Wandering Ancient Streets of Cádiz, Spain - Andalusia
Cádiz is one of the smaller popular towns in Andalusia, Spain, and ancient as well, going back to Christopher Columbus’ days and his fleet of ships, and even further back than that — founded by the Phoenicians over 3,000 years ago!
You can still sense the protected nature of the city with the main Cádiz area being surrounded by a layer of walls. This inner city district is referred to as Cádiz, pronounced by the locals “Cai, Cai” dropping the “d’s” and the “z’s” like the Southerners do.
We visited our friend David who showed us around, dropping in on his favorite local bars and cafes. He lived very close to el Castillo de San Sebastián, so we were able to walk literally everywhere in the old part of town from his place.
That's David. He's a cool dude.
The plazas were the highlight of the trip, and many of the cathedrals, statues, and buildings in general were more than impressive. The history was incredibly apparent, and the city had a very small-town feel as we noticed locals constantly running into others that they knew. David included.
Getting in and out of the town was notably painless as we took the Renfe train in from the Jerez airport (about an hour ride) and walked to the same station at the end of our trip to take the train to Madrid.
The incredible preservation of the history of the city is the standout reason why you should visit Cádiz. Even though the newer part of town is quickly expanding, the landmarks and nature existing inside the ancient walls perpetuate the way of life here.
We love the laid back Andalusian lifestyle! Can’t wait to go back and explore more!
We even made a video (go figure)!
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That video was really great, made me feel like I was walking around and now I want to visit!
Awesome, thanks! That's what we aim for :)
You should start posting your videos on DTube as well :) great post!
Ya know, we were doing that for a while, but for some reason it always converts the thumbnail to a super tiny size within the post (even after multiple attempts at trying to make it bigger), whereas the YouTube videos stay large (like actual photo size above). We've noticed no one really bothers watching them when they're tiny within the post. (That may not make any sense, I just don't know how else to describe it haha.) If you've got any tips on keeping the DTube video image normal size within the posts that'd be awesome!
I understand what you mean... I was also trying to figure it out last time I posted a video. I will give it another try and will share if I have some results :)
That'd be awesome, thanks! Good luck!