The Purple Walk

For our final walking tour (the purple walk), with Jasmin as our designated guide, we visited areas of the Old City attributed to the prosperous time resulting from trade with the Indies. We visited three Churches and an Oratory; which is a Holy Cave or subterranean church. Within the Oratory were impressive full-length wall carvings from the 17th century depicting religious scenes. As we strolled to each destination on the tour, we admired the colourful facades and eccentric ornaments of the old merchant homes and churches.

We also made time for some final souvenir shopping before the last stop on the tour.


Quite fittingly, Jasmin’s tour terminated at the Museum of Cadiz. This prestigious destination has been the top of her list since our arrival. It houses more of Cadiz’s archeological finds, including two enormous Phoenician sarcophagi. The impressive exhibition of fine art ranges from 16th to the 20th century. And the museum also features a large collection of marionette puppets and corresponding scenery from the 19th and 20th centuries, representing the city’s cultural heritage.

The scenery was painted on sheets with incredible amounts of detail.


The tour of the museum was a great finale to both our walk today and our visit to Cadiz.


After a full day spent in the Old City, the question was put forth as to whether or not we go to the beach for a swim. The unanimous decision was not to go for a swim, BUT to visit the beach after dinner for crabbing. So that is what we did, however, upon arrival the tide was still high which doesn’t support good crabbing. We opted for a walk to kill time to see if conditions changed. They didn’t. And somewhere along the way, someone suggested swimming. This time it was a positive unanimous decision. So, into the ocean they went…with their clothes on…

They emerged utterly pleased with themselves shortly before sunset to scoot home and dry off.