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Cádiz

Cádiz
Cádiz, located on a narrow slice of land surrounded by the sea‚ is regarded by some scholars as the oldest continuously inhabited city in Western Europe. Founded by he Phoenicians around 1100 BC. Since 530 BCE it was held by Carthaginians, Hannibal visited a temple here, before he set off to cross the Alps and invade Italy. Later the city fell to Romans and flourished as a port. The Visigoths destroyed the Roman city in 410, Arab troops conquered the city in 711 and called it Qādis. The Normans devasted the city in 844, but the Moors rebuilt it. Alphonso X of Castile took Cádiz from the Moors in 1262 during the Reconquista. The city got very wealthy by the trade with America and in the 16th century got raided and looted by pirates from Northern Africa and British fleets under Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh.

Cádiz recovered and within the 18th century could afford to erect a (new) cathedral between 1722 and 1838, seen on the left. The cathedral is known as "The Cathedral of The Americas" because it was built with money from the trade between Spain and America.

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 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautifully composed city view.
6 years ago.
 Andy Temple
Andy Temple
One of our favourite cities to visit, we know of nowhere where you have everything so close to hand beaches, cathedral, museums, old architecture and a feeling of complete safety. Cadiz almost doesn't feel like a city it has almost the feeling of a village if that makes any sense. We are definitely returning possibly next year.
4 years ago.

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