Cadiz is probably the oldest city in
Europe, its founding traced back to 800BC. 18th century was its
golden age when it enjoyed 75% of Spanish trade with the Americas.
Carnival was on-going in Cadiz, I was
assured of the craziness and fun of the festival, but I was also told it
wouldn’t be easy to get any accommodation. Hence I planned for a day trip.
Was fairly quiet in the daytime, very
likely most of the fun seekers were exhausted overnight. The side products of
the festival – rubbish and empty bottles – scattered here and there.
Breathing the salty breeze from the blue Atlantic
Ocean, the warm temperature attracted lots of sunbathers on the fairly good beach,
but water was still cold. Cadiz is small, most of the places are within walking
distance. The star-shape Castillo de Santa Catalina was the only place I had
visited.
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| Coastal view, the feeling of seeing the blue sea is always good. |
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| Cathedral, I didn't go in. Get a break off the churches for now. |
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| Dolls on the balcony. |
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| Coastal view. |
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| Door knob. |
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| Boats and pier. |
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| Castillo de Santa Catalina, free entry. |
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| Castillo de Santa Catalina. |
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| Castillo de Santa Catalina, building material (limestone). |
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| Castillo de Santa Catalina. |
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| Castillo de Santa Catalina. |
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| Boats. |
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| Tiny flowers. |
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| Poster of Carnival de Cadiz. |
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| Beach and sunbathers, water was still cold. |
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| Beach, the white building housed a museum. |
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| Street full of restaurants. |
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| Sky and the clouds. |
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| Coastal view. |
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| Cathedral. |
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| Yellow wall. |
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| Cathedral. |
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| Palm trees. |
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| Cathedral. |
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| Mask decoration for carnival. |
