Cadiz is the southernmost city in Spain. It is the oldest city in Europe and in which is located the city of Gibraltar in which is the Strait of Gibraltar which is the fastest access to North Africa. It is a small province of Andalusia, with about 120,000 inhabitants. It has other cities like Jerez de la Frontera and Algeciras that have a greater number of inhabitants than Cadiz.
The Torre Tavira is an old watchtower, located at the highest point of the city of Cadiz, is 45 meters above sea level. It was built in the 17th century and is Baroque in style, and is named after its first lookout, Lieutenant Antonio Tavira. It currently has two exhibition halls and a viewpoint from which you can see the whole old town of Cadiz. Webpage.
The museum is located in the Plaza de Mina in the city of Cadiz since 1935.
The building was built on disentailed land in the nineteenth century. It was the work of architect Juan Daura and was inaugurated in 1838 in a neoclassical style. The museum, following the latest reforms now has three different sections of which are archeology, fine arts and ethnography. In it we can find objects like sarcophagus Phoenicians, finds of the Roman time and works of Zurbarán and Alonso Cano among many other things. Webpage.
La Caleta is a beach located in the historic center of the city of Cadiz. It was a natural port in which ships of Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Romans anchored.
It is the smallest beach in the whole city, and isolated from the rest. Its main attraction lies in its location, a setting that has inspired musicians and poets like Carlos Cano. It is flanked by the castles of San Sebastián and Santa Catalina. It has been the scene of several films, such as 007: Die another day, Alatriste or El Amor Brujo.
The people of Cadiz consider it as one of the most emblematic places of their city, being a recurrent theme in Carnival couplets. Webpage.