Cádiz is an Andalusian peninsula on Spain’s Atlantic coast, 120 km south of Seville—a 1-hour-and-15-minute trip by train or bus. From major French cities, it’s as close as Paris to Athens or Paris to Puglia, via the Seville airport, which is served by Ryanair, Transavia, Vueling, and EasyJet. You can get there as a “guiri” (tourist […]

Parking in Cádiz costs between €1 per hour (blue zone) on certain streets and €2.50 per hour in the underground parking garages in the “casco antiguo” (Interparking). Our advice: leave your car near the outdoor parking lots at the train station as soon as you arrive—the “casco antiguo” is best explored on foot. To help you find your way around, though

Cádiz is the oldest city in Western Europe—3,000 years of history on a 12-km² peninsula, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on three sides. It’s a 1-hour-and-15-minute train ride from Seville, with 300 days of sunshine a year and more than 100 km of beaches in its province. What the guidebooks don’t tell you

In Cádiz, two winds dominate more than 100 km of coastline: the levante, a hot, dry wind coming from North Africa to the east, and the poniente, a cool, humid wind blowing in from the Atlantic to the west. Depending on which one is blowing, the sea, the beaches, and even the city’s mood change completely. “Levante”:

In Cádiz, the sea is everywhere—and some years, people swim there right up until Christmas. There’s only one beach in the Old Town: La Caleta, the one from the James Bond movie. On the other side of the city walls, in the New Town, Santa María, Victoria, and Cortadura stretch for 8 km of sand. Jorge, the driver of

From Seville to Cádiz, there are two options: the train (1 hr 24 min to 1 hr 42 min, starting at €13.30 via Renfe) or the bus (1 hr 10 min, €17.05 via Comes, departing from Prado San Sebastián Station). We prefer the bus—it’s faster, there are never any last-minute cancellations, and you can buy your ticket directly from the driver. Cash only. Do not

To have a dog’s life—“tener una vida de perro” in Spanish—or to be going through a difficult and trying situation. That’s the figurative meaning. But literally speaking, what’s it like to have a dog’s life in Cádiz? We interviewed Fitz, a “perrotano” fox terrier. In other words, a dog from Cádiz. Fitz, how long have you been living

Which beaches to choose? In the city of Cádiz, two beaches are the obvious choice: La Caleta and Playa de Santa Maria. 🍀Click on this link to get to know them better ➽ And for those of you who'd like to discover other sheltered beaches in the province of Cadiz, once again this article