Dive in Cádiz

Travel to Cádiz

The province of Cadiz in the very south west of Spain is a fascinating region to visit with plenty to see and do.

Cadiz is the oldest city in western Europe with records suggesting that the city was occupied more than 3,000 years ago.  The original Iberian settlers lived here an future civilizations of Greeks and Phoenicians were here.  Cadiz was an important trading post for the Carthaginians and was occupied by the Romans before the Visigoths defeated them.  The city projects out into the sea and has therefore always been important as a seafaring town which has always had strong ties with the African continent from where adventurers and merchants came and opened up the New World of the Americas.

Yet there is more to Cadiz than the city.  The province of Cadiz covers over 7,000 square kilometres and has a coastline of 250km.  Few tourists make it this far south into Spain and miss out on a region of outstanding natural beauty.  From Sanlucar de Barrameda just below the national park of Doñana all the way along the coast as far as Sotogrande on the Costa del Sol you will find some of Spain's most beautiful golden beaches and little of the destruction of the environment associated with mass tourism along most of Spain's Mediterranean coastline.