Photo spot in Cádiz
La Caleta and the old town
A small beach between two castles at the tip of a peninsula, with the Atlantic on three sides of the city.
About La Caleta and the old town
Get directionsCádiz claims to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in Western Europe, and it sits on a spit of land almost surrounded by ocean. La Caleta is the small beach at the tip, framed by a castle at each end and backed by a white bathhouse pavilion on stilts.
Because the city is nearly an island, it takes light from every direction as the day moves — a rare thing on the Spanish coast, and it means there is almost always somewhere working. The Atlantic here is a colder, greyer blue than the Mediterranean, which changes the whole palette.
Behind the beach the old town is narrow, salt-worn and far less polished than Seville. Its shabbiness is the appeal; nothing here looks restored for visitors.
Best time to shoot
Sunset at La Caleta — it faces west
Tips
La Caleta is a working city beach and busy in summer. The Atlantic wind is stronger and cooler than on the Mediterranean side — a layer is worth carrying even in June.
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Photographers who shoot at La Caleta and the old town
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Real reviews from Cádiz photoshoots
Carmen M.
We couldn't have chosen a better team for such an important day. We already knew Rafa from Xpresarte and, from the very first moment we spoke to him, we knew we wanted them to be the ones with us at our wedding. We booked a team of 2…
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Jennifer L.
Gabriel, we are so glad we have chosen you again and we will over and over again! This is our second trip to Spain and the second time we got Gabriel to take our family photos. This time, the family came with us from Toronto and Singapore.…
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Laura C.
We couldn't have chosen a better photographer for our wedding. Daniel is a real professional — warm, attentive, and with an incredible sensitivity for catching every important moment. From the very first instant he made us feel completely…
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Other spots in Cádiz
Campo del Sur and the cathedral dome
A seawall avenue on the Atlantic side of the old town, with a row of tall coloured houses and the yellow-tiled dome above them.
Parque Genovés and the Alameda Apodaca
Clipped conifers and a grotto waterfall in one park, giant ficus trees and tiled benches over the bay in the next.
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Our concierge team will hand-pick 2-3 photographers who know La Caleta and the old town — free of charge.
