Cadiz - Three millennia old beauty

You pack your bags and make the plane. Let it-ordinary life and take a trip to the southern, most populous and most stunning province of Spain, a place known for flamenco and the fantastic Pablo Picasso. In other words, going to Cadiz, the popular city of Andalusia.

Cadiz is an crucial tourist destination renowned for perhaps the most lovely beaches in Spain, historical heritage and lush vegetation.

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Old a lot more than 3 thousand years of the Spanish city of Cadiz, the oldest in Western Europe and in any case, is the oldest in the Iberian Peninsula. His major port with 157,000 inhabitants, is situated in Andalusia, a peninsula that lies on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its extraordinary geographical location, almost completely surrounded by the sea, the city has always been an crucial strategic facility. It is located near the 'Barrio de la Viña ", as the beach of the old town, located between two castles, San Sebastian and Santa Catalina is identified. Cadiz was founded 80 years ahead of the Trojan War and was named Gadir, which means wall or fortress. Many years later, called Greeks Gadir or Gadeira.

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Also, the beach, on which it is situated, about four feet lengthy and ten feet wide. Baltic wood, metal and british spanish silver are the most searched items from Cadiz. In the course of the 18th century, the golden age of Cadiz started. Trade grew, and 75% of Spanish goods flow into this port. In addition to acquiring a cosmopolitan Cadiz was the richest city with myriad palaces, cathedrals and other luxurious buildings. Nowadays announced that space is a modern city, the. Nevertheless its historic charm in the narrow streets of the old town In the city center there are no modern day buildings. Almost all items are totally preserved with quite a few specifics of facades and some are with gorgeous decorative tiles covered

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