Seashore Drive

Charming Cadiz

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June 2nd 2008
Our visit to Cadiz was a pleasant surprise. It turned out to be a most charming & captivating port of call. We did not book a tour. We could have gone to Seville and the Andalusian area. But instead we bought tickets for a hop-on/hop-off bus and had a great tour of the city. We got on close to the ship and rode to the other side of the city where got off to stroll down the street. We found a g ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more