Tuesday 9 July 2019

The Delicacies You Cannot Miss on Your Visit to Cádiz

Salmon dish

If you have decided to do a tour through Cádiz, you will most likely wonder, apart from the paradisiacal beaches you will see, how will you enjoy the bay and its wonderful spots and what type of cuisine will you encounter. Chances are you will find the urge to try all the variations of fish available like the famous Bluefin Tuna from the Barbate area. However, Cádiz is this and much more. It has towns colored white that are incomparable to any other. It also has fine local sherry of Jerez and many kilometers of white sand and Atlantic Ocean.

Within the delicacies of this rich land is the forms of fried fish, curdled egg with tagarninas, cooked prawns, fried nettles, sherry kidneyed rice, payoyo cheese, etc. Also well known is the mojama, the cazón en adobo, the urta a la roteña and potatoes with chocos. There is also a variety of fish in stews, fried, baked or charcoaled as well as a shrimp pancake. Shrimp is also known as quisquilla, it is a small crustacean with a consistent shell and a long grey and transparent tail. Many of the guided tours of Cádiz tour the cuisine as an art that must be tasted.

The 10 best things to do and see in Cádiz

White Village of Cádiz

Enjoying a tour of Cádiz will make your jaw drop. A city with a millennia of history, villages colored white and miles of beaches with white sand. Plus, a capital with charm like no other. Its strategic location, halfway between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, turned the Andalusian city into a crossroads where different cultures left their mark.


  1. Ascend the tower of Tavira. Where you can gaze upon the 129 viewpoints of the city.
  2. Watch a sunset in the cove. La Caleta Beach has always been the best known beach in the Cádiz capital and province. Every few years, dozens of composers dedicate some of their lyrics to its sunsets, growing its fame.
  3. Eat fried fish!
  4. Have a drink in La Barrosa. The beach of La Barrosa in Chiclana de la Frontera has been named the best beach in Spain numerous times.
  5. Walk until your feet hurt. Discover the city in every corner!
  6. Eat bluefish tuna. Along with the other cuisine.
  7. The wine of Jerez. Jerez has a name for fine, unique wineries faired by horseback.
  8. Discover the trees of the Alameda(grove).
  9. Water sports in Tarifa such as surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing.
  10. Get lost in the streets of Vejer de la Frontera. The most charming town in the entire province of Cádiz. Situated more than 200 meters above sea level.
Doing guided tours in Cádiz will give you the sensation of entering into a thousand-year-old history,