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Spain > Andalusia > Sevilla

Sevilla

N 37°22.628', W 5°59.215'
2014-09-20
http://www.visitasevilla.es/en
Our rating: 8.80
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Sevilla is a nice and beautiful city. The most interesting in Spain after Barcelona. One of those cities where one day is not enough for a city tour. Old town of Seville is just huge, I can not imagine how not to get lost there. We lived in the old town, in the Apartamentos Las Cruces (booking.com). Recommended if you are 4 people, as apartment has very good location, the price is 90 euros per night, 100 meters to underground parking, 300 meters to Cathedral. We lived in this yard.

Sevilla
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak

Interesting facts about Seville:
  - according to legend, the city was founded by Hercules
  - is the hottest city in Spain, do not visit it in summer
  - Christopher Columbus is buried in the Cathedral of Seville (or maybe his son)

There is no one major tourist attraction in the Seville. The city itself is an attraction, believe me. Before the trip we have defined a few must visit places. At first we walked around the old town, it is incredibly confusing, be sure to have a good map.

Sevilla
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak


Sevilla
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak

Ceramic tiles for Spain a common thing, especially for Andalusia

A lot of ceramics
A lot of ceramics ©Yuriy Buriak

Stopped for lunch, ordered soup. Yes, this is soup :)

Soup in a glass
Soup in a glass ©Yuriy Buriak

The first thing that we are usually do in the new city - is a visit to the observation deck. In Seville we went to Giralda, a beautiful tower of the cathedral.

Giralda at night
Giralda at night ©Yuriy Buriak

Ramp leads to the top

Climb the Giralda
Climb the Giralda ©Yuriy Buriak

Views of the old town and Alcazar

Sevilla
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak


Alcazar of Seville
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


Sevilla
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak

From the top we saw a garden and went there

View of the Seville Cathedral and orange garden
View of the Seville Cathedral and orange garden ©Yuriy Buriak

Orange garden was founded in 1182. Orange trees in Seville are everywhere, but do not try to eat oranges, they are inedible.

Orange garden in the Cathedral of Seville
Orange garden in the Cathedral of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


Orange garden
Orange garden ©Yuriy Buriak

Cathedral of Seville (1401-1519) is the next attraction. It is the world's largest Gothic cathedral.

Sevilla
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak

In this courtyard stands a copy of the wind vane from the bell tower. This copy was replacing the original during the restoration.

Seville Cathedral
Seville Cathedral ©Yuriy Buriak

On January 2, 1481 in Seville was founded the Spanish Inquisition. It is very dark pages of the city history. On the square in front of the cathedral, on February 4, 1481 occured first in Spain burning of infidels.

Sevilla
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak


Palace of the Archbishop
Palace of the Archbishop ©Yuriy Buriak

Horse-drawn carriages another symbol of Seville.

Sevilla
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak


Sevilla
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak

They have even special parking places.

Parking for carriages
Parking for carriages ©Yuriy Buriak

In 20 meters from the cathedral is the entrance to the Royal Alcazar, a former Moorish palace. Read about the Moors in the general article about Spain. The upper chambers of the Alcázar are now used as the official residence of the Spanish royal family. The place is popular with tourists, so we bought tickets in advance online here.

Queue at Alcazar of Seville
Queue at Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak

Royal Alcazar consists of two main parts: the palace and the park.

Alcazar of Seville
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


Alcazar of Seville
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


Alcazar of Seville
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


Alcazar of Seville
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


Alcazar of Seville
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


Alcazar of Seville
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


Alcazar of Seville
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak

Only mad person can draw such pictures in the palace :)

Alcazar of Seville
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


Alcazar of Seville
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


Alcazar of Seville
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak

We liked Gardens of the Alcazar even more than the palace.

Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville
Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


 Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville
Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville
Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville
Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


 Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville
Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


 Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville
Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak

Finished with the Alcazar, we went further in the direction of the square of Spain (Plaza de España). On the way found a lot of interesting things.

Nice tree.

Sevilla
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak

Royal Tobacco Factory

Royal Tobacco Factory
Royal Tobacco Factory ©Yuriy Buriak

About 20 cats near the Factory.

Cats in Seville
Cats in Seville ©Yuriy Buriak

Alfonso XIII - best hotel in Seville.

Hotel Alfonso XIII
Hotel Alfonso XIII ©Yuriy Buriak

Next we came to the square of Spain, which was built for an exhibition in 1929. Perhaps it is the most beautiful square of ​​the country. Now here is the town hall. You could see it in movies such as Lawrence of Arabia (video, 1962), Star Wars 1: The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars 2: Attack of the Clones (video, 2002), Dictator (video, 2012).

Plaza de España in Seville
Plaza de España in Seville ©maps.google.com

Here we had a goal to hire a boat and we did this.

Plaza de España in Seville
Plaza de España in Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


Plaza de España in Seville
Plaza de España in Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


Rent a boat in the Plaza de España in Seville
Rent a boat in the Plaza de España in Seville ©Yuriy Buriak


Plaza de España in Seville
Plaza de España in Seville ©Yuriy Buriak

Opposite the Plaza de España is a fairly large park of Maria Luisa, which also appeared in 1929. Here we rented a four-wheel bike.

We are in the park on Maria Luisa
We are in the park on Maria Luisa ©Yuriy Buriak


We are in the park on Maria Luisa
We are in the park on Maria Luisa ©Yuriy Buriak

And in the evening once again walked around the cathedral.

Sevilla
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak


Sevilla
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak


Sevilla
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak

Good map of Seville with routes. We walked along the routes 1, 2 and 8.

Map of Seville
Map of Seville ©@

And here you can download a good map in PDF.

Getting to Sevilla

There is a large international airport. A taxi to the center costs about 20 euros. Also downtown can be reached by bus "Especial Aeropuerto (EA)", travel time is about 30 minutes. Seville is connected by high-speed AVE trains with Madrid (3 hours). There is a night train from Barcelona (11 hours). There are regular bus services to all major cities nearby (Malaga, Granada, Cordoba, Alicante and others).

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2018-03-26 18:38 # 1 Ігор
Дуже корисна інформація, я зараз тут і починаю подорож

2018-11-08 04:51 # 2 lara1955
Вродебы окунаешься в средневековье,сады красивые.

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