Hotel Monte Puertatierra: Our hotel in Cadiz, is just a few metres from the beach (in southern Spain). Set in the historic centre 
Environment and places of interest
Monuments and outstanding places
- Cathedral and West Tower Viewpoint
One of the most emblematic buildings. It has Latin-cross plan and baroque and neoclassical styles. The sea sound inside it is awesome. From the Torre de Poniente (West Tower) of the Cathedral beautiful views from the city and Atlantic Ocean can be seen.
- Puertatierra Walls- Virtual Cádiz in the 18th century (Murallas de Puerta de Tierra - Cádiz Virtual del Siglo XVIII
Covering two spaces placed in the Puerta de Tierra wall: a virtual reality room where virtual thematic trips through Civil and Military Cádiz in the 18th century can be made, and an audiovisual room where "Cádiz and the Sea" is shown. - Santa Catalina Castle
Placed at La Caleta Beach (Playa de la Caleta), currently it has become a cultural, polyvalent and multipurpose centre. - San Sebastián Castle
Placed at one of La Caleta beach ends, in front of Santa Catalina Castle, on a small island. Linked to the earth through a seafront, which makes it not to be isolated in the high tide. - Tavira Tower Dark Chamber (Torre Tavira - Cámara Oscura)
It is the highest viewpoint towers in the city, 45 metres above the sea level. The Dark Chamber is in the top floor. - Oratorio de la Santa Cueva (Santa Cueva Oratory)
Based in a Rosario church basement, in the street with the same name, it is house to one of the most important pictorial treasures in the city, composed of three Francisco de Goya's works. - Queen Sofia Cultural Municipal Centre (Centro Cultural Municipal "Reina Sofía")
Currently, it is the venue for several cultural institutions and the Cultural Municipal Foundation (Fundación Municipal de Cultura). Juan Luis Vassallo Museum is placed on the second floor. - Roman Theatre (Teatro Romano)
From 1st century B. C. It is the oldest and largest theatre in Spain. - "Bishop's House" Archaeological site Yacimiento Arqueológico "Casa del Obispo"
Archaeological remains from Phoenician-Punic period until the 18th century, along the Roman and Middle Age periods and the 16th and 17th centuries. - San Felipe Neri Oratory (Oratorio de San Felipe Neri)
Temple with many plates commemorating the Cádiz Parliament (Cortes de Cádiz) and the 1812 Constitution, called "la Pepa". Inside it we can see one of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo's most important works: "La Inmaculada Concepción" - Women's Hospital (Hospital de la Mujeres)
With remarkable sculptures and paintings like "La Visión de San Francisco", of El Greco. - Baluarte de Candelaria
El Baluarte de la Candelaria is a Cádiz fortification from the Modern Age. Currently, it is the permanent venue for exhibitions. - Baluarte de los Mártires
El Baluarte de la Candelaria is a Cádiz fortification from the Modern Age. Currently, it is the permanent venue for exhibitions. - Falla Great Theatre (Gran Teatro Falla)
Falla Great Theatre (Gran Teatro Falla)
Museums in Cádiz
- Cádiz Parliament Museum (Museo de la Cortes de Cádiz)
The city history is placed in this museum. It is house to references of the city history during the 18th and 19th centuries. "Cádiz mock-up", scale model made of fine wood and ivory between 1777 and 1779, is one of its most important items. - Cádiz Museum: Archaeology, Fine Arts and Ethnography (Museo de Cádiz: Arqueología, Fine Arts and Ethnography)
House to outstanding works from the city past time. Such works are placed on its three floors. - Cathedral Museum and Archives (Museo y Archivos Catedralicios)
It is near the Roman Theatre. It is house to the cathedral treasures as well as sacred-art gold/silver articles and paintings from the school from Seville. - Lithographic Museum-Workshop Museo-Taller Litográfico
Placed in San Roque vaults, at the Puertas de Tierra wall, this museum contains the most important 19th century lithographic collection in Spain.
Theatres
- Falla Great Theatre (Gran Teatro Falla): Plaza Fragela, s/n
- Central Lechera Room (Sala Central Lechera): Plaza Argüelles, s/n
- José María Pemán Theatre (Teatro José María Pemán) (closed at present): Parque Genovés
- La Merced Flamenco Art centre (Centro de Arte Flamenco La Merced): Old Market at Plaza de la Merced (La Merced Square)
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