Jewelry Gordillo It is located in the historic center of Cadiz. After more than 60 years in the sector of the high jewelry, is specialized in jewelry design, restoration and redesign of antique jewelry. They are distributors of prestigious jewelry and watch brands, such as Rolex, Omega o Longines, in addition to having its own collections: Carácter Gordillo, Meraki, Lempicka y Skyline.
Location Jewelry Gordillo
San Francisco Street, 33
11005 – Cadiz
Contact
+34 956 28 12 40
info@jewelrygordillo.com
Schedule
Monday to Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. / 17:30 p.m. to 21:00 p.m.
Saturdays: 10:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m.
The Plaza de España impresses with its design and the history it houses. Surrounded by gardens, all its paths lead to the Monument to the Cortes, conceived as a large hemicycle open to the sea, with a tall obelisk-shaped pillar in its central area and whose iconography, created with bronze and marble sculptures, is a clear tribute to the Constitution of 1812.
The railway station is located next to the Plaza de Sevilla. This terminal connects with different cities in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia and Spain through the Cercanías, Media Distancia lines and long-distance trains of Renfe. Likewise, it is the origin and destination of the Trambahía, which connects Cadiz with Chiclana de la Frontera.
Earth Gate separates the old town from Cadiz from the modern area, popularly known as Extramuros. It is one of the most significant monuments in the city, with elements of great historical-patrimonial importance, such as the central vault, the tower and the upper avenue. It also houses the rooms of the Lithographic Workshop Museum and the Ibero-American Puppet Museum.
Located in the Plaza de San Juan de Dios, near our jewelry, City Council of Cadiz It is a building from 1799 restored and replaced by the current one at the end of the XNUMXth century. Its spectacular façade rises above a smooth portico, with a large balcony and Ionic-style columns. In its pediment stands out the relief of Hercules, founder of the city. Although the entrance for your visit is free, concerted visits for groups are made on request.
La Candelaria Square It is a landscaped space where the bronze statue of the Cádiz politician and writer Emilio Castelar, president of the Executive Power of the First Republic, is located. Previously, this place of Cadiz It housed the Candelaria Convent, whose demolition allowed the design of the current square as it is known today.
The construction of the Cathedral of Cadiz It was designed by Vicente Acero in 1722. The architectural work combines the Spanish architectural tradition with Italian Baroque forms. Its dome is made of yellow brick, which reflects the light from Cadiz. The temple is in the shape of a Latin cross with three naves.
La Tavira Tower It is part of the Casa Palacio de los Marqueses de Recaño, a building built in the first half of the XNUMXth century. This tower is one of the tallest of the Cádiz lookout towers.
Its tourist attraction lies in its Camera Obscura, which projects a living and moving image of what is happening abroad at that moment. In addition, from the viewpoint of this monument you can contemplate the spectacular landscape of the entire city of Cadiz.
Known as the American Balcony of the Bay of Cádiz, the Alameda Apodaca and Marqués de Comillas is an Asset of Cultural Interest. Its grandiose beauty, formed by a set of Elizabethan-style gardens, with ornamental trees and a railing that overlooks the sea, makes it one of the most charming walks in the city of Cadiz.
The works of the Carmen Church finished in 1762. The temple, in Baroque style, has a Latin cross plan with three naves, the main one covered with a barrel vault. The façade has attached pilasters and in it you can also admire columns of the Ionic order.
El Central Market of Cadiz It is a building rich in history. The initial project was the work of Torcuato Benjumeda, who proposed a quadrilateral square in neoclassical style, but in 1928, a reform was undertaken, promoted by the mayor Ramón de Carranza.
Gastronomic Corner of the Central Market
Currently, the essence of the market is completed with the Gastronomic Corner, a very popular space frequented by both residents of the city of Cadiz as by tourists, since it allows you to taste the best products of Cadiz and national gastronomy.
El Great Falla Theater It is the headquarters of the famous group contest of the Carnival of Cadiz, in addition to hosting different activities related to the performing arts throughout the year. It is in the Neo-Mudejar style and its exterior has exposed bricks and is decorated with horseshoe arches. It has a stage of great proportions and the ceiling is covered with a large canvas by Felipe Abarzuza.
