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Seville is the largest city in Andalusia and one of Spain’s most important cities. It was the Romans who founded Seville under the name Hispalis, and the city was for centuries under the rule of the Moors before the Christian reconquest took place in 1248.
The long history where a Spanish highlight with great influence on Seville was Columbus’s European rediscovery of America. Even before then, Seville was a strategically important trading city, where one of the world’s largest churches had been built, in which Columbus was later buried.
The center of Seville offers many experiences, and among them three places are included in UNESCO’s list of world cultural heritage; the cathedral, the city’s alcazar and the General Archives of India. However, there are also many other exciting and beautiful places such as Plaza de España and Metro Parasol.
There are also good opportunities for experiences around Seville. The Roman history can be seen in the excavation of the important city of Itálica, and the beautiful white cities of Andalusia are not far away either. You can also quickly reach the coast at, for example, Tarifa, the southernmost point of mainland Europe.
In Seville, you must of course see the city’s world-famous cathedral, formally called Catedral de Santa María de la Sede. It is one of the world’s largest churches, included in UNESCO’s list of world cultural heritage and a fantastic Gothic building.
With the Christian reconquest of Seville in 1248, the then mosque was converted into a cathedral. The reconquest also brought prosperity to the city, which would build a new church as a clear symbol of Seville’s prosperity and importance. The result was the current cathedral, which was built as the world’s largest Gothic church in the years 1401-1528.
The cathedral was built with impressive dimensions. In the long nave there are 42 meters to the golden ceiling, and in the church there are 80 chapels. You can generally see a beautiful and elegantly decorated interior, where there are, for example, furnishings from the Renaissance. On a tour around the cathedral, you can e.g. notice the beautiful high altar, whose altarpiece is a colossal work of art that Pedro Dancart and others made from 1482 to 1564. One should also see the decoration in the sacristy and the church’s Gothic choir arrangement as some of the many details worth seeing.
Over time, several famous people have been buried in the cathedral, which has a royal chapel, the Capilla Real. Kings Ferdinand III, Alfonso X and Pedro I were laid to rest here. In the church you can also see Christopher Columbus’ grave and sarcophagus. There are also tomb monuments for Cardinals Juan de Cervantes and Pedro González de Mendoza in the chapels of the church.
This square is one of Seville’s most impressive city spaces with its colossal and monumental size. Located in the Parque de María Luisa, the square was laid out in 1928 as part of the following year’s Exposición iberoamericana de 1929.
The square forms a semicircle, and along the north-eastern half lies the castle-like building where Spain’s industry and technology were to be exhibited during the world exhibition. Four bridges lead over the square’s moat to the beautiful building, where several architectural styles are mixed.
Along the building you can see a series of beautiful alcoves where colorful tiles depict cities and regions of Spain. Here you can go exploring through the country, and many Spaniards take pictures of themselves in the very alcove that shows their home region.
Today, the buildings and facility are beautifully renovated, and the many square meters are used for various public administration purposes. Over time, the characteristic buildings have also been used as the setting for various film scenes, such as in Lawrence of Arabia and The Dictator.
In the Plaza de la Encarnación, you can see the German architect Jürgen Mayer’s large wooden structure called Metropol Parasol, which, inspired by Seville’s cathedral and fig trees, stands as colossal columns connected by canopies. In total, Mayer’s work measures 150×70 meters.
Metropol Parasol is like a large sculpture, but it also offers several experiences. Below it is the Antiquarium museum with excavated ruins from the city’s Roman and Moorish background, and up in the heights there are paths and balconies with panoramic views of the Spanish metropolis. In Mayer’s building itself, you can also find the Mercado de la Encarnación food market.
The Archivo General de Indias was established by Spain’s King Charles III in 1785. The purpose was to collect all the documents of the overseas Spanish colonies in one place. Today, documents from the first conquistadors to the end of the 1800s are collected in the archive, which is a goldmine for history buffs.
The archive is part of Seville’s inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and the building itself is the old mercantile exchange and meeting place for the city’s merchants, the Casa Lonja de Mercaderes. The building was built in the Renaissance at the end of the 16th century and remodeled for archive purposes about 200 years later.
The Alcázar in Seville is a royal palace that was built as a residence for King Pedro I of Castile, who reigned 1350-1369. It was Christian citizens who built the castle on the site of a fortified residence in Muslim times, which had been partially destroyed during the Christian reconquest of Seville in 1248.
The Alcázar is a beautiful example of the Mudéjar style, which combines Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance architecture with forms and decorations from the Islamic style. The beautiful complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and part of it is still used by the Spanish royal family during their stay in Seville.
