Casco Antiguo,” has a certain Havana (Cuba) vibe. So it’s no surprise that the James Bond franchise set up its cameras on the peninsula along Andalusia’s Atlantic coast for “Die Another Day” in 2002. Given the frosty U.S.-Cuba relations at the time! Remember Halle Berry stepping out of the water in front of James Bond?
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Did you know? Eugène Delacroix, the Romantic painter, wandered the narrow streets and squares of Cádiz long before the guiritanas. It was a stay that few people know about, and one that was quite fortuitous for him. By chance, he found himself in Cádiz in May 1832; Delacroix, already renowned for “Liberty Leading the People,” was stranded at the port of
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➽ Watch the video coverage of the tragedy 👇 https://youtu.be/tajYQOu8rWk ➽ Also check out 🍀 the Spanish documentary “El cielo se puso rojo” – Cádiz Provincial Council. Cádiz’s resilience: 70 years after the explosion, the scars seem to have faded. Cádiz and its province have lost none of their beauty, with natural parks, beaches, and whitewashed villages. And the people of Cádiz
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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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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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At the corner of “Calle Javier de Burgos.” To be precise. Look up: you’ll see a statue of the Archangel Saint Michael triumphing over the devil. Why is there a statue there? We live in this building, and naturally, we’ve asked ourselves that question. Audio guides, written guides, and tour guides all tell the same story. It
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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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