streets, the economy linked to olive oil production, craftsmanship in the form of Districts leather products and sweet Andalusí confectionery. But our Moorish heritage is mixed here with Roman roads, Christian invasions, legends of of Cadiz highway robbers and the sleepers for a railway that was never built, now used happily by trekkers. The Sierra of Cadiz also houses an abundant archaeological the cathedral – so exotic – and heritage dating back over La Janda the pink, pale blue and yellow 250,000 years. facades of Campo del Sur, the Arcos de Frontera is one of the What was one the largest lake innumerable watchtowers, the best known white villages. You in Spain gives its name to this museums and the monument to only have to see it to understand district of countryside and the Cadiz Parliament of 1812, why it has been classified as a on the coast of Andalusia: Costa beaches. We start in Conil de la the origin of modern Spain. Historic-Artistic Monument. It is Ballena, which spreads through Cadiz Frontera, a seafaring village with A steamboat crosses the bay followed by Ubrique, El Bosque both boroughs. The Chipiona long beaches and a great tourist every day to connect Cadiz to El and Prado del Rey, known not lighthouse is famous for being atmosphere. Following the coast, Puerto de Santa María, the city only for the beauty of their the tallest in Spain. we arrive at the Palmar beach that was home to Christopher landscapes but for their local and the beaches of Los Caños de Meca, in the borough of Barbate. Guide - Province Map Province - Guide The Gibraltar A nature reserve known as La Breña y las Marismas del district Barbate Nature Park, where the sea meets woodland, with This is the southernmost point trekking paths and the possibility of the south, where two seas Cadiz of diving, especially in the clear and two continents meet. The waters of the beaches at Zahara landscape is so special that it de los Atunes. also contains two nature parks: In the vicinity, E Faro and the Los Alcornocales and the El cape of Trafalgar, a place for Estrecho nature park. history since 1805, the date of The district is known locally as the famous battle in which Campo de Gibraltar and includes Admiral Nelson lost his life. the boroughs of Algeciras, Inland, just 9 km from the coast, Castellar y Jimena de la Frontera, we find Vejer de la Frontera, La Línea, Los Barrios, San Roque located on the top of a hill. Its and Tarifa, a walled-in city of popular architecture, with its Moorish structure with steep, narrow streets and international renown since whitewashed arches, reflects the Columbus. It is now one of the arts and crafts. windsurfing enthusiasts Andalusian Moorish style. It has most emblematic towns in the Algar, Algodonales, El Gastor, discovered its beaches. Kite been declared a historic-artistic area thanks to its cuisine and Puerto Serrano and Villaluenga, surfing now paints the coast with complec, as has Alcalá de los nightlife, and the added renown the smallest of these charming a multitude of colours. Gazules, in the centre of the of its historic and monumental villages, form part of the route. Nearby are the Roman ruins of province, and Medina Sidonia, heritage. Also Benaocaz, Bornos, Espera, Baelo Claudia, one of the of very ancient origin, with its Puerto Real is the town founded Villamartín, Torre Alhaquime essential visits in the El Estrecho Moorish medieval flavour still by the Catholic Kinds that has and Olvera, each with its own Nature Park, an area including intact. Its cuisine, especially its pine trees, beaches and golf fiestas, castles and peculiarities. hills, coasts and the bottom of confectionary, is exquisite. courses, and San Fernando is The route enters the Grazalema the sea from Tarifa to Algeciras. Following the Bull Route, we essential if you are interested in Nature Reserve, a Biosphere It houses imperial eagles, whales arrive in San José del Valle and naval history and the 1810 to Reserve with species such as and dolphins, sand dunes on the Paterna de Rivera, the birthplace 1812 parliament that passed the Spanish fir, a relic of the beaches and numerous caves of “peteneras” flamenco songs the first Spanish Constitution. Tertiary Era. The greenery, the with cave paintings. and also famous for its breeders Further south is Chiclana de la wildlife, the position of the rocks The Los Alcornocales Nature of fighting bulls, and Benalup- Frontera, with the Novo Sancti and the water have made this Park is also in this area and GastronomyArts and Crafts History Weather Casas Viejas, where we find the Petri estate, renowned in Europe park a must for those who enjoy considered to be the best cave paintings of Tajo de las for the quality of its beaches and active tourism and rural