Today, the royal palace stands as a monument over several centuries of buildings, which in the 1360s were expanded and rebuilt in the Mudéjar style and into a royal residence with the needs that, among other things, a court entailed. The castle was subsequently expanded to the result you can see today.
There are many highlights that one should see. The main entrance to the castle is through the Lion Gate/Puerta del León. After this you come to the courtyard environments Patio del León and Patio de la Montería, where you meet King Pedro’s Palace/Palacio del Rey Don Pedro. The palace is beautifully furnished with the splendid courtyard environment in the Patio de las Doncellas and elegantly decorated halls such as the Ambassador Hall/Salón de los Embajadores. There are also other interesting buildings and a beautiful garden behind the palace.
Palacio de San Telmo is a beautiful palace that was built from 1682 by the Congregation of the Catholic Church, which was responsible for the Spanish Inquisition. The palace was built outside the Seville of the time as a university for navigators, the Universidad de Mareantes. Here, orphans were supposed to have a maritime education.
The palace-style building was designed in noble Seville Baroque with beautiful ornamentation, towers, courtyard settings, a chapel, etc. The entrance portal from 1754 is in the expressive and detailed churriguera style. On the facade you can, among other things, see allegorical figures symbolizing the art and science of seafaring. You can also see several saints, including Saint Telmo, who is the patron saint of sailors.
Today, the imposing building houses the seat and administration of the autonomous Andalusian government. In the palace is the San Telmo Chapel, Capilla del Palacio de San Telmo, still with its sumptuous Baroque interior.
The University of Seville was founded in 1505 as the Colegio Santa María de Jesús, and today it has grown to be one of Spain’s leading educational institutions. It was Pope Julius II who, by papal bull, approved the site as a university. However, the university’s educational history dates back to the 13th century Dominican monks who established various schools. Gradually, the need grew, and a university was established.
Over time, larger premises had to be used, and the town’s tobacco factory was converted into the university’s rector’s office after being in operation as a production site until the 1950s. The factory was built as the world’s largest industrial building in the 18th century, and the origin means that the university building is also known as the Royal Tobacco Factory/Real Fábrica de Tabacos.
La Giralda is the name of the bell tower that belongs to Seville’s famous cathedral. The tower was originally built in Moorish al-Andalus as a minaret for the mosque at the time, and after the Christian reconquest of Andalusia, the tower was rebuilt with, among other things, a pinnacle of renaissance.
The Moorish minaret was built in the years 1184-1198, while the largest reconstruction since then was carried out in 1568. Today La Giralda stands as one of Seville’s best-known landmarks. The 104 meter high tower also stands clearly above the surroundings in the city centre.
At the top of the tower you can see the bronze sculpture El Giraldillo, which allegorizes the Christian victory over the Muslim Arabs during the Spanish conquest. The sculpture was made by Bartolomé Morel and erected in 1568. From the top of the tower you can also enjoy a magnificent view of Seville.
This is one of Seville’s old main railway stations, which was in operation between 1901 and 1990. It was the company MZA, Compañía de los ferrocarrilaires de Madrid a Zaragoza y Alicante, that built the station, from which you could travel by train to e.g. Córdoba, Huelva and Extremadura.
The railway came to Seville as early as 1859, and before the current railway station there was a smaller station in the same place. The MZA built its pompous building inspired by the Mudéjar style from 1899 with inauguration two years later. After stopping as an active station, Estación de Córdoba opened in 1999 as a shopping and entertainment center.
This large park is located along the Guadalquivir River immediately south of the center of Seville. It is one of the largest recreational areas in the city and a popular place for a stroll for locals and tourists alike. The area originally belonged to the Palacio de San Telmo mansion, which is still located north of the park.
It was Infanta Luisa Fernanda who in 1893 donated the area to the city of Seville with the aim of establishing a public park. The landscape architect Jean-Claude Nicolas Forestier laid out the park from 1911, and from 1914 Anibal González began the installations for the Exposición iberoamericana de 1929, held in the park. It is from this part, the park layout with avenues, fountains, etc. originates.
At this museum you can get an exciting insight into the past of the Seville region through collections and exhibitions. You can e.g. see finds from the historic Roman city of Itálica, which was close to today’s Seville. The museum also preserves the great gold finds; El Carambolo.
The museum building is also interesting. Built as the Art Pavilion/Pabellón de Bellas Artes, it was erected as part of the Exposición iberoamericana world exhibition held in the city in 1929.
Torre del Oro is a fortress tower located along the Guadalquivir River. The 36-metre-high tower was originally part of the fortified wall that stood as a defense of Seville’s alcazar, which was the city’s royal residence. The tower was built in three stages. The lower part in 1220, the middle in the 1400s and the upper, the military engineer Sebastián Van der Borcht was responsible for the installation in 1760.
