Cadiz (province) - Cádiz (Provinz)

Cadiz is a province in Spanish Andalusia.

Regions

• Bahía de Cádiz
• Costa Noroeste
• Campo de Gibraltar
• La Janda
• Campiña de Jerez
• Sierra de Cadiz

Coastal sections:

• Costa de la Luz, the Spanish Atlantic coast
• Costa Gaditana on the Mediterranean from Sotogrande to Gibraltar

places

• 36.535-6.29751 Cadiz - provincial capital
• 36.7-6.11666666666672 Jerez de la Frontera the Andalusian provincial town is known for the Jerez or Sherry and the famous riding school.
• 36.1275-5.45388888888893 Algeciras important port on the Atlantic, near the Strait of Gibraltar
• 36.601468-6.23814944 El Puerto de Santa María
• 36.4666072-6.20096665 San Fernando
• 36.833333333333-5.38333333333336 Zahara de la Sierra a pretty white village in the Sierra de Grazalema (natural park)
• 36.758644444444-5.36924222222227 Grazalema is the capital of the Sierra de Grazalema (Natural Park)
• 36.015305555556-5.60566666666678 Tarifa the southernmost place in Europe and a surfer's paradise
• 36.7482937-5.80631289 Arcos de la Frontera the white village on the mountain above the Rio Guadalete
• 36.9346499-5.259906910 Olvera the perfect silhouette of an Andalusian city

• 36.136111111111-5.845833333333311 Zahara de los Atunes a bathing resort with tuna on the Atlantic
• 36.24456-5.9695312 Vejer de la Frontera the white village on the mountain above the Rio Barbate
• 36.4576714-5.927272513 Medina Sidonia former ducal town on a prominent hill in the center of the district of la Janda
• 36.4618805-5.723889114 Alcalá de los Gazules the gateway to the Los Alcornocales Natural Park
• 36.209722222222-5.384444444444415 San Roque Old town with casino
• 36.31736-5.4540716 Castellar de la Frontera the castle on the mountain above the Rio Guadalete
• 36.07716-5.4251917 Punta del Carnero Africa as close as if you were there
• 36.161111111111-5.348611111111118 La Línea de la Concepción the gateway to Gibraltar
• 36.881111111111-5.405555555555619 Algodonales Small town at the foot of the Sierra de Lijar
• 41.580833333333-1.116111111111120 La Muela Village on the edge of the Sierra de Lijar
• 36.2755873-6.087702421 Conil de la Frontera Village on the coast
• 36.416666666667-6.1522 Chiclana de la Frontera the city on the Rio Iro
• 36.34666667-6.1655555623 Novo Sancti Petri the seaside resort of Chiclana with the La Barrosa beach
• 36.778888888889-6.353888888888924 Sanlúcar de Barrameda City at the mouth of the Guadalquivir

Other goals

• Cabo de Trafalgar historic cape on the Atlantic
• Then to the south the nature park Natural Park of La Breña and Marismas del Barbate between the coastal towns of Los Canos de Meca and Barbate
• Baelo Claudia well-preserved Roman city with an ancient fish sauce factory
• La Paloma the great sand dune on the Atlantic
• Puerto de la Paloma great all-round view under vultures
• The "surfing paradise" El Palmar between Conil and Vejer

background

Touristy seen the region presents itself mainly through the kilometers long, mostly wide sandy beaches behind protective dunes along the Costa de la Luz. In contrast to Costa del Sol On the Mediterranean, the wind-blown coast is much more varied with intermediate cliffs and narrow bays underneath, but above all it is not yet so developed by mass tourism. Outside the tourist stronghold Novo Sancti Petri What is particularly striking is the absence of huge apartment complexes. Most of the time, small, family-run hotels or holiday apartments are the main focus of the accommodation options. The Spanish Atlantic coast offers special attractions, especially for windsurfers, while bathing holidaymakers, on the other hand, have to be prepared for an occasionally harsher climate.

In the nearby hinterland there is one in the natural parks of Sierra Grazalema and Sierra Alcornocales quiet mountain world with beautiful hiking trails and spectacular views. The mountain villages there are in one Ruta de Pueblos Blancos(White Villages Road) Lined up in a row, which put the crown on the experience of nature. However, the same flair can also be experienced in many of the coastal villages.