El Genovés Park It has an area of 30.000 square meters. This space has more than 150 different species of trees, palms and shrubs, including ornamental and monumental trees such as the Drago or the Metrosidero, from New Zealand. in this park Cadiz There are also sculptures such as those dedicated to José Celestino Mutis, the Duchess of Victoria or José María Pemán.
El Castle of Santa Catalina It is a great example of the military architecture of the Modern Age. Currently, this fortress has become a multipurpose leisure and cultural space, with exhibition halls, educational, artistic and craft workshops. In addition, it also hosts concerts and different summer activities organized in the city of Cadiz.
El Castillo de San Sebastian It is located on an islet at one end of La Caleta beach. A boardwalk joins the fortress, where there is an imposing lighthouse, with the city, so that the castle is not isolated during high tide. The castle is often used as an exhibition space and for holding concerts and other outdoor recreational activities.
La House of Iberoamerica It is located in an XNUMXth century building. The building is neoclassical in style. Rectangular in plan, it is organized around a central courtyard and two other rectangular ones. The building, which previously housed the Royal Jail and later was the headquarters of the courts, currently houses the premises of the Municipal Society Cadiz 2012, as well as those of the Ibero-American Theater Festival of Cádiz (FIT).
La Iglesia de Santa Maria It is dated to 1527. Its rooms are centered around a cloister and on the façade the Mannerist composition doorway stands out, where you can see Tuscan columns and a triangular pediment.
Likewise, the bell tower is a Baroque work from 1670. Inside you can admire its main altarpiece with the carvings of Santo Domingo de Guzmán and San Francisco de Asís. An artistic jewel in Cadiz.
Construction Santo Domingo Convent, organized around a Baroque cloister, began in 1645. Its church, sanctuary of the patron saint of Cadiz, the Virgin of the Rosary, consists of a Latin cross plan and three naves.
The main altarpiece, a Genoese colored marble piece from 1691, is considered one of the best examples of Italian Baroque altarpieces in Spain.
El Palace of Congresses, located near the train station, the port of Cádiz and the shopping area, was built with the structures of the Royal Tobacco Factory of Cádiz.
This spectacular brick building, covered in glazed ceramic, has an area of almost 7.500 meters and its rooms host events such as conferences, congresses and exhibitions. Inside, the patio and a large iron and glass roof stand out.
La Admiral's House It is one of the most important examples of the houses of the porters of the Indies in Cadiz. It is crowned by two watchtowers, considered among the oldest preserved in the area. Worthy of admiration is its large Baroque façade, with Tuscan and Solomonic columns. It is made with red marble from Genoa.
El Roman Theater of Cádiz, located in the neighborhood of El Pópulo, was built around 70 BC. Throughout its history, it was abandoned and looted, and its structures were used as warehouses, stables, and even as an Islamic fortress. It was rebuilt by Alfonso X the Wise, after the conquest of the city.
The theater can be considered the oldest and one of the largest in the Iberian Peninsula.
La Holy Cross Church o Old Cathedral was built at the behest of Alfonso X el Sabio and erected as a cathedral in 1263. The exterior of this temple, the one with the most history in the city, It is very simple. Its decorative elements are the three shields with the emblems of the Catholic Monarchs, the cathedral and Bishop García de Haro.
Inside, the main altarpiece stands out, a jewel of Cadiz baroque sculpture, made of gilded wood.
La Church of Santiago It was the headquarters of the College of the Company of Jesus in this city. After the assault and looting that suffered Cadiz In 1596, the original temple was rebuilt, and is currently Mannerist in style.
Its plan is a Latin cross and the main façade is organized by pilasters leaning against the wall in Ionic style. The temple is topped with an original bulbous dome from the XNUMXth century.
La House of Chains, currently the headquarters of the Provincial Historical Archive, was built at the end of the XNUMXth century. The façade, which underwent some reforms in the neoclassical period, preserves a monumental baroque frontispiece in Genoese marble with an entrance flanked by twisted columns.