Quite close to Torre del Oro you can also see the Silver Tower/Torre de la Plata, which was connected to Torre del Oro by walls until 1868. This tower was also built in the 13th century. At the tower you can also see some preserved parts of the historic walls.
Hotel Alfonso XIII was built 1916-1928 as part of the preparations for the World Exhibition in Seville in 1929. It was inaugurated with a large banquet on 28 April 1929, where, among other things, King Alfonso XIII attended. It was the architect José Espiau y Muñoz who designed the lavishly decorated hotel. The architecture is Neo-Mudejar with details from Andalusian regionalism.
Inside, one can enjoy Muñoz’s work with arches, columns, designer lamps, ornamentation with azulejo tiles and much more. The style of the hotel was intended to house kings, presidents, celebrities and other guests who would come to the city in connection with the World’s Fair.
Teatro Lope de Vega is a beautiful little theater that was built for the Exposición iberoamericana de 1929 held in Seville in 1929. The theater is named after the Spanish poet Frey Lope Felix de Vega Carpio.
It was the architect Vicente Traver y Tomás who designed the theater, and he used the Baroque as inspiration. Both outside and inside you can enjoy a fine and elegant decoration of the theatre, which stands out beautifully in the streetscape with a neo-baroque dome.
Murallas de Sevilla are the remains of the old fortress walls that surrounded Seville from Roman times. The walls were continuously expanded and maintained, and they remained intact until the 19th century. The walls were partially torn down after the Spanish Revolution in 1868, but you can still see remnants of the large structure in several places.
One of the best places to see parts of the old city wall is around Seville’s Alcazar. There are also sections in the Macarena neighborhood. There were originally 18 city gates, and four of them have been preserved to this day. The Puerta de la Macarena, Puerta de Córdoba, Postigo del Aceite and Postigo del Alcázar are, of course, important monuments to the old walls.
The Hospital de las Cinco Llagas is a hospital that was built from 1546 and consecrated in 1558. It was built as a large complex with ten planned inner courtyards. Nine were built and eight are preserved to this day, with the old hospital serving as the parliament of Andalusia. The site was a hospital until 1972, and it was inaugurated as a parliament building 20 years later.
The hospital has a beautiful facade with many fine details. A hospital church was also built in connection with the large construction, and the church is quite worth seeing. The church was decorated with a Latin cross as the ground plan, and the style became mainly Spanish Renaissance. It was Diego López Bueno who designed the main altar, and you can see works of art by, among others, Alonso Vázquez.
The Casa Consistorial de Sevilla is the city’s town hall and a large building constructed in the Plateresque style, which was a prominent decorative style in Spain in the 16th century. Medieval Gothic architecture was used with motifs from Moorish art and from the Renaissance. The town hall was built after the wedding of Emperor Charles V to Isabella of Portugal in 1526. The wedding was held in Seville and the new town hall was to be a symbol of the city’s importance at the time.
The architect Diego de Riaño started construction in 1527 and continued work until 1534 with the town hall’s beautiful facade along the Plaza de San Francisco. When the Convent of San Francisco was demolished in the 19th century, it became possible to expand the Casa Consistorial towards Plaza Nueva. It was Demetrio de los Ríos and Balbino Marrón who created the new facade in neoclassicism, which was completed in 1867.
Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla is a museum where you can see a fine art collection of mainly Spanish artists from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. One of the highlights are the works from Seville’s so-called golden age in the 17th century, where artists such as Murillo, Zurbarán, Francisco de Herrera the Younger and Valdés Leal are represented.
The museum building was built in 1594, while the museum was established in 1839. The building was previously furnished as a monastery for the order of the Merced Calzada de la Asunción, but could be remodeled after the expropriation of many Spanish monasteries in the years 1835-1837.
The Plaza de Toros is Seville’s bullring, whose history goes back to the start of construction in 1749. After several periods when construction was at a standstill, the arena was completed in 1881. Today, the arena can accommodate 12,000 spectators with a beautiful baroque facade, and within can you can see, among other things, the royal lodge.
Over the years, the bullfighting seasons have been held in the beautiful arena, and the highlight of the season was and is during Seville’s city festival in April, the Feria de Abril. Today you can see the Plaza de Toros itself and the local museum, where you can gain more knowledge about the traditional Spanish bullfights.
Teatro de la Maestranza is a modern opera house that was built for Expo ’92, the name of the world exhibition in Seville in. The opening performance took place in 1991, and on the big stage you can still enjoy operas, but the place is also used for concerts and productions of, among other things, Spanish operettas; the so-called zarzuelas.
