Rainy day in Cadiz

Cadiz was the main reason we are in this part of Spain.  The city bills itself as the oldest city in Europe, mainly because of the Phoenician artifacts unearthed there. We were unlucky with the weather, as it rained most of the day, but I loved everything we saw. The city has a really special setting, a peninsula that is more like an island, with the Old Town at the far end. One can more or less circumnavigate, passing forts, promenades, and parks.

The highlight has to be the new archaeological site of Gadir. The site has Phoenician and Roman finds side by side, elaborate explanations consists of dramatized video, panoramic projection, zoom cameras, and pivot touch displays. The whole site has a puppet theater built over it. Such spaces with a flattened fourth dimension always have me in awe!

It rained nearly all day, and when it wasn't raining, the winds were gusting with annoying vigor. Lucky for us Cadiz has three very good FREE museums that are mostly under cover: the Gadir Archaeological Site, the Cadiz City Museum, and the Roman Theater.

The site of Gadir, a Phoenician town from 1000 BC. The ruins are 30 ft underground.




Not everyone in Spain is a rabid separatist.


In Cadiz we had a superb vegan lunch at La Veganesa in the funky neo-classical Central Market while the rain came down first as a light drizze, then in buckets.






Raining in the Old Town.


The Teatro Romano.


Waterfront promenade.






Parque Genovés.


Holy Week procession practice!


And the Cadiz Train Station.


View from the train on the way back to Jerez.