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122 Km (76 miles) S of Seville, 625 Km (388 miles) SW of Madrid
Cádiz is the oldest inhabited city in the Western world, founded in 1100 B.C. This modern, bustling Atlantic port is a kind of Spanish Marseille, a melting pot of Americans, Africans, and Europeans who are docking or passing through. The old quarter teems with local characters, little dives, and seaport alleys. But despite its thriving life, the city doesn't hold major interest for visitors, except for the diverse cultures that have shaped it. Phoenicians, Arabs, Visigoths, Romans, and Carthaginians all passed through Cádiz and left their imprints. Throughout the ages this ancient port city has enjoyed varying states of prosperity, especially after the discovery of the New World.
At the end of a peninsula, Cádiz separates the Bay of Cádiz from the Atlantic, and from numerous sea walls around the town you have views of the ocean. It was here that Columbus set out on his second voyage.
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