Two of my flatmates and I took an evening flight from Madrid to Jerez, Spain. When we arrived we were met by a friend of my fathers and she drove us back to her home, about 30 minutes away along the coast, where we were going to stay for the weekend.
She first took us by to see the beach that is close to her home (she lives in a city near ROTA, a U.S. Naval Base), and the view was beautiful! Then, after a quick look around her home and a drink , we decided to go have a look at Cádiz, which was about 45 minutes away by car.
According to my guide book, Cádiz is "thought to be the oldest inhabited city in Europe". It is also apparently where Queen Elizabeth made the first step in the coming defeat of the King Philip II's Spanish Armada.
It was a really nice city, small but with a very well preserved historic look to it. We really just kind of wandered along the charming back streets. We saw the Cathedral there, which was next to a nice plaza (adding to its charm was a street performer playing acoustic guitar). We went along a cobble-stoned path way that led to a light house and also had some tapas before driving home.
HIGHLIGHT OF CáDIZ: wandering the historic streets of Europe's oldest city.
1. Beach near ROTA
3.Cathedral
4.Plaza near the Cathedral
5. Entrance to pathway leading to light house
6. Pathway to lighthouse
7. Charming Side Street
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