Explorar Cádiz

The Museum of Cádiz on the Plaza de Mina was formed in 1970 by merging the provincial fine arts and archaeology museums. The ground floor covers archaeology, including Phoenician sarcophagi found in the city; the first floor shows paintings, among them works by Zurbarán from the Charterhouse of Jerez; the second floor keeps the Tía Norica puppets.

Cádiz Cathedral, the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, was built between 1722 and 1838 to a design first drawn by Vicente Acero, so its baroque plan ends in neoclassical forms. It stands above the sea on the Campo del Sur. The crypt holds the tombs of Manuel de Falla and José María Pemán, and visitors can climb the Clock Tower.

The Roman Theatre of Cádiz, the Theatrum Balbi, was built in the 1st century BC and rediscovered in 1980 in the El Pópulo quarter. Its seating measured about 118 metres across and held around 10,000 people. A visitor centre on Calle Mesón explains the site with models and finds, and a vaulted gallery under the seating leads out to part of the excavated tiers.