Accessible Companion: Cadiz Old Town and Cathedral

OVERVIEW

This excursion is for guests that use a cane/walker, have limited mobility issues or for companions of those guest that have booked mobility equipment tour.

Those guests that are fully dependent on their mobility device please book: CAD_A2 ACCESSIBLE Mobility Equipment-Cadiz Old Town and Cathedral.

Tour includes step-free routes, shorter distances and no stairs. Accessible restrooms with wide doors for wheelchairs are present along the tour route. Vehicles are adapted with an access ramp (or lift where available) to accommodate a limited number of wheelchairs and/or mobility scooters. Guides are not allowed to push wheelchairs; therefore, guests needing special assistance must be accompanied by an able-bodied.

Enjoy an enlightening tour of Cadiz that includes the atmospheric Old Quarter and the glorious interior of the city's cathedral. Being the oldest continuously occupied city in Western Europe, Cadiz exudes history, as you will discover in the medieval Plaza of San Juan de Dios. Highlights there include the wonderfully ornate town hall erected in 1799. While meandering the labyrinthine streets of the Old Quarter, you will come upon the Neoclassical-style Cadiz Cathedral. Its most impressive features include a yellow-tiled dome, vaults of the high altar and choir stalls. Continuing on, you will meander through the Plaza de Flores, named for the open-air flower market at its heart. Plaza de la Candelaria is less well-known but not less memorable. Lined with fragrant orange trees, ironwork lamps and park benches, it is an urban oasis. After pausing for tapas and a drink at the Central Market, you will see Plaza de España, whose monument commemorates the Constitution of 1812.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Delve into the rich history of Cadiz, especially through the architecture in the Old Quarter.
• Tour the Cadiz Cathedral, which took more than 80 years to build, beginning in 1722.
• Visit several leafy plazas that are among the city’s most popular gathering places.
• Pause to enjoy authentic tapas and a beverage in the Central Market.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.