WELCOME TO CADIZ

PROGRAMS

• In Cadiz, our groups will enjoy a lot of options included in our programs. They will visit monuments as the Cathedral, the Tavira Tower, the neighborhoods of La Viña and El Populo, and other beautiful places. Also, they will be able to do thematic visits: the castles, the Roman epoch..., and trips to Sevilla, Ronda, etc.

• These groups will be also able to carry out Spanish courses.

• On the right menu, you can check the main activities for the programs in this city. 

REFERENCES

• Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It has around 130,000 habitants and it is the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the Iberian Peninsula and possibly of all south-western Europe.
• The city was originally founded as Gadir by the Phoenicians. Later, the Greeks knew the city as Gadira or Gadeira. The fifth century overthrow of Roman power in Hispania Baetica by the Visigoths saw the destruction of the original city, of which there remain few remnants today. Under Moorish rule between 711 and 1262, the city was called Qadis, from which the modern Spanish name, Cadiz, was derived. Muslims were finally ousted by Alphonso X of Castile in 1262.
• One of Cádiz's most famous landmarks is its Cathedral. It sits on the site of an older cathedral, completed in 1260, which burned down in 1596. As a result, this largely baroque-style cathedral was built over a period of 116 years.
• Gran Teatro Falla: the current theatre was built between 1884 and 1905 over the remains of the previous Gran Teatro.
• Tavira tower: in the 18th century, Cádiz had more than 160 towers from which local merchants could look out to sea for arriving merchant ships. These towers often formed part of the merchants' houses. The Torre Tavira, named for its original owner, stands as the tallest remaining watchtower.
• In 1980, in the El Populo district of Cádiz, an exciting discovery was made: the remains of an ancient Roman theatre. The theatre is the second largest Roman theatre in the world, surpassed only by the theater of Pompeii, south of Rome.
• The Baluarte de la Candelaria (fortress or stronghold of Candlemas) is a military fortification. Taking advantage of a natural elevation of land, it was constructed in 1672 at the initiative of the governor.