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City Centre El Puerto de Santa Maria
El Puerto de Santa Maria
~0.43 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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Plaza de Espana
Cadiz
~5.45 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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Beyond the Diputación Provincial, in the spacious Plaza de España of Cádiz, is a massive monument commemorating the meeting of the Cortes in Cádiz in 1810-12 - Spain's first representative national assembly, which enacted the constitution of 1812.Hobbies & Activities category: Historic site; Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
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Monument to the Constitution of 1812
Cadiz
~5.46 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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The Plaza de España is a large square close to the port. It is dominated by the Monument to the Constitution of 1812, which came into being as a consequence of the demolition of a portion of the old city wall. The plaza is an extension of the old Plazuela del Carbón.The goal of this demolition was to create a grand new city square to mark the hundredth anniversary of the liberal constitution, which was proclaimed in this city in 1812, and provide a setting for a suitable memorial. The work is by the architect, Modesto Lopez Otero, and of the sculptor, Aniceto Marinas. The work began in 1912 and finished in 1929.The lower level of the monument represents a chamber and an empty presidential armchair. The upper level has various inscriptions surmounting the chamber. On each side are b...
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Plaza de Mina
Cadiz
~5.59 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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Located in the heart of the old town, Plaza de Mina, (the most beautiful of the Cádiz plazas) was developed in the first half of the nineteenth century. Previously, the land occupied by the plaza was the orchard of the convent of San Francisco. The plaza was converted into a plaza in 1838 by the architect Torcuato Benjumeda and (later) Juan Daura, with its trees being planted in 1861. It was then redeveloped again in 1897, and has remained virtually unchanged since that time. It is named after General Francisco Espoz y Mina, a hero of the war of independence. Manuel de Falla y Matheu was born in Number 3 Plaza de Mina, where a plaque bears his name. The plaza also contains several statues, one of these is a bust of José Macpherson (a pioneer in the development of petrography, stratigraphy ...
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Plaza de San Antonio
Cadiz
~5.67 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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In the 19th century Plaza San Antonio was considered to be Cádiz’s main square. It is a beautiful square, surrounded by a number of mansions built in neo-classical architecture or Isabelline Gothic style, once occupied by the Cádiz upper classes. San Antonio church, originally built in 1669, is also situated in the plaza,The plaza was built in the 18th century, and on 19 March 1812 the Spanish Constitution of 1812 was proclaimed here, leading to the plaza to be named Plaza de la Constitución, and then later Plaza San Antonio, after the hermit San Antonio.In 1954 the city's mayor proclaimed the location a historic site. All construction is prohibited.
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Plaza de San Juan de Dios
Cadiz
~5.70 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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Construction of this plaza began in the 15th century on lands reclaimed from the sea. With the demolition of the City walls in 1906 the plaza increased in size and a statue of the Cadiz politician Segismundo Moret was unveiled. Overlooking the plaza, the Ayuntamiento is the town hall of Cádiz's Old City. The structure, constructed on the bases and location of the previous Consistorial Houses (1699), was built in two stages. The first stage began in 1799 under the direction of architect Torcuato Benjumeda in the neoclassical style. The second stage was completed in 1861 under the direction of García del Alamo, in the Isabelline Gothic (in Spanish, "Gótico Isabelino" or, simply, the "Isabelino") style. Here, in 1936, the flag of Andalusia was hoisted for the first time.
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Plaza de Candelaria
Cadiz
~5.73 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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Rolos, as Bogotanos are otherwise known, revel in the fact that they live in the “Athens of South America”. It reflects well on them, not because they shelter from the elements behind the pillars of a Colombian Acropolis, but that they are internationally recognised for their educated and polite nature. Nowhere else is this better displayed in Colombia’s Capital, Bogota, than in the historic Candelaria.Situated in the centre of the sprawling and sometimes intimidating city, the majority of the buildings here hark back to the colonial era with tiled rooftops, colourful artwork, ornate windows and elaborate doorways. In the areas recently renovated, it is not hard to see why these narrow streets were the home to the Creole and Spanish Aristocracy. Now these very same streets, host studen...
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City Centre Cadiz
Cadiz
~5.74 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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Admiral's Houses
5 Blake Street Cadiz - 01278 456127
~5.80 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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The Casa del Almirante is a palatial house, adjacent to the Plaza San Martín in the Barrio del Pópulo, which was constructed in 1690 with the proceeds of the lucrative trade with the Americas. It was built by the family of the admiral of the Spanish treasure fleet, the so-called Fleet of the Indies, Don Diego de Barrios.
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Torre Tavira
Cadiz
~5.81 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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The Torre Tavira is a watchtower and the highest point of the old city of Cadiz, 45 meters above sea level. It is located in the palatial residence of the Marquis of Recaño (now Cadiz Music Conservatory) in the corner of Marqués del Real Tesoro streets and Sacramento, and was built in the eighteenth century in Baroque style. Designated official watchtower in 1778 Cadiz port to be the highest elevation, is called the first lookout, the lieutenant of the frigate Antonio Tavira.
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Plaza de la Catedral
Cadiz
~5.82 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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The Plaza de la Catedral houses both the Cathedral and the baroque Santiago church, built in 1635.One of Cádiz's most famous landmarks is its cathedral. It sits on the site of an older cathedral, completed in 1260, which burned down in 1596. The reconstruction, which was not started until 1776, was supervised by the architect Vicente Acero, who had also built the Granada Cathedral. Acero left the project and was succeeded by several other architects. As a result, this largely baroque-style cathedral was built over a period of 116 years, and, due to this drawn-out period of construction, the cathedral underwent several major changes to its original design. Though the cathedral was originally intended to be a baroque edifice, it contains rococo elements, and was finally completed in the ne...
