Over the last few days, our students in Cadiz have visited the Castillo de Santa Catalina and La Torre Tavira — prime spots for art, sculpture, music, etc.
The Castillo de Santa Catalina is a 16th Century defensive fortress built along the coast in Cadiz, and today is used as a museum and cultural center. La Torre Tavira is an 18th century tower, built originally as a watchtower for a local merchant, so that he could better see the arrival of ships to the Cadiz port. Today, the torre houses a camara obscura, which is something of a cross between a pinhole camera and a periscope, and is basically a device that allows one, in a dark room, to view real-time, moving images from the outside world.
Want to know more about the history and culture of these sites? Check out the Cadiz program blog: http://abbeyroad-cadiztwo2012.blogspot.com/
