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 ©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 ©Yuriy Buriak
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak
Ceramic tiles for Spain a common thing, especially for Andalusia
A lot of ceramics ©Yuriy Buriak
Stopped for lunch, ordered soup. Yes, this is soup :)
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 ©Yuriy Buriak
Ramp leads to the top
Climb the Giralda ©Yuriy Buriak
Views of the old town and Alcazar
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak
From the top we saw a garden and went there
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 ©Yuriy Buriak
Orange garden ©Yuriy Buriak
Cathedral of Seville (1401-1519) is the next attraction. It is the world's largest Gothic cathedral.
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 ©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 ©Yuriy Buriak
Palace of the Archbishop ©Yuriy Buriak
Horse-drawn carriages another symbol of Seville.
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak
They have even special parking places.
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 ©Yuriy Buriak
Royal Alcazar consists of two main parts: the palace and the park.
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Only mad person can draw such pictures in the palace :)
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
We liked Gardens of the Alcazar even more than the palace.
Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Gardens in the Alcazar of Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
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 ©Yuriy Buriak
Royal Tobacco Factory
Royal Tobacco Factory ©Yuriy Buriak
About 20 cats near the Factory.
Cats in Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Alfonso XIII - best hotel in Seville.
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 ©maps.google.com
Here we had a goal to hire a boat and we did this.
Plaza de España in Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Plaza de España in Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
Rent a boat in the Plaza de España in Seville ©Yuriy Buriak
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 ©Yuriy Buriak
We are in the park on Maria Luisa ©Yuriy Buriak
And in the evening once again walked around the cathedral.
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak
Sevilla ©Yuriy Buriak
Good map of Seville with routes. We walked along the routes 1, 2 and 8.
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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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 8.80
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
* - Note: Description of the evaluation is not always appropriate for a particular object, it's just a little help