The entire province of Cádiz was shaped by the Moorish until the 13th century, and the town centers developed at that time have often been preserved to this day. The area was hotly contested at the time of the Christian reconquest, and the many castles and watchtowers are evidence of this to this day. The addition "de la frontera" in many place names also comes from this time when the respective places were border towns between the Moorish and Christian sides.

For centuries the area has from Fishing for tuna and its processing lived, which can still be seen today in the public buildings. In most of the fortifications, small fish processing facilities are integrated, which were important centers of public life until the last century.

The largest and economically most agile city is Jerez, but most of the residents gather around the bay (Bahia) from Cádiz, which seems to grow together with the area of ​​Chiclana more and more into a single economic area.

language

Of course, Spanish is spoken or at least understood here. The local Andalusian dialect is mainly characterized by a mumbling omission of consonants (Cádiz becomes Cái) and in its intelligibility is supposed to be compared with solid Lower Bavarian or Plattdütsch. If you can speak Spanish, you will be understood, but you will only understand what people want you to know. Outside of the places that are fixated on tourism, you will have to communicate with your hands and feet, English, French or Italian are rarely of any help. However, older Andalusians often understand German, as they were guest workers in Germany in the 1960s and 1970s.

Those interested in language can find a nice digression on the Spanish Wikipedia.

getting there

By plane

The only international airport is in Jerez de la Frontera. During the season it is mainly served by package tour operators. Scheduled flights usually go to Seville or Malaga, from where the region can be easily reached.

By train

Cadiz is the end point of the AVE line from Madrid via Seville, which is also linked to Malaga. Tarifa is a bit more complicated to get to from Malaga. Apart from that, there are no other rail connections within the region.

By bus

In the area of ​​the metropolitan region Bahia de Cádiz up to Jerez, the regional government has a well networked one Transport networkinstall. The places along the coast to Tarifa and Alcegiras are mainly managed by the operator Comes operated in-house.

In the street

The region is accessed from the north via Jerez through the E-5 of Seville, either as a paying motorway or via the N-IV, which runs almost parallel to one another, with corresponding truck traffic. From the greater area Cadiz from south either the A-48 runs behind the coastline Tarifa or the A 381 through the mountains to Algeciras, whereby only the latter is consistently developed as a motorway. From both places, the A 7 leads in a free and toll variant Málaga(The toll variant is strongly recommended for transfer traffic).

The nature parks of the hinterland are accessed by a motorway from Jerez to Arcos de la Frontera opened up. From there it goes on country roads into the mountains Ronda. The so-called sherry triangle north of Cádiz is through developed expressways up rota and Sanlucar well developed.

By boat

The main ferry connections to Africa are from Tarifa (Tangier) or Algeciras (Tangier, Ceuta and other destinations). The port of Cadiz is mainly used by cruise ships, but also serves connections to Tenerife. Along the coast there are various marinas such as rota, Conil or Barbate.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

activities

Regular events

• In Jerez de la Frontera A two-week flamenco festival takes place every year at the end of February.

• Feria del Caballo, the horse fair, the festival week, is in the park in early May Gonzalez de Hontoriain Jerez de la Frontera. It dates back to 1284 and was initially a cattle market. There are numerous events, show jumping tournaments, dressage competitions, horse rallies, exhibitions and auctions.

• The Carnival in Cadiz is famous nationwide. In addition to a parade with themed wagons, small groups wander through the streets and speak mocking verses about current events. This "cabaret" as well as the appropriate costume is practiced all year round, here too the best are awarded at the end. Similar to Rio, the carnival here lasts a week longer. The best groups are allowed to show their skills in the streets again the following weekend. Unfortunately, you need a very good knowledge of Spanish or Andalusian to understand the sophisticated puns.

kitchen

Sanlucar de la Barameda, Jerez de la Frontera and Puerto de Santa Maria form the so-called sherry triangle in the province of Cádiz. Only wines that have been produced in one of these three cities are allowed to carry the Sherry Designation of Origin. Each city specializes in certain types of sherry; Sanlucar produces Manzanilla, which is soft enough to taste like a white wine, and Jerez produces Fino, a very dry sherry.

Fish and shrimp are typical of the coastal region. Hares, partridges and other wildlife can be found in some inland villages.

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climate

literature

Web links

• http://www.dipucadiz.es/ - Official website of the Province of Cadiz