Cadiz (Spain) - Jerez de la Frontera (Spain)
31 August 2019
Cadiz, the province and city on Spain’s south western edge is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe. Constantly overlooked and often forgotten by the glistening prizes within Spain and in countries further afield, is stands proudly looking out onto the Atlantic Ocean.
We drove south of Sevilla a couple of hours to get the feel of another Andalusian city, and in one sense, were not disappointed by what the Old Town delivered, narrow streets, the antiquity of its old quarters, white washed Gothic and Baroque styling.
The Southern Spanish sun sparkled and bounced off every façade, so much so that without sunglasses you would have spent the whole time squinting your way through the town.
Somehow for me it was unremarkable. Perhaps I didn’t give it the time or respect that it deserved. Perhaps its secrets will be discovered another day.
Cadiz - Andalusia - Spain
A short drive from Cadiz, Jerez de la Frontera captured our attention captured our interested by the very nature of its most well-known product, sherry. However, driving into the town in early afternoon it felt as though COVID-19 has come to this little corner of the world a year early. Not a soul on the deserted streets, not a stray dog to be seen, not a bird in the sky. Siesta time in these parts of Andalusia are more than just theoretical notions, they’re standard operating procedure.
Attractive in part, understated and quaint. A viable stop for to partake in the gold standard of the area.
In all, somewhat of
an underwhelming day, but sometimes you just need to hit the reset button
