The Top 10 Things to See and Do in Cádiz, Spain
![Fish](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/20x11/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/6127251595_56b5ff1975_b.webp)
The charming Andalusian city of Cádiz is not lacking in things to see and do. From art galleries and museums to a stunning cathedral and exuberant flamenco shows, there is something here for everyone. Here are the top 10 things to see and do.
1. Santa Cruz Cathedral
Cathedral, Church
2. Cádiz Museum
Museum
![The entrance to Cádizs Santa Catalina castle](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1981355.webp)
Rubber Trees
Tell people you’ve visited Cádiz and one question they’re likely to ask is, ‘Did you see the trees?’ They’re referring to the giant, gnarled rubber trees (ficus macrophyllas, to be precise) that grow outside the university’s economics faculty, near Caleta beach. These amazing specimens are over 100 years old and would be ideal for a spectacular treehouse, if only it were permissible to build one.
Sunbathing Cats
As you stroll along the seafront promenade of Campo del Sur in the direction of Playa Victoria, keep an eye out on your right for a colony of wild cats. Maintained by a collective called Cádiz Felina, they live amongst the huge man-made boulders that protect the city from the sea. By day, they sunbathe on the rocks and aren’t at all bothered by the seagulls who also call the Cádiz seafront home.
![One of Cádiz’s enormous old rubber trees](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/10428638073_b71f62f1db_k-1.webp)
Beaches
Andalusians flock from all over the region to Cádiz’s beautiful beaches. La Caleta is the smaller stretch of sand on the city’s western side, where the local fishermen moor their vessels in the shadows of Santa Catalina castle. Playa Victoria is a much longer beach on Cádiz’s eastern extremity. Both offer unblemished yellow sand, bright blue waters and plenty of chiringuitos in which to enjoy some fresh fish and a cold caña.