To lead a dog's life, "tener una vida de perro" in Spanish, or to live a painful and trying situation. But in the literal sense, what's it like to lead a dog's life in Cadiz? We interviewed Fitz, a "perrotano" fox terrier. In other words, the Gaditan dog. Fitz, how long have you been [...]
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What to see? No, what tempo to choose instead? Cadiz's Casco Antiguo can be explored from square to square. And one of the most pleasant is the Plaza de Mina. Cadiz, which flourished until the mid-19th century, was the nerve center of trade between Europe and the Americas, where all European high society was represented.
Plaza de Mina in Cadiz, what to see? Read more "
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 this is what
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In Cadiz, there are two types of visitor. Day visitors and evening and day visitors. You'll meet the former at the port. They pack off the boat, sprawl out on the cobblestones and look down at their feet. Fear of falling on a bone, no doubt. It's true, Cadiz
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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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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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In Cadiz, the sea is everywhere. Some years, you can swim until Christmas. The guidebooks mention La Caleta beach: James Bond's beach... The cab driver will tell you that he loves La Cortadura beach, but that he goes to Santa María beach, his favorite...
"Welcome to Cadiz Plage! Read more "
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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Karine has long been proud to call herself a "guiri". Proud to shout it on the fly. She got the word from a gaditano in Puerta de Tierra, the new town. And if Karine was proud at first, it's because she heard the word as she wanted to be seen: as
Being guiri: the lot of those who come from elsewhere Read more "
We discovered Cadiz in an unusual way in August 2015. "Where is Cadiz, is there sea?" were our first questions. Followed by those of our parents and relatives: "Is it hot? Is the water cold? And from colleagues looking for a vacation on September 4: "When should we go?
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