À propos de ce lieu
The Plaza de San Antonio was for a long time considered the main square of Cádiz, the city's most elegant and prestigious public space, especially during its eighteenth- and nineteenth-century golden age. It is a handsome, open square, overlooked at one end by the twin-towered facade of the church of San Antonio, and ringed by grand, often brightly painted mansions. These were the palatial homes of the wealthy merchant families, many of them of foreign origin, Italian, Irish, French, who flocked to Cádiz to grow rich on the trade with the Americas and made the city one of the most cosmopolitan in Europe. Their elegant houses, with their characteristic watchtowers and glazed galleries, or miradores, designed to catch the sea breezes and the light, give the old town its distinctive character. The square remains a dignified and pleasant space at the heart of the old city.
À retenir
- 1 square — It was long considered the principal and most elegant square of Cádiz
- 1 church — The twin-towered church of San Antonio overlooks the square
- 18 century — Grand merchant mansions around it date from the city's golden age
📍 Plaza de San Antonio, 11003, Cádiz