The building, located near our jewelry, has a room with inclined Ionic pilasters and a curved pediment with the tympanum decorated with an allegorical bas-relief of the Eucharist.
La Church of San Agustín It was built in the first half of the XNUMXth century. It has a Latin cross plan and on its main façade there is a marble frontispiece with pilasters and a niche with the image of Saint Augustine.
Inside this church of Cadiz Images such as the Cristo de la Humildad y Paciencia stand out, as well as the sculpture of the Cristo de la Buena Muerte, a polychrome wooden crucifix, made in 1649.
El Oratory of the Holy Cave It is located next to the Rosario parish. Its façade is very simple, with Doric pilasters and an altarpiece with a painting of the Virgen del Refugio, by Franz Riedmayer. Its interior is of great artistic interest. In its upper area you can admire round canvases, three of which are the work of Francisco Goya, including the one that represents the multiplication of the loaves and fish. must visit in Cadiz.
The origin of the church of the rosary It is located in a chapel built in the XNUMXth century as the seat of the Augustinian nuns. The main altarpiece of the building, which has undergone several reforms over time, houses a niche of the Virgen del Rosario built at the end of the XNUMXth century. On both sides are those of San Servando and San Germán, attributed to Francisco de Villegas. Another of the jewels of the city of Cadiz.
La House Palace of the Mora It was inaugurated with a gala ball presided over by Queen Elizabeth II in 1862. It is Elizabethan in style and is considered one of the most important civil buildings of the XNUMXth century in Cadiz. Above the entrance hall of this building, there is a large balcony with Ionic marble columns.
El Cadiz Museum It is located in the Plaza de Mina and is free for citizens of the European Union. It was established definitively in this headquarters in 1935, with the Archaeological Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts separately. It was not until 1970 when both institutions merged into the current museum of Cadiz, which also includes an Ethnography section.
La Church of San Antonio, whose current building was inaugurated in 1669, is located in the class of the same name. Its façade is impressive due to the presence of the tall towers that frame it, as well as having a beautiful Baroque doorway from around 1730 in the center. In the entrance hall of the church you can admire the marble image of San Antonio.
El Convent of San Francisco It was founded in 1566 and was rebuilt at the end of the XNUMXth century. Due to their artistic and historical importance, the chapels of Veracruz, del Sagrario, San Diego, San Andrés, San Telmo and San Luis de los Franceses stand out.
In addition, among its sculptural treasures are a San Francisco de Asís, attributed to Martínez Monañés, and the Crucified of Veracruz, brought to Cadiz from Naples in 1733 and attributed to Giuseppe Piccano.
El Candelaria bastion It was built in 1672 with a strategic position, between San Felipe and the fortifications near La Caleta. It was a great improvement to protect the western front from the city. Different restoration works at the end of the XNUMXth century adapted the building to its current cultural use, including exhibition and music.
El Reina Sofia Cultural Center, located in the Old Military Government, houses the Vasallo Museum, the Royal Hispano-American Academy, the Gaditano Athenaeum, the Military Library, the Federico Joly Foundation, the Galván Stamping Workshop, the Municipal Foundation of Culture and the family legacy-exhibition Aramburu.
The works of Juan Luis Vasallo, one of the best Spanish sculptors of the XNUMXth century, are the main attraction of this cultural center in Cadiz.
This building from the first half of the XNUMXth century is located in Plaza Fragela, opposite the Teatro Falla. The Widows House It has architectural characteristics of the Cadiz Baroque and was ceded to accommodate widows and women without financial resources from the city. Restored in 2008, it began to be used as a shelter for the elderly.
In addition to his artistic interest for the city, San Felipe Neri Oratory It was the seat of the Cortes (national assembly) that drafted the first Spanish Constitution in 1812. On the outside you can see Ionic pilasters and inside the main altarpiece, in Rococo style. Around the oratory there are seven chapels with barrel vaults. Likewise, the 1812 Constitution Interpretation Center is located in the adjoining building.
