Cadiz is located in Andalucia. The city surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean. Founded in 1,100 BC, it is thought to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the western world. Christopher Columbus set off on some of his voyages from Cadiz and Cadiz is still a working port and both the city and wider province are popular holiday destinations for thousands of Spaniards who come here in summer. Foreign tourists have largely overlooked the many attractions of Cadiz.