Cádiz ExperienceLong-form editorial on Cádiz, Spain: history, monuments, food and neighbourhoods from Cádiz Experience. Newest articles first.https://www.cadizexperience.comDoes Cádiz Fried Fish Batter Use Chickpea Flour? It Dependshttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/fried-fish-cadiz-flour-batterhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/fried-fish-cadiz-flour-batterCádiz fried fish is floured once, never battered. Wheat is the usual flour, chickpea is a cook's choice. How a freiduría fries it and what to order in Cádiz.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 22:29:08 GMTCádiz Watchtowers and Torre Tavira: Inside the Lookout Networkhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/cadiz-watchtowers-and-torre-tavirahttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/cadiz-watchtowers-and-torre-taviraWhy do more than 100 Baroque watchtowers crown the rooftops of Cádiz? Explore Torre Tavira, the 1717 Indies trade monopoly, and where to see them today.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:51:05 GMTHistory of Cádiz Carnival: Chirigotas, Comparsas & Censorshiphttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/history-of-cadiz-carnival-chirigotas-comparsashttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/history-of-cadiz-carnival-chirigotas-comparsasExplore the history of Cádiz Carnival, from 15th-century Genoese merchants and the 1937 ban to Paco Alba's comparsas and COAC versus street chirigotas.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:51:05 GMT12 Interesting Facts About Cádiz: History, Towers & Secretshttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/interesting-facts-about-cadizhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/interesting-facts-about-cadizDiscover 12 interesting facts about Cádiz, from Phoenician houses buried under a puppet theatre and two marble sarcophagi to 134 watchtowers and La Pepa.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:51:05 GMTMovies Filmed in Cádiz: How La Caleta Became James Bond's Havanahttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/movies-filmed-in-cadiz-james-bond-havanahttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/movies-filmed-in-cadiz-james-bond-havanaSee where James Bond's Die Another Day, Sean Connery's Cuba, Viggo Mortensen's Alatriste, and Tom Cruise's Knight and Day were filmed across Cádiz, Spain.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:51:05 GMTHow the 1755 Tsunami Hit Cádiz and Stopped in La Viñahttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/1755-tsunami-in-cadizhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/1755-tsunami-in-cadizOn 1 November 1755, five tsunami waves struck Cádiz at 11:10 am. See how La Caleta's walls broke, Azlor locked Puerta de Tierra, and La Viña survived.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:28:08 GMTWhy the 1947 Cádiz Explosion Spared the Walled Old Townhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/1947-cadiz-explosionhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/1947-cadiz-explosionAt 9:45 pm on 18 August 1947, 200 tonnes of naval mines detonated in San Severiano, killing 152 people while Puerta de Tierra shielded Cádiz's Old Town.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:28:08 GMTWhy the Battle of Trafalgar Began and Ended in Cádizhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/battle-of-trafalgar-seen-from-cadizhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/battle-of-trafalgar-seen-from-cadizIn October 1805, 33 ships left Cádiz for the Battle of Trafalgar. Trace Admiral Gravina's warning, the 23 October counter-sortie, and the city's hospitals.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:28:08 GMTWhy the Levante Wind in Cádiz Rules Every Beach Dayhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/why-cadiz-is-so-windy-levante-and-ponientehttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/why-cadiz-is-so-windy-levante-and-ponienteThe Levante wind blows on 165 days a year in the Strait region. Learn why the 14 km Venturi funnel heats Cádiz city and which beaches stay well sheltered.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:28:08 GMTWhy Christopher Columbus Sailed From Cádiz in 1493 and 1502https://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/christopher-columbus-cadiz-voyageshttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/christopher-columbus-cadiz-voyagesChristopher Columbus sailed from Cádiz on his 17-ship Second Voyage in 1493 and his Fourth Voyage in 1502. Trace his fleets and medieval El Pópulo today.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:29:43 GMTWhy Francis Drake's 1587 Cádiz Raid Preceded the 1596 Sackhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/drake-1587-raid-and-1596-sack-of-cadizhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/drake-1587-raid-and-1596-sack-of-cadizFrancis Drake raided Cádiz Harbour in April 1587 to delay the Armada, and in June 1596 an English fleet under Essex returned to capture and burn the city.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:29:43 GMTHow Phoenician Gadir Built Tyre's Atlantic Port in Cádizhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/phoenician-gadir-temple-of-melqarthttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/phoenician-gadir-temple-of-melqartPhoenician Gadir turned the Cádiz archipelago into Tyre's Atlantic port. Explore the Temple of Melqart, the 9th-century BC streets and the Dama de Cádiz.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:29:36 GMTWhy the Siege of Cádiz Held Off Napoleon for Thirty Monthshttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/siege-of-cadiz-1810-1812https://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/siege-of-cadiz-1810-1812During the Siege of Cádiz from 1810 to 1812, islands, batteries and 17,000 Allied troops defied Napoleon while the Cortes wrote Spain's first Constitution.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:29:36 GMTCádiz and the Atlantic Trade: When One Port Held the Indieshttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/cadiz-and-the-atlantic-tradehttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/cadiz-and-the-atlantic-tradeHow Cádiz won Spain's monopoly on trade with America in 1717, grew rich on it and shaped two Gaditanos: the writer José Cadalso and the physician Mutis.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMTFamous People From Cádiz and the Places They Lefthttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/famous-people-from-cadizhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/famous-people-from-cadizFamous people from Cádiz, from consul Balbus to Falla and El Mellizo: nine names, each with the tomb, bust, plaque or museum that still marks them in the city.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMTHow to Pronounce Cádiz and Where Its Name Comes Fromhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/how-to-pronounce-cadizhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/how-to-pronounce-cadizSay Cádiz as KAH-dith in Spain, stressing the first syllable. See why English shifts the stress and how Phoenician Gadir became Roman Gades and Arabic Qādis.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMTLiberal Cádiz: From the 1812 Constitution to Salvochea's Cantonhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/liberal-cadiz-1812-to-1873https://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/liberal-cadiz-1812-to-1873Liberal Cádiz history in five steps: the 1812 Cortes, Mendizábal's 1836 convent sale, the 1868 revolution and Salvochea's 1873 canton, and where to see it.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMTHow Roman Gades Rose on Balbus Money and Salted Fishhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/roman-gades-balbus-columellahttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/roman-gades-balbus-columellaRoman Gades went from federate city to Roman municipium in 49 BC. Meet the Balbus family, the garum trade and Columella, the farming writer born there.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMTWhat Is Cádiz Known For? Gadir, 1812 and Carnivalhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/what-is-cadiz-known-forhttps://www.cadizexperience.com/articles/what-is-cadiz-known-forCádiz is known for Phoenician Gadir, the 1812 Constitution, a satirical Carnival and Atlantic tuna and fried fish. Here is how each one shaped the city.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT