You can’t but fall in love with this amazing little city. Seville seems to have a bit of everything, an historic centre, colossal Gothic cathedral, a fascinating mix of exotic palaces, baroque churches and winding medieval lanes.
We left our campsite and walked about 10 mins to the bus station. Then it was just a 1/2 hr or so into centre of the city. Thanks to Graham for sharing his ‘must see’s!!
Our first look at Seville as we got off the bus were the horse drawn carriages and police patrolling on horses.
The Plaza de España is a must see plaza in the Parque de María Luisa, in Seville, Spain, built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, and was our first stop after getting off the bus. It really is breathtaking in scale and splendour.
Seville Cathedral is the third-largest church in the world as well as the largest Gothic church. It is just unbelievable in size and scale and the 9euros entrance fee is worth it. The views from the top make the 30 storey walk (up ramps thankfully not stairs) worthwhile.
Sinclair wanted to see ‘the mushroom’ building. The mushrooms or La Setas, are in fact a single structure that rises 26 metres over Plaza de la Encarnación that barely resemble their namesake. The structure was designed by a German architect Jürgen Mayer-Hermann and it is quite controversial – some love it, some hate it! Worth a look if for no other reason than the view from the top (which you pay 3 euros for)
We carried on with our meandering which is easy to do in Seville and made our way to Barrio Santa Cruz – Barrio just means neighbourhood in Spanish.
It’s definitely a happening place, cobblestone streets with lots of bars/restaurants and shops. We stopped for a late lunch, and thankfully, the cooling system was in full use! Also we had a wine before our flamenco show.
I chose La Casa del Flamenco show as the show is set in the main courtyard of a 15th century former palace and seating is all around the small stage, meaning everyone gets a great close up view of the show. The show is one hour, and its just the show, no dinner for 18 euros each.
Our evening consisted of two dancers, a singer and guitarist performing several popular songs and dances, all without microphones or amplifiers for a natural and authentic sound. The show covers a number of different styles of flamenco and included an amazing guitar solo. It was a fantastic show, with all four performers showing the passion and fervour of their art. We also met and chatted with a nice American couple from just outside of New York who were over on holiday.
It was the perfect end to a perfect day! Tomorrow we carry on toward Portugal