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Cádiz
24-11-2014/ 0 coments/enEnvironment/by Placer de Meca

A 58 km of pipes of Mecca, known for his influential history beaches, festivals, cuisine and above all its people...

Cadiz is a city and municipality located in the Spanish province of Cadiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It was named by Lord Byron as "Siren of the Ocean" and is popularly known as the "Tacita de Plata" With 125,826 inhabitants is the largest city in the Bay of Cadiz and the second most populous of the province. Its economy is based mainly in commerce, due to the presence of shipyards and activities of the port area and the free zone. The other area economic base is tourism Cadiz, due to its beaches, local festivals and historical heritage it has.

Today Cadiz is known for his long and influential history, one of the oldest cities in Western Europe and archaeological remains dating back 3100 years not only nationally but also for its importance in processes such as the Punic Wars, romanization of Iberia, discovery and conquest of America, the establishment of the liberal regime in Spain with its first constitution. And its subsequent influence of this to the constitutions of their independence, the former Spanish colonies.

The whole city is home to numerous plazas, gardens, churches and other places that they remember. The city is located on a tombolo, off the estuary of the river Guadalete and immersed in the Natural Park of Cadiz Bay, 124 km from the regional capital, Seville. The province of Cadiz, privileged and unique, has all the attractions that might crave those who value tourism in its true cultural and festive, ecological and historical, folkloric, and essentially authentic Andalusian.





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