Cádiz

Cádiz is one of the oldest continuously inhabited city in the Western world.  It's rich history serves as a background for its fabulous squares and beautiful parks and monuments.  The city itself is on a thin strip of land with a deep port on one side and long sandy beaches on the other.  It's about 77 miles from Seville, but seems much closer in culture, city planning, and vibe.  We loved it!

We docked mere steps from town and headed in with not much of a plan: walk around, shop a bit, find something to eat, find a craft beer bar.  Actually, that's quite a good plan, and we were completely successful!

We had a glorious day for walking.

Old walls

Lovely tiled plaza

and fountain

unbelievably large rubber tree (I think) 

Pink (kinda art deco) church

window above a dress shop...wouldn't I love to live there!

The city's main cathedral

the beaches

As I said, brilliant day.

fantastic plaza

shopping managed

We were very proud of our selves: We had a delicious lunch and a very patient waiter - we ordered our meal speaking Spanish for almost the entire exchange.  Same at the beer bar later in the day.  Muy bien!  We're working on it.