On Friday, we spent several hours walking through the old portion of the city of Cadiz. What an attractive city it is, and it’s filled with wonderful old architecture.
Here is a hazy view from the ship of the city, with its gold-domed cathedral .
Cadiz has been a prominent port since Phoenician times, and one of the telltale signs of that is the over 100 watchtowers sprinkled around the town. Here is a house (now apartments) near the port with watchtowers. Following is Torre Tavira, the highest point in the old city. Ship owners used these to look for their fleets.
We spent some time exploring the Mercado Central, filled with incredible seafood and produce. Lots of artichokes, though it’s late in the season for them we were told.
We also walked by the striking Church of San Antonio.
We visited the Cadiz Cathedral, which is quite massive.
Probably the most interesting sights were the streets of what are called palace houses, with their interesting windows and balconies.
Going to sign off for now. We’re bouncing around like a cork in heavy seas, and I find I am hitting keys unexpectedly and having some trouble concentrating. Life at sea!
(Post-post note: We started our walk in heavy rain, but as you can see from the pictures, sun eventually broke out. Yahoo! Also, we survived 10 straight hours of heavy turbulence and are now sailing up the river to Lisbon. Blissfully calm.)
Loved the Mercado when we visited.
Wow! The artichokes are huge! I love the European markets, they are such a fun place to go. We will have to add Cadiz to our list of places to visit.
I hope the sea calms down for you!