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Time Zone
GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
Currency
Euro (€) = 100 cents.
Language
Spanish.Sightseeing
Cádiz is characterised by palm trees, look-out towers and white-fronted houses. It is one of the oldest towns in Iberia, founded by the Phoenicians around 1000BC. Less than half an hour away is the sherry town of Jerez, housing the great bodegas whose product has linked the town with England since importation of ‘sherris-sack’ into this country began in the 16th century. The great Moorish city of Seville is also close by. Seville is the romantic heart of Spain, the city of Carmen and Don Juan; its cathedral is the largest Gothic building in the world and has a superb collection of art and period stonework. Christopher Columbus and St Ferdinand are buried here. Of great importance also is the Alcázar, the palace-fortress of the Arab kings, together with Giralda and Torre de Oro, reputedly once covered in gold leaf.
Shopping
Leather goods (especially suede coats), handcrafted wooden furniture, rugs and carpets with Arab-influenced designs and sherry.
Eating Out
Andalucían cuisine shows a strong Arab influence. Specialities include gazpacho (a delicious cold vegetable soup), a variety of fried fish including fresh anchovies, jabugo ham from Huelva and many dishes based on the fish which the coast provides in such abundance. There are four main types of sherry, for which the town of Jerez is famous: fino (very pale and very dry); amontillado (dry, richer in body and darker in colour); oloroso (medium, full-bodied, fragrant and golden) and dulce (sweet).
Location
Europe and Spain
Region
Spain