El Museum of the Courts de Cádiz houses objects from the 1810th and 1812th centuries, such as weapons, medals and flags. Most of them are linked to the siege of the city by Napoleonic troops between 1812 and XNUMX and to the promulgation of the Constitution of XNUMX.
In this space you can see the layout that had Cadiz in the 1777th century in the model of the city made in XNUMX by the military engineer Alfonso Jiménez.
El Gadir archaeological site It is divided into different levels, according to the different periods of occupation of the settlement. During the visit to this space of the city you can see the layout of the streets, the houses and the tools of the XNUMXth century BC. In addition, it preserves eight houses distributed in two terraces and organized around two cobbled streets.
The central axis of the tour revolves around Mattan, a Phoenician who died in a fire that occurred in the city in the XNUMXth century BC.
La Pastor's Church It has a Greek cross plan, covered by half-barrel vaults, among other artistic elements of great interest. On the façade you can see Corinthian pilasters, as well as the marble image of the Divina Pastora.
The dome of this church located in Cadiz it is covered with glazed ceramic tiles in different colors and the surface of its interior altarpiece contrasts with the reduced space of the chapel.
El Archaeological Site of the House of the Bishop It is located between the old cathedral and the new cathedral and in it you can see the evolution of the city from the XNUMXth century BC to the XNUMXth century AD The archaeological remains of this site belong to a small archaic Phoenician building from the XNUMXth century BC
The interior of women's hospital It is organized around two communicating patios decorated with Dutch tiles, between which there is a staircase. In the first of them, the semicircular arches and pilasters stand out. Also, between the courtyard and the façade is the Chapel of Nuestra Sra. Del Carmen, a hall church divided into three naves by Doric marble columns. Its collection of altarpieces is of great interest in this space.
Among the works of art in the chapel, the painting of The Vision of Saint Francis with the Back Companion, from about 1601, by El Greco. It is, without a doubt, one of the other places of interest in the city.
La Church of San Lorenzo, with a Latin cross plan structure, has a façade with simple lines. To her right is a ceramic panel with images of the Brotherhood of the Afflicted and next to it is a niche with the image of the Virgen de los Dolores.
In this church is one of the most successful altarpieces of the Baroque of Cadiz from the 1727th century, the work of Francisco López in XNUMX. The central body presents the image of the Virgen del Pilar and San Lorenzo, and in the attic you can see the sculptural group of the Trinity.
The Space for Contemporary Culture (ECCO) hosts numerous exhibitions and displays of Contemporary Art throughout the year at the city. Among its permanent exhibitions, the collection of El Valle de los Caídos, by Enrique Naya and Juan José Carrero, Costus, important authors of the Movida Madrileña of the XNUMXs and XNUMXs, stands out.
La Dairy Central Hall, located in Plaza Argüelles, is a multidisciplinary stage space in Cadiz which hosts all kinds of performances and shows, such as pop rock music concerts, puppet theatre, author and flamenco concerts.
El Municipal Center of Flamenco Art La Merced is located in the neighborhood of Santa María, the nerve center of flamenco in the city, and has a diverse program of activities related to flamenco, including flamenco classes and concerts.
The origins of La Palma church They are linked to the Capuchin order. The building, from the XNUMXth century, is Baroque in style and has a circular floor plan. Its tower is decorated with pilasters and has a capital covered with Sevillian tiles from the XNUMXth century, and the interior altarpiece is a neoclassical work. Another of the jewels of the city.
El beguinage of cadiz, a place where 12 sisters lived in community, was founded in the XNUMXth century. It is a place rich in history in the city, since the confiscation of the church passed through the beguinage and later it was a space to teach women at risk of exclusion the art of sewing.
Beguinage catacombs
Years later, this place became a new residential building in which the catacombs were preserved.
Now Navy terminal de Cadiz the catamarans arrive from Rota and El Puerto de Santa María. The journey between Rota and Cádiz lasts about 35 minutes, while from El Puerto de Santa María it is approximately 30 minutes.