tourism. preserved in Europe. Algeciras Figuras and the most luxurious facilities. Historically speaking, Grazalema is another place to is also nearby, with an ideal golfing tourist resort inland in we find the mysteries of the be visited, together with Zahara strategic location if you are this province. Temple of Hercules and the de la Sierra, with one of the most thinking of holidaying in Africa, Atlantis, with characters as spectacular landscapes in the just 14 km away. important as Hannibal or Roman area. Finally, Alcalá del Valle San Roque has the Roman ruins emperor Julius Caesar. and, of course, Setenil de las of Carteia and an old town centre A short way from the coast is Bodegas, with its spectacular classified as a historic-artistic The tasty gastronomy of Cadiz The arts and crafts of Cadiz are The Phoenicians, Greeks and Jerez, a city to be enjoyed all houses carved out of the monument. Sotogrande, the year around, with the Royal mountain, following the course most luxurious estate in the comprises the most appetising as rich and varied at is Romans lived in this province, Andalusian School of Equestrian of the river. borough, has elite tourist dishes of Andalusia. The products geography. The leading leaving important testimony of Art, the speed circuit, the facilities. of the hills and the sea, washed Andalusian leather industry is their presence along the entire wineries, the La Atalaya theme Near San Roque, La Línea, a centre and the town’s rich modern, busy town, always down with their excellent wines, found in Ubrique, which supplies Cadiz coast. monumental heritage. Low linked to the sea and Gibraltar. will turn our trip into an leading accessory brands. Prado From the medieval age, there are It contains La Alcaidesa, an www.andalucia.org unforgettable experience. The del Rey and Villamartín are other over 30 castles and fortresses Guadalquivir estate that is ideal for resting, playing golf and sunbathing on large variety of fish and seafood town specialising in leather. near the beach or with splendid www.cadizturismo.com The Sierra The Guadalquivir river is the its beaches. include the renowned prawns from Jerez, Alcalá de los Gazules and views from the top of the protagonist of this district which Jimena de la Frontera is a village connects Seville and the sea of great beauty thanks to its Sanlucar, the “bienmesabe” (fish Villamartín are known for their mountains. Beneath a clear, blue sky, the province of Cadiz enjoys a warm climate, of Cadiz. Patronato Provincial de Turismo through Cadiz. On its estuary we layout, the Roman-Moorish Dirección: Plaza de Madrid s/n. Estadio Ramón de Carranza. macerated overnight and then floured and fried), bream cooked in saddlery products and Jerez, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto for On the other hand, a series of with a mean annual temperature of 18ºC, ranging from 14ºC in winter White villages find the towns of Sanlúcar de castle on the top of the hill and Fondo Sur 4ª planta. 110011 Cádiz the style of Rota, gilt head bream cooked in sea salt, cockles with their cask-making. There is also important mahogany furniture made in historic milestones confirm the to 22ºC in summer, so sunbathing is a possibility all year around. But Barrameda, Trebujena, Rota and its orange groves. Teléfono: 956 80 70 61 The Sierra of Cadiz spreads to Chipiona, a land rich in history, In the centre of the district is old Fax: 956 21 46 35 noodles, baby prawn fritters and a long list of dishes which are easier San Fernando and Sanlúcar and Arcos, Chiclana, Olvera and Sanlúcar close link between Cadiz and the beaches are not only for sunbathing, but also for sports, for walking the north of the province in an wine and flowers. Castellar, inside a medieval Email: [email protected] to savour than to number. In the hills, we can enjoy game (deer, wild are famous for their iron work. rest of the peninsula and its importance on an international scale: and for relaxing. abrupt, tasty, green and very Sanlúcar de Barrameda is worth fortress. Very popular for game, Oficina de Turismo de la Junta de Andalucía boar, rabbit, partridge, etc.), hot garlic, Grazalema soup, kidneys Arcos and Conil are known for their in 711, the defeat of the Visigoths on the Guadalete river enabled The sun shines 330 days a year and there are more than 3,000 hours Bay of Cadiz exciting route: the Route of the special attention. You cannot it is part of the Los Alcornocales Dirección: Avda. Ramón de Carranza, s/n. Cádiz White Villages. leave the province of Cadiz Nature Park, as is Los Barrios, Teléfono: 956 20 31 91 cooked in sherry, small “chorizo” sausages from El Bosque, loin in tiles and Medina Sidonia, Bornos, the moors to conquer the area, changing the course of history.