Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Seville one day walking tour

Royal Alcazar, SevilleGood morning everyone, today a one day walking tour of another great city of Spain: Seville. We will start form the Royal Alcázar, now royal palace but it was a Moorish fort. It has a courtyard called "the courtyard of the maidens" due to the legend that the Moors wanted every year 100 virgins from the Catholics as av tribute.
The palace has many others "patios" (courtyards) and halls and you can visit it booking a ticket in the official site of the Royal Alcazar. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
We proceed now to Seville Cathedral, the biggest Gothic church in the world and the third biggest church in the world after St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and St. Paul in London. The building began in 1401 on the remains of the Mosque Aljama, but the original building dates back to 1172. Inside the cathedral there is the tomb of Christopher Columbus. Near the cathedral there is the Giralda, the bell tower, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It originally was a minaret and when it was built it was the tallest tower in the world. You can visith both the cathedral and the bell tower with a 8 euros ticket. Or, if you buy the Seville Card, it is included in the price.
Seville Cathedral and Giralda
Following San Fernando street you will find the Royal Tobacco Factory, a previous tobacco factory and now seat of the rectorate of the University of Seville. Proceed now in Paseo de Catalina de Ribera and see the monument to Columbus then proceed until you reach the Museum of Flamenco, which has many halls to let you discover this typical Seville dance. It opened in 2006 and it combine technology with history. You can visit the museum every day from 10 am to 7 pm for a 10 euros ticket. For more information visit the official site of Museum of Flamenco.
Flamenco dancer
For the night i strongly suggest you to visit the Casa de la Memoria, a private museum of flamenco where you can see flamenco shows starting from 8.30 pm. For more information visit the official page of Casa de la Memoria.
Hope you like the itinerary!

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