Plaza de San Antonio

The Plaza de San Antonio, in Cadix

The Plaza de San Antonio is one of the most important squares of Cadix, a former great bourgeois square dominated by the church of Saint Anthony of Padua. The Cadix audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this square born from a plot at the gates of the town, surrounded by dwellings of the nineteenth century, including the Casino Gaditano and its spectacular neo-Mudejar patio inspired by the Alhambra.

The great bourgeois square of the town

Welcome to the Plaza de San Antonio, one of the most important squares of Cadix. Originally, this space was only a plot at the gates of the town, known by the name of Campo de la Jara, in reference to the well that formerly provided water to the inhabitants. Everything changed in the seventeenth century, when a hermitage dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua was built here. The current church, which you have before your eyes, dates from 1669, and its baroque portal of the eighteenth century is one of the finest examples of the Gaditan style, with its Corinthian columns and its sculpture of Saint Anthony on the façade; this place of worship is discovered with respect. Around the square, you will notice great residential buildings of the nineteenth century that testify to the bourgeois past of the district. The most remarkable is the Casino Gaditano, behind you: behind its discreet pink façade hides a spectacular neo-Mudejar patio, inspired by the Alhambra and considered as one of the finest civil interiors of the town. To its right, the Casa Palacio Arámburu attracts the eye with its noble façade of the nineteenth century punctuated with touches of blue, witness of the elegant architecture of the era. Long considered as the great square of Cadix, a place of proclamations and gatherings, the Plaza de San Antonio keeps an atmosphere at once solemn and convivial, animated by cafés and terraces. A historic square and a bourgeois setting, the Plaza de San Antonio is a fine stop of the discovery of Cadix.

What to see

Here you discover one of the great historic squares of Cadix, born from a plot at the gates of the town, the former Campo de la Jara; it is dominated by the church of Saint Anthony of Padua, of 1669, with its fine Gaditan baroque portal, and surrounded by bourgeois dwellings of the nineteenth century, including the Casino Gaditano with its spectacular neo-Mudejar patio inspired by the Alhambra. The Plaza de San Antonio is a bourgeois setting of Cadix. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Plaza de San Antonio lies in the heart of the historic centre of Cadix, reachable on foot. It is a public square freely accessible, lined with the church of San Antonio, bourgeois dwellings and terraces; the church can be visited with respect, according to the hours of the parish. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

What to see on the Plaza de San Antonio in Cadix?

The church of Saint Anthony of Padua, of 1669, with its fine Gaditan baroque portal with Corinthian columns, and the great bourgeois dwellings of the nineteenth century that surround the square, including the Casino Gaditano and its spectacular neo-Mudejar patio inspired by the Alhambra, as well as the Casa Palacio Arámburu; born from the Campo de la Jara, it is one of the great historic squares of the town.

Where is the Plaza de San Antonio in Cadix?

In the heart of the historic centre of Cadix, in Spain.