El New Mirandilla Stadium, formerly Estadio Ramón de Carranza, is the stadium of Cádiz Club de Fútbol. It was built between May 1954 and August 1955, although it has undergone several renovations throughout its history. The stadium, one of the emblems of the city, has a capacity to accommodate 25.033 spectators.
La bus station It has connections with cities such as Madrid, Burgos, Cáceres, Málaga or Seville, as well as with other points in the province of Cadiz, Algeciras, San Fernando or El Puerto de Santa María. The companies that operate in this terminal are Alsa, Transporte Generales Comes, Socibus, Urban Public Transport in Cádiz, Damas and Consorcio de Transportes Bahía de Cádiz.
El Cadiz Carnival It is an excellent opportunity to get to know this city through its festivals and traditions. Declared International Tourist Interest and BIC, Asset of Cultural Tourist Interest, it is one of the most important festivals in Spain, whose history dates back to the XNUMXth century. Choirs, chirigotas and quartets, among other groups and together with the rest of the citizenry in disguise, show off their ingenuity, satire and irony to give their opinion on current events.
The Gran Teatro Falla hosts the group contest, where the participants, with a lot of humor and ingenuity, express their point of view on the most relevant events in the city and on the national scene through coplas and medleys.
Cadiz Carnival, street party
But, without a doubt, the street is the main stage of this party. Here, the city whole turns to the carnival. During the day and until dawn you can find a multitude of people with unusual and ingenious costumes, filling the streets of this city with joy and color.
In the Cadiz gastronomy there are the exquisite fish from the Cádiz coast, among them, the sourdough, the gilthead bream or the urtas; shellfish, such as Sanlúcar prawns, prawns, cañaíllas or langoustines; cheeses and cured meats from the mountains, or wines from the province of Cadiz, such as finos, amontillados and olorosos, among others. These are just some of the gastronomic delicacies that can be tasted in this city.
Cadiz gastronomy, an authentic delicacy
No person can resist its exquisite fried fish, marinated dogfish, heartburn and fried cuttlefish, shrimp tortillas, roe or fried nettles. Authentic delights for the palate.
Stews such as potatoes with cuttlefish, urta a la roteña, cabbage or stew from tagarninas are other typical dishes of Cadiz gastronomy. And to finish off the tasting of Cádiz gastronomy, its delicious pastries: Cádiz bread, alfajores, pestiños... A whole host of delicacies with which to leave the visitor with a good taste in the mouth.
The beaches of Cádiz are a real delight for lovers of the sea and the sun. The light and the good temperature that treasures the city are other tourist attractions that you can enjoy.
Cádiz beaches, for all tastes
Victory Beach: It is an urban beach that is located between the promenade of Playa de Santa María del Mar and the beginning of Playa de Cortadura. It has a wide promenade and offers a wide range of restaurants where you can taste the local gastronomy. It is equipped with services and equipment available to its users.
Beach of the Cove: The surroundings of this beach have a large concentration of underwater archaeological sites from the Cadiz coastal strip. The beach, with an old spa, is located between the Castle of San Sebastián and that of Santa Catalina. As a curiosity, this beach was one of the settings where the movie Agent 007, Die Another Day, was filmed.
Santa Maria del Mar beach: It is an urban beach limited by two retaining flanges to reduce beach erosion. On the promenade that surrounds it, there is a large semicircular panoramic point from which you can enjoy a splendid view of the historic center of the city.
Cortadura Beach: This beach forms a sandy margin that joins Cádiz with San Fernando. It has a natural reserve formed by dunes in which the vegetation and fauna typical of active beaches stand out. On this beach it is possible to practice various nautical sports activities in the designated areas.
El bridge of the Constitution of 1812, popularly known as Puente de la Pepa, crosses the bay of Cádiz, uniting the cities of Cádiz and Puerto Real. This viaduct is the second largest cable-stayed bridge in the world, with a vertical gauge of 69 meters or height above sea level.
Bridge of the Constitution of 1812, record bridge
It also has a record number in its length, as it measures three kilometers long and five if the stretches of Cadiz and Port Royal. The measurements are higher than emblematic bridges such as the Golden Gate, in San Francisco, or the Brooklyn Bridge, in New York.
