This botanical garden is a wonderful place to take a romantic stroll or sit & visit on the outskirts of Cadiz. We have had the opportunity to visit it a couple of times and each time more of the flowers are in bloom and we see something we hadn’t seen before. We ended up our visit enjoying a cola cao-hot chocolate, at the stand located in the park.
We had the opportunity to visit one of the most interesting watchtowers in Cadiz. This baroque style watchtower was originally part of the palace of the Marquis of Rencano. The first watchman, Antonio Tavira, whose job it was to record the ships entering and leaving the port of Cadiz, gave it its name. In 1778 this tower was appointed as the official watchtower for the town as it was the highest lookout point in the area.
In the early 1990s the watchtower was refurbished as a tourist attraction and it acts as a gallery and museum. In the top of the tower a camera obscura was installed, which consists of a darkened room with a white viewing dish, and a periscope which projects the images of the city onto the dish. Small groups can enter the room and are given a talk on the city sights. It was amazing as we could see the panoramic view of the city as well as the smallest details- laundry drying in the breeze or the birds as they flew by. See here to find out more on how the camera works. (more…)
* NOT FOUND *In this museum you can find some of Andalusia’s best collections of Roman and Phoenician archeology dating from 8th Century BC to 3rd Century AD. Cadiz, one of Europe’s oldest cities, is believed to be founded in 1100 BC by the Phoenicians who originally named it Gadir. (more…)
