Playa de la Cruz del Mar is a beach located near shopping and restaurants in Chipiona. This area is…read moreone of the liveliest areas of the whole city. During high season, this beach gets very crowded. It is located near the marina as well so you can watch the boats go in and out. Overall, this is a very fun place to spend the day.

Sandy beach, can have lots of algae depending on the day. Beach bars and restaurants nearby…read more Walking trails nearby as well.

Gorgeous sandy beach located of the coast of Rota Spain!…read more Kids enjoyed the sand, sun and playground. Lots of eateries, apartments and condos along the boardwalk. Clean beach with locals, no homeless, no trash, just families and people walking enjoying the day. Incredible!

Going back to the Ferry to catch a ride back to Puerto Santa Maria I had no idea this existed…read more Instead going through the city I took the western route along Paseo Santa Barbara and next thing I knew I was in this stretch of park along the north west waterline of Cadiz. Peaceful, well manicured and littered with age old trees, art, and architecture. I wish I had spent more time hanging out here during the sunlight hours but even at dusk trying not to miss the boat it was beautiful

The address that is pinned is not the place that is in the pictures! If you park near the…read morerestaurant Kiosco Cameleón, the beginning of the board walk starts there. The views are gorgeous, and I love that the boardwalk leads you to different parts of the beach, gazebos to hang out under as well as benches to take in the scenery, into the forest, and back to the city. There's also a part of the boardwalk that leads you straight to a restaurant on the beach called "Chiringuito Las Dunas." Take a walk with your loved one during sunset to enjoy the peaceful forest, views of the beach, then surprise them with the restaurant on the shore. Or walk the path first thing in the morning with some coffee before it's too hot out.

Camino Natural de Rota is a series of free, public, boardwalk paths that lead from the NW beaches…read moreof Rota, down to the Paseo Marítimo de la Costilla. Along their way, they snake through the sandy pine forests of the park for the Corrales de Rota, as well as other areas leading to roads in town, such as near the Botanical Gardens, and soccer field. The Camino follows the beach, outside the dunes, but is not always on or in view of the beach. Inside the Corrales de Rota parklands, the Camino makes meandering paths, in various directions. Every so often, a path will lead to the beach, and it will have a pagoda just on the beach, which serves as a great lookout / shelter / resting spot. These pagodas also exist along the main path leading across town to the Paseo Marítimo, but are much fewer along there. Note that while the Camino will get you to the Paseo Marítimo, and then into town, neither walkway is a direct route into the downtown or old town, so if you are intent on walking but pressed for time, I would consult a map to get there most directly along the streets. All of the paths we traveled (quite a lot) were wheelchair / stroller accessible. I cannot say if every inch of them are this way, but the majority is for sure. The paths allow dogs, bikes, joggers, and of course, walkers. Paths are accessible 24 hours. The paths and scenery of the Camino are beautiful. There is a lot of money and care invested into these paths, which add so much functionality and facility to Rota. Because of this, I was surprised and disappointed at the litter and graffiti noticeable along the trails. Neither issue was constant, but present, nonetheless. The Camino also passes an abandoned 20thC military camp, which attracts the town's homeless population. This camp is fenced in, with no access to the Camino, and there is no apparent safety concern for visitors. While there are some very cool, very old cultural treasures in Rota, I recommend the Camino Natural de Rota right up there as a top thing to do when visiting this town. They are a great way to see and feel the nature of the parks and beaches, and to watch locals enjoying their town.

Paseo de Canalejas is a park / promenade adjacent to the Plaza de San Juan de Dios. It is where the…read moremain Oficina Turismo de Cádiz is located. This is a popular hangout for locals and tourists alike. There are public bathrooms at one end, where it meets Plaza de San Juan de Dios. Across the street is the port area for Cádiz. This park is where the painted lines begin, for the tourism office's walking tours.

Not quite Gibraltar but it is towards the end of Spain. Cadiz juts out into the ocean and this…read morepromenade that runs on the western side of the city provides the most amazing of sunsets. You look north into the stretches of Andalucia, to the south that of North Africa but with the sunset it is the endless water of the Bay of Cadiz, then the vastness of the Atlantic ocean.

Fun little square with cafes and live music from street musicians. On one side, it is close to the…read moreshopping area in old Cadiz, and on the other side, you come out by the port and the Paseo de Canalejas. Per its name, this square abuts the Iglesia de San Agustín, which dates to the early 17thC.

Cute little square abutting Iglesia de Santa Cruz. This plaza is great for pictures! The green line…read morefor walking tours will take you right through this square. This square is all hill, so expect to stand on a slant, unlike most flat plazas. History? This square dates to the Middle Ages. Enclosed by the "Old Cathedral" of Cádiz, aka the church of Santa Cruz, on one side, and Casa de la Contaduría on the other. In the early 1700s the cistern was built in the square. Other surrounding buildings include the former Bishop's House, and the Estopiñán house.