Friday 13th May and we were walking about the City of Cadiz and we spotted this old gate along Calle Pelota. It was once known as Puerta del Mar, because it accessed the port area. Buildings built...
Much preferred other attractions in the Barrio del Populo
It is an arch, it has a long history which happened to reshape its present tense. It is valuable history and Cadiz does itself proud to preserve it and play it up a bit but ... (there is always a but...
The old Sea Gate (Puerta del Mar) to the medieval quarter, of Islamic origin back on the 10th and 11th century. Modified by the time, impressive mainly by its age.
This is the only remaining original sea gate into the old medieval quarters from the 13th to 15th century. It's a small gate and there isn't much to see. Fine if you've got lots of time on hand in Cad...
Es la primitiva Puerta del Mar por la que se accedía a la zona portuaria, probablemente entre los siglos X-XI por lo que es posible que fuese de herradura originariamente. Su actual construcción data ...
Old City gateway - needs some remedial work
Friday 13th May and we were walking about the City of Cadiz and we spotted this old gate along Calle Pelota. It was once known as Puerta del Mar, because it accessed the port area. Buildings built...
Much preferred other attractions in the Barrio del Populo
It is an arch, it has a long history which happened to reshape its present tense. It is valuable history and Cadiz does itself proud to preserve it and play it up a bit but ... (there is always a but...
Walking by...
The old Sea Gate (Puerta del Mar) to the medieval quarter, of Islamic origin back on the 10th and 11th century. Modified by the time, impressive mainly by its age.
Historical gate
This is the only remaining original sea gate into the old medieval quarters from the 13th to 15th century. It's a small gate and there isn't much to see. Fine if you've got lots of time on hand in Cad...
De origen almohade
Es la primitiva Puerta del Mar por la que se accedía a la zona portuaria, probablemente entre los siglos X-XI por lo que es posible que fuese de herradura originariamente. Su actual construcción data ...