“Bastinazo” means very good or very rude in Cadiz dialect. Together with "carajote" (stupid) or "atragantá" (grabbing a person around the neck), these are examples of words that are only used in Cadiz and which are often difficult for people from other parts of Spain to understand. A list of the most typical words used in Cadiz is one of the features of the latest tourist guide to the city of Cadiz that has recently been released. Ediciones Mayi has clearly placed the emphasis on practicality, as the guide book can easily fit into your pocket and clearly explains each aspect and its history. The guide is so complete that Ana Mayi, its author, stresses that it is for visitor and local residents alike, as many of them are unaware of the city's hidden secrets and which this guide has dared to reveal.

The 164 pages of "Cadiz, guia turistica" includes a gastronomy guide, the work of Pepe Monforte, a journalist from Cadiz, which describes the city's typical dishes and the best places to try them. As original as the guide itself, the section entitled “Cadiz where eating is fun” not only tells the visitor when they can find an excellent shrimp fritter or sea bream, but also where they can enjoy the city's best hamburgers or the best coffee.
Ana de Corral from "De ida y vuelta”, the tourist company that specialise in dramatised city visits with the characters in typical costumes, has also helped the author to write the guide. Del Corral tells the history and secrets of the squares, streets and monuments in an original and amusing way.

The guide offers 4 itineraries around the city: The route around El Pópulo medieval and historical district, Santa Maria, the Gypsy neighbourhood, which is one of the birthplaces of Flamenco, the El Mentidero and San Carlos route, where the visitor can discover more about the city’s colonial heyday, and La Viña, the city's most typical district and home to the famous carnival.

The guide also has for a section aimed at tourists who will only be in the city for a few hours, such as the people who arrive on cruise ships. An “express route“ has been prepared where they can see the city’s most important sights in just two hours. 

The Ediciones Mayi guide also includes the province of Cadiz. The list of the best places to eat has included restaurants and bars within a 30 kilometre radius of the city. The guide also suggests a series of the points of interests and routes in the province, which are organised into the Route of the Bull, the Wine Route and the Route of the White Villages. The province's six natural parks are showcased along the three routes.

For those people who do not only want to enjoy the city and province during the day, there is a section about the nightlife: clubbing, pubs, bingo halls, casinos... There is also a comprehensive calendar of activities and festivities so the visitor will know what is the best time of the year to visit the city.

Three thousand copies of the guide will be initially published in Spanish, although the publishing house plans to translate it into English and German over the coming months. It costs 20 euros.