European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Jim Derheim staff photographer if you take the bus into Cadiz Spain from the Rota naval station As Many american tourists do you May have a few moments of doubt As you ride along the main thoroughfare into one of Europe s oldest cities. On the Way into the City As you enter from the South you pass what seems like mile after mile of shoe stores jewelry display cases and mom and pop shops. But just wait. Suddenly this Dull scenery transforms into a Gem hidden behind these 20th-Century storefronts. Tradesmen have been conducting business in Cadiz for More than 3,000 years when the phoenicians attracted by the Safe Harbor opened shop in the City s Market squares. They were followed by carthaginians and romans who made it a Rich City and then the moors. Cadiz became the Headquarters of the Spanish treasure Fleet and shortly after the discovery of the new world the wealthiest port in Western Europe. Today Street vendors work from tables in the shadows of the old Cathedral and within earshot of the pounding Waters of the Bay of Cadiz that strike  projection of land on which the City sits. A a women hang laundry from their second Story balconies and water the Flowers growing in. Precariously Hung Flower pots just As they must have done in the Days when an explorer named Christopher Columbus was Busy preparing for his second journey to the new world from the Harbor. And ships still pull into the port As they have done for centuries. Now Many of them Are cruise ships As the port is a popular stopping Point for passengers bound for the Mediterranean. When in Cadiz be sure to visit the Cathedral started in 1720, and its crypt and museum which hold some of the City s jewelled treasures. Then stroll along the wide Boulevard ringing the Peninsula part of it still protected by medieval ramparts. Finally Stop in a restaurant for a meal of some of the province s excellent Shell fish prawns shrimp or oysters. Cadiz is just a one hour bus ride from the Large naval base at Rota and it shares with Rota and the nearby cities of Al puerto de Santa Maria and Chi Piona the distinction of having some of the Best beaches in this part of Spain. Bus transportation to Cadiz is cheap a Only 350 pesetas about $3.30. The bus is an intercity making about 10 stops on its semicircular route from the North. The final Stop is at the main bus station in Cadiz Only a few minutes walk from All the sights. A. A a the bus station in Rota is right outside the main Gate of the base first Street on the right and Down a half Block. The bus departs six times a Day beginning at 6 45 . Once at the Cadiz bus depot it s a Good idea to Check on a ride Back a and buy your return ticket right away the lines sometimes Are Long  late  information Tours and travel office on naval station Rota is an excellent source for City maps of Cadiz and other destinations in the area. Corpus Christi festivities in Cadiz and the nearby towns of Al Castor Sanlucas Tarifa and san Martin Clel  june a Good time to visit above narrow Cobblestone streets Are common in Spanish cities left a soviet cruise ship in the same port once used by Christopher Columbus. A a a a a a a tit �1 i a so w a i left a Handy Doorknob. Below Many apartment buildings in Cadiz have a attractive courtyards below a Fisherman tries his Luck along the Peninsula. The Seaside promenade offers a respite from the City. May 23, 1991 stripes Magazine 13