Cádiz and beyond

Arose early this morning for a change. Visiting part of the Sherry Triangle was on our agenda. We headed to Jerez de la Frontera. We had plans to taste a variety of sherries. However, each Bodega we visited did not do just tastings. In order to taste it, we had to do a 90 min tour. And frustratingly the English tour at each was at 1pm. Bodega Tradición was recommended in the Lonely planet, so we settled on there. The tour was interesting. We learnt about the production of Fino, Amontillado, Oloroso, Cream Sherry, and Pedro Ximenez. The Amontillado was both our favourite.

Following our tastings, we continued on to Cádiz. Cádiz has one of Spain's largest cathedrals. Its dome took 110 years to finish (also features in James Bond movie). In the 18th century Cádiz was a busy port city and was used for gold and silver trade. Hence, the large cathedral and other Baroque mansions and huge admin buildings in the city.

We had a quick look around Castillo de Santa Catalina, walked along the promenade and found a bite to eat before the drive back to Seville.Weiterlesen