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Catedral Nueva
Cadiz
~5.83 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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Cadiz Cathedral, also known as Catedral Nueva ("New Cathedral") was built in the 18th century in the High Baroque style.It took 116 years to complete, and the Neoclassical style was incorporated towards the end of construction. The cathedral has just completed massive and much-needed restoration work.The huge edifice is decorated entirely in stone, with no gold in sight, and in perfect proportions. It is topped by a golden (not real gold) tiled dome that adds a Moorish feel; you can climb to the roof for a closer look at the dome and a fine view over Cadiz to the sea.In the atmospheric crypt is the tomb of Manuel de Falla (1876-1946), the great composer of such Andalusia-inspired works as Nights in the Gardens of Spain. The cathedral museum (entry included with cathedral admiss...
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El Gran Teatro Falla
Cadiz
~5.84 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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El Gran Teatro Falla is a theatre in the Spanish city of Cadiz situated in the Plaza Fragela, in front of the Casa de las Viudas and near the Medicine Faculty of Cadiz University.El Gran Teatro Falla es un teatro de la ciudad española de Cádiz, situado en la Plaza Fragela, frente a la Casa de las Viudas y junto a la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Cádiz.Comenzó a construirse en 1884, siguiendo el proyecto de Adolfo Morales de los Ríos y en el solar del antiguo Gran Teatro de Cádiz, construido en madera en 1871 por el arquitecto García del Álamo, y que se incendió en 1881. En 1886 el Ayuntamiento asumió la dirección de las obras, aunque la escasez de fondos provocó la paralización de las obras en diversas ocasiones, lo que impidió que la obra no finalizara hasta 1905. El enc...
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Roman Theater
Cadiz
~5.84 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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In 1980, in the El Pópulo district of Cádiz, there was a fire in some old warehouses belonging to a company called Vigorito, SA, causing catastrophic damage. In the aftermath of the fire, an exciting discovery was made: the remains of an ancient Roman theatre. The fire had destroyed the warehouses revealing a layer of construction that was judged to be the foundations of some medieval buildings; the foundations of these buildings had been built, in turn, upon much more ancient stones, hand-hewn limestone of a Roman character. Systematic excavations, which still continue, have revealed a largely intact Roman theatre.Pylons of Cádiz.The theatre, constructed by order of Lucius Cornelius Balbus (minor) during the first century BCE, is the second largest Roman theatre in the world, surp...
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University of Cadiz
Cadiz
~5.91 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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The University of Cádiz (in Spanish: Universidad de Cádiz), commonly referred to as UCA, is a public university located in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, noted for its medicine and marine sciences curricula. It was founded in 1979, and has the Latin motto Non Plus Ultra ("No Further Beyond"). Its headquarters are located in Cádiz, where the Rectorate is.During the 2007/2008 academic year, there were 17,280 students, 1698 lecturers, and 680 administration and services workers associated with the university.
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Fortress of Santa Catalina
Cadiz
~6.09 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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The Castillo de Santa Catalina is also a military fortification, and is situated at the end of the Caleta beach. It was built in 1598 following the English sacking of Cadiz two years earlier. Recently renovated, today it is used for exhibitions and concerts.
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La Caleta Beach
Cadiz
~6.11 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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La Caleta is a beach located in the historical center of the city of Cádiz, Spain. It is a natural harbor by which Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Romans penetrated historically. It is the smallest beach in the city, and is isolated from the others. Its main attraction is its location, a scene that has inspired musicians and poets like Isaac Albéniz, José María Pemán, Paco Alba, and Carlos Cano. It crosses the castles of San Sebastián and Santa Catherine and runs in front of the faculty of Economic and Enterprise Sciences of the Campus of Cadiz of the university of the same name. It has been pictured recently in several films, such as 007: Die Another Day, Captain Alatriste and Manolete. Natives of Cádiz consider it one of the most emblematic places of their city, and use it as a recurrent ...
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Victoria Beach
Cadiz
~6.57 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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Estadio Ramon de Carranza
Cadiz
~6.88 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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Estadio Ramón de Carranza is a football stadium in Cádiz, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Cádiz CFThe stadium was inaugurated the 3rd of September, 1955. With a total of 15000 spectators. The match was against F.C.Barcelona, that ended in a lose of 0-4. With two goals from Villaverde, then Luis Suárez then a final goal from Kubala.Stadium remodelationOver the last two seasons the stadium has undergone major reconstruction in order to cope with the large demand for tickets and in order to improve facilities, which were originally outdated. The reconstruction has been organized in stages in order to guarantee there is a reasonable capacity every season. During the 2006/07 season the "fondo norte" shall be replaced by a two tier stand, temporarily reducing the capacity to 19,50...
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Circuit of Jerez (Circuito de Jerez)
Jerez de la Frontera
~8.12 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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Race track. Formula one
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City Centre Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de La Frontera
~8.12 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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Plano de la Feria
Jerez
~9.01 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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City Centre Arcos de la Frontera
Arcos de la Frontera
~25.62 miles from El Puerto de Santa Maria city center
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