Sevilla Cuisine:
The presence of the Guadalquivir River and the city's beautiful gardens help to conjure up the notion that being in Seville is an authentic privilege. Their wines and tapas make it possible to enjoy pleasures that are unique to this city. The harmony of all these together will help you see that Seville is different.
About the Area
Seville is a remarkable southern business and service centre, having many hotel beds distributed all over the city allowing the visitor to discover the many attractions the city holds. Museums, arts centres, theme parks, cinemas, theatres, and banquet halls are only a few of the endless possibilities that a great city like Seville affords.
And the numerous terraces, pubs and bars should not be forgotten because they are where one of the most deeply-rooted of all traditions of the city is carried out: the "tapeo".
Another good excuse to come to the Sevillian capital are the festivals. The celebrations of Easter Week and Feria de Abril (the April Fair), which have been declared of National Tourist Interest, reflect the devotion and folklore of the people of Seville, always open and friendly to visitors. But Seville's appeal does not end there, as the city is also the starting point for the many cultural routes the province offers, such as the Roman Bética Route or the Washington Irving route.
The visitor will also discover the immense natural wealth of this region, rich in natural treasures such as the Doñana Nature Reserve, declared a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, and the Sierra Norte Nature Reserve. They are the ideal setting for practising outdoor sports, including hiking, horse riding, and cycling routes.
If, on the other hand, golf is your sport of choice, then you will be glad to know that Seville has four excellent golf courses in its vicinity.
Attractions
Alcazar - Dating back to 913 AD, Alcazar is a magnificent and fascinating place. King Pedro the Cruel had the opulent Mudejar Palacio de Don Pedro built in the 1360's by Moorish workmen and utilized fragments of earlier Moorish buildings in Seville, Cordobo and Valencia, hence its distinct Moorish influence.
Antigua Fabrica de Tabacos - Now completely respectable and part of the Seville University but once an enormous old tobacco factory, it was the setting for Bizet's opera, and the workplace of the flambouyant and beautiful Carmen. Very progressive for its day, the factory provided a nursery and childcare for its workers, stables for its 400 mules... and its own jail for its miscreants!
Archivo de Indias - The main archive of Spain's American empire since 1785, the Archivo de Indias has eight kilometres of shelving holding 80 million pages of documents and information dating from 1492 to the 19th Century and the end of the empire.
Barrio de Santa Cruz - Almost 800 years old, this is one of Seville's most fascinating and interesting areas. Today the maze of narrow winding streets and flower bedecked squares to the east of the cathedral gives no sign of the heartache that once filled it, when the medieval Jewish quarter was callously and brutally emptied by a pogrom in 1391.
Bascilica de la Macarena - This is the home of the most sacred religious image in Andalucia, the 17th Century Virgen de la Esperanza image, patron saint of bullfighters 'La Macarena', and the Mother of Christ. The deep spiritual homage paid to her can only be fully appreciated during Semana Santa, when the streets fill with processions and celebrations in her honour.
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