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MUSEO DE CÁDIZ
Museum
(Plaza de Mina; EU citizen/other free/€1.50; 2.30-8.30pm Tue, 9am-8.30pm Wed-
Sat, 9.30am-2.30pm Sun)
Cádiz's excellent major museum faces one of the city's
largest and leafiest squares. The stars of the ground-floor archaeology section are
two Phoenician marble sarcophagi, carved in human likeness, and a monumental
statue of the Roman emperor Trajan, from Baelo Claudia.
PLAYA DE LA VICTORIA
This lovely, wide ocean beach of fine Atlantic sand stretches about 4km along the
peninsula from its beginning 1.5km beyond the Puertas de Tierra. At weekends in
summer almost the whole city seems to be out here. Bus 1 (Plaza España-
Cortadura) from Plaza de España will get you there.
Beach
Festivals & Events
CARNAVAL
No other Spanish city celebrates its annual carnival with the enthusiasm and origin-
ality of Cádiz, where it turns into a 10-day party spanning two weekends. Groups
called
murgas,
in fantastic costumes, tour the city on foot or on floats, singing witty
satirical ditties, dancing or performing sketches.
Carnival
Sleeping
HOTEL ARGANTONIO €€
Hotel
( 956 21 16 40;
www.hotelargantonio.com
; Calle Argantonio 3; s/d incl breakfast
€90/107; )
This very attractive small new hotel in the old city has an ap-
pealing Mudéjar accent to its decor. Staff are welcoming, and the rooms are com-
fortable, with wi-fi access and flat-screen TVs.
HOSPEDERÍA LAS CORTES DE CÁDIZ €€€
Hotel
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