Cádiz province, Andalucia, southern Spain

Modern research indicates that Cádiz was founded on an island just off the western coast of Spain by Phoenicians from Tyre about 1104 BC. They called it Gadir or Agadir. The port was established sometime later in the 7th century BC and was to enable the Phoenicians to trade with the Tartessians who ... Read More

Cádiz is reputed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the Iberian Peninsula and probably in Western Europe. Today the city is divided into two parts, the old part north of the imposing city wall and the Puertas de Tierra and the modern city, south of the wall. Not surprisingly, Cádiz is ... Read More