CADIZ is a port city in Spain and its border is the Bay of Cadiz. Its total land area is 12 square kilometers and it has a population of 130,000 people. Its current mayor is Teofila Martinez of the Spanish Peoples Party. The province of Cadiz has a population of approximately one million people. It is bordered with the provinces of Huelva, Sevilla and Malaga and Gibraltar, the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar. The Bay of Cadiz itself encompasses several municipalities in the province of Cadiz – San Fernando, Puerto Real, El Puerto de Santa Maria and Rota. Aside from the city of Cadiz, other counties in the province of Cadiz are Jerez, Gibraltar, Guadalquivir, La Janda and Sierra de Cadiz. In the capital city of Cadiz, the following districts are named – Chiclana, El Puerto de Santa Maria, Puerto Real and San Fernando. Meanwhile, the districts in Jerez are Jerez de la Frontera and San Jose del Valle. Multinational companies that have erected offices and factories here include John Harvey & Sons (in Jerez), Gonzalez Byass, Navantia, Airbus, Delphi, Ford and Lufthansa. The local airport in Cadiz is called Jerez de la Frontera. It services regional flights like those coming from Madrid and Barcelona.

One of the features of Cadiz is the huge electric pylons. Each pylon is 158 meters tall and holds two electrical circuits. Another tourism feature is during Holy Week where liberated folk often go out and be merry, eating banned food. Other delicacies worth noting in Cadiz are boiled shellfish, baked bass and calamari. They are downed with fino. One nice thing in Cadiz is that it does not have towering skyscrapers like those found in Madrid or Barcelona. Thus, the atmosphere in Cadiz is reflective of the medieval times and one will surely be enchanted upon going there. Beaches there constantly favored by tourists include Playa La Barrosa in Chiclana de la Frontera, Playa de la Victoria in Cadiz, Playa de Levante in El Puerto de Santa Maria, Playa Bolonia in Tarifa and Playa de Camposoto in San Fernando. Windsurfing is oftentimes found near these beaches. Aside from the Holy Week revelry, another festivity that Cadiz is known for is the horseracing that is taking place in Sanlucar de Barrameda. So whenever you are in Spain, don’t forget to come for a stopover in this serene city of Cadiz.

The blue flag accreditation has long been coveted by all resorts in Europe. Any resort that has a stamp of the blue flag accreditation means that it has been thoroughly inspected for sanitation and hygiene concerns. Blue flag accreditation is usually associated with seaside resorts. But inland hotels and restaurants are also routinely checked by the European Union. In fact, the restaurants here in Cadiz are some of the cleanest in Spain. Restaurant owners are strict in implementing the anti-littering policy here. For example, one cannot just park his or her off-road vehicle in the restaurant’s paved parking space. They are afraid that the muddy tires of the vehicle will accumulate dust in the parking space.