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Day 3 — The Ancient Port of Cadiz
A cultural day to your new base in Cadiz, with 1 h 32 on the road and plenty of free time.
Stage 2 · Cadiz · Spain
day 3 1 night 1 h 32 on the road123 kmclimate favourable
Interest of the place — culture 20. Based on: place of worship reached from the stage (El Populo).
- programme
- 5 h 30
- road
- 1 h 32
- Guided visit of the Cadiz Cathedral and Tavira TowerPlace Catedral de San Salvador, 21.7 km away · nearby point, to check3 h
- Strolling along the scenic La Caleta beach2 h 30
To add if time allows: Seafood lunch at the vibrant Central Market (2 h)
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Walking tour of the ancient El Populo quarter
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On the way
Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Visit the port where Magellan's expedition departed for the first circumnavigation of the globe.
90 min there · detour +4 km · View on Google Maps
© photographed in 2008 by Antonio M. Romero Dorado — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chipiona
View the historic lighthouse, the tallest in Spain, which has guided sailors along the Guadalquivir estuary for centuries.
45 min there · detour +10 km · View on Google Maps
© Christoph Seeger — Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rota
Explore the ancient defensive walls and the castle overlooking the Bay of Cádiz, reflecting the town's strategic naval importance.
60 min there · detour +4 km · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 17 October 2007 by Antonio M. Romero Dorado — Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
