Mirador Caleta Puesta de Sol

The Mirador of La Caleta, in Cadix

The Mirador of La Caleta offers one of the most emblematic panoramas of Cadix, over the small golden bay framed by two former forts. The Cadix audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this belvedere facing the beach of La Caleta, its fishing boats and its historic bathing house, the scene of one of the finest sunsets of the town over the Atlantic.

The golden bay between two forts

From the Mirador of La Caleta, you enjoy one of the most emblematic panoramas of Cadix. In front of you stretches the beach of La Caleta, a small golden bay framed by the two former forts that formerly guarded the entrance of the town: on the right, the Castillo de Santa Catalina, with its star-shaped silhouette, and facing you, the Castillo de San Sebastián, set at the end of a long dyke that advances into the sea. Below, the colourful boats of the fishermen rest on the sand, giving La Caleta its so particular charm, at once maritime and popular. By turning your head slightly, you also glimpse the rounded pavilions of the bathing house of La Palma, the former establishment of baths become one of the symbols of the Gaditan seafront. This beach, the oldest and most loved of the town, is nestled in the heart of the old town, between the two castles, which makes it a unique place, at once urban beach and living postcard. And if you are here at the hour of sunset, it is the whole Atlantic that catches fire, offering one of the most famous spectacles of Cadix, when the sky and the sea are tinted with gold and purple. The moment, you will have understood, to take a fine souvenir photo. A belvedere and a sunset, the Mirador of La Caleta is a fine stop of the discovery of Cadix.

What to see

Here you enjoy one of the finest panoramas of Cadix, over the small golden bay of La Caleta framed by the star-shaped Castillo de Santa Catalina and the Castillo de San Sebastián at the end of its dyke; below, the fishing boats and the pavilions of the bathing house of La Palma, and, at dusk, one of the most famous sunsets over the Atlantic. The Mirador of La Caleta is an emblematic belvedere of Cadix. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Mirador of La Caleta lies facing the beach of the same name, in the old town of Cadix, reachable on foot. It is an open-air belvedere freely accessible, particularly beautiful at sunset. You discover it during a walk beside the sea.

What do you see from the Mirador of La Caleta in Cadix?

The small golden bay of La Caleta, framed by the star-shaped Castillo de Santa Catalina and the Castillo de San Sebastián set at the end of a dyke; below, the colourful boats of the fishermen and the pavilions of the bathing house of La Palma, and, at sunset, one of the most famous spectacles of Cadix, when the Atlantic catches fire.

Where is the Mirador of La Caleta in Cadix?

Facing the beach of La Caleta, in the old town of Cadix, in Spain.