Visita guiada El Cádiz de Las Cortes
Guide tour Cadiz Parliament in 1812.
Find out how the first european costitution had been elaborated and what had meant for Cádiz, Spain and Europe.
We´ll walk all the historical board: San Carlos ramparts, Alameda Apodaca...
We´ll start at "Plaza de España" where we can see the old Regency Palace and the nowadays Provincial Council, also in this square we´ll find the tribute work to La Pepa, to commemorate its first 100 years.
We´ll learn what watch towers are, the structure of the merchant´s house of XVII century and how they had that big success. We´ll visit House of the 5 towers and House of 4 Towers until we get into the S. Carlos ramparts.
Church of El Carmen, the only colonial style church and we'll walk along tipycal squares such as "El Mentidero" and "San Antonio", where we can see landmarks such as the three most characteristc watching towers in Cádiz. The Peman House, "the Old Aramburu Bank, the old "Café Apolo" in which took place cultural gatherings in 1800 or Cádiz Casino.
Itinerary: Provincial Council > Plaza de España > San Carlos ramparts > Alameda Apodaca > Church of El Cramen > Plaza del Mentidero > Plaza de San Antonio > Oratory of San Felipe Neri
· Meeting point: Plaza de España
· Duration: 2-3 hours
· Prize: from 35 €
