Plaza de las Flores, Square in the historic center of Cádiz, Spain
Plaza de las Flores is a pedestrian square in the historic center of Cádiz, lined with flower stalls and café terraces. The surrounding buildings display pastel-colored facades with narrow balconies typical of the old city.
The square has served as a market and gathering place in central Cádiz for several centuries. Over time it kept its role as an everyday meeting point while the city changed around it.
At the center of Plaza de las Flores stands a statue of Columela, a Roman writer born in Cádiz. The flower stalls that surround him give the square its name and fill it with color throughout the day.
The square is pedestrian-only and easy to reach on foot from most points in the old city. It tends to be busiest in the mornings when the flower stalls are open and again in the late afternoon when the terraces fill up.
Just off the square there are shops selling mojama, a salt-cured dried tuna that has been made in the region for centuries and is rarely found elsewhere in Spain. Buying a small piece there is one of the most local things a visitor can do in Cádiz.
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