Seville - 4th and 5th May
The beautiful city
of Seville is filled with loads of character, charm and many gorgeous
parks and sights to see.
The buildings and
monuments in Seville are beautifully decorated with colourful Spanish tiles and carvings and were what we thought, made Seville so unique and full of character.
We wandered from our
apartment to the centre of the city, crossing the Puente Cristo De La
Expiracion bridge along the way.
We stopped by the
Plaza De Toros – the arena where bull fighting takes place. The
'Feria De Abril' is a time of the year when most Sevillians take a
weeks holiday and celebrate in decoratively set up marquees along the
river and drink and the night away, all while enjoying the bull
fights in this week. This is the most celebrated event in Spain.
Unfortunately as our time was limited in Seville, we did not catch a
bull fight (I also recently became aware of what actually goes on at
a bull fight...) and we were one day early for the 'Feria De Abril'.
The Seville
Cathedral was absolutely stunning both inside and out. This
cathedral, built in the 15th century is the largest in the
world, by volume. The cathedral was built on the site of a former
mosque which was built in the late 12th century. It holds
the remains of Christopher Columbus.
On our way to Plaza
De Espana, we passed through some beautiful squares, streets and
parks.
Plaza De Espana was a
highlight of our short time in Seville. A beautiful building was
surrounded by a small moat, a lavish fountain and gorgeous tiled
lampposts – all in a large garden filled with lush greenery and
horse and carts clipping along the paths. This was a beautiful place
to wander through, and escape the harsh sun.
We had a late
lunch at a nearby restaurant 'Cervezeria 100 Montaditos' which had a
huge menu of 'Montaditos' which are a small bread rolls filled with
various fillings, ranging from tortillas, jamon, hot dogs, chicken,
prawns and loads more. All of these 'Montaditos' range from 1-2 Euros
and the beer and tinto verano are only 1.5 Euros for a jarra
(500mls). You must try the tinto verano in Seville – it is a mix of
red wine and lemon or organge soda and is more authentic and cheaper
than sangria, has less alcohol and is very refreshing and light.
We absolutely loved our time in Seville and would have loved to have had some more time in the beautiful city.
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