The opera house is home to the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla, the city’s royal symphony orchestra. The orchestra was founded in 1990. The building is equipped with variable acoustics, which is precisely why it is suitable for the wide range of events. In addition to the large hall, the building contains rooms for, for example, experimental theatre, exhibitions and conferences.
Itálica was a Roman settlement founded by Publius Cornelius Scipio in the Roman province of Hispania Baetica. It happened in the year 206 BC, and the settlement grew in the area north of the modern city of Santiponce. Itálica was an important settlement and birthplace of 2 Roman emperors; Trajan was born here in 53 and Hadrian in 76.
Itálica was the first Roman city in Spanish territory and also the first Roman city outside Italy. Italians came here and with them the city grew, laid out in a classic Hippodamian town plan with a system of right-angled streets. The forum and public buildings were in the centre, and residences etc. lay in the surrounding streets.
Today, Itálica lies as an excavated area, where you get a fine impression of the historic Roman city. A modern city has never been built on the same site, which is why Itálica is quite well preserved, not least with many impressive mosaic floors. You can also see the city’s amphitheatre, which was once the third largest in the Roman Empire, and the slightly smaller theater in the excavations. The Roman theater is still used for various productions.
Jerez de la Frontera is one of the larger cities in Andalusia. Its name goes back to the Phoenician name Xera, which eventually became Jerez. The city grew over time, and it became quite prosperous due to its strategic location after the Spanish rediscovery of America.
There are several things to see in the city, such as a multitude of beautiful churches and religious buildings. This concerns, among other things, Jerez de la Frontera’s cathedral, which is a large church that was built from the 17th century. The result was an architectural monument with stylistic features from the Gothic, Baroque and Neoclassical periods.
The large Iglesia de San Miguel is another of Jerez de la Frontera’s churches, which was built from the end of the 15th century. It is also worth seeing La Cartuja de Jerez de la Frontera, a late Gothic monastery from the period of the Iglesia de San Miguel. At the monastery you can also see both Baroque style and elements from the Renaissance.
On a stroll through the city, you can also see Jerez de la Frontera’s old town hall from 1575, Antiguo Ayuntamiento de Jerez de la Frontera, which belongs to the city’s historic buildings worth seeing. The city’s old Moorish alcázar is located like a park in the city. The Alcázar is believed to have been built from the 11th century, and preserved parts are very atmospheric in the park.
The southern Spanish city of Cádiz was founded approximately year 1100 BC by the Phoenicians, making it one of the oldest cities in Western Europe still inhabited. The city was then called Gadir or Agadir, and the Phoenicians established a port here in the 6th century BC. Later, the city came under Carthage, Rome and then the Visigoths, who destroyed the city in the fourth century. In the period 711-1262, the city was Moorish with the name Qādis. Later, Cádiz became the port of the Spanish silver fleet, and Christopher Columbus sailed from here on his second and fourth voyages.
The city center is by the Gulf of Cádiz on a peninsula with water on three sides, and at the far end is the cozy old town, where you should explore the narrow streets. You can start in the beautifully landscaped square, Plaza de San Juan de Dios, where the city’s town hall is located. The town hall was built from 1799 on the same site as the former town hall. The square in front of the town hall is on the border with the old town, and from here there are many streets leading to the interesting quarter.
Olvera is one of the so-called white towns in Andalusia. These are smaller towns that are almost completely whitewashed, and with locations on top of ridges, the towns are very beautiful and exciting features in the landscape. Olvera is a good example of a visit to one of these white towns.
The city’s wholeness and atmosphere are the biggest attraction. One should also see the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación, which sits on top of the entire town. You can also see the old castle of Olvera, which rests on another hilltop, and it is also a good idea to enjoy the atmosphere in the cozy square, La Plaza de Andalusia.
Ronda is one of the most visited small towns in the Andalusian countryside. When you see its breathtaking location on top of a cliff, you immediately understand why this is the case. The River Guadalevín bisects Ronda, where the bridges Puente Romano, Puente Viejo and Puente Nuevo span the river’s 120-metre deep gorge.
The bridges are some of Ronda’s attractions, which also include the bullring from 1784 and the Plaza del Socorro, where Blas Infante first displayed the Andalusian flag, which happened in 1918. You should also take a walk in the small park, Alameda del Tajo, from which the view of the countryside around Ronda is unforgettable.
Punta de Tarifa is the southernmost point of mainland Europe and it is located by the city of Tarifa. In fact, Tarifa itself was the southernmost point, but now the former island, Isla de Las Palomas, has been connected to the mainland by a causeway, and thereby the former island has taken over the geographical status of the southernmost place.
There are approximately 15 kilometers from Punta de Tarifa to Africa, and Isla de Las Palomas as a strategically important place was home to a military base from the 1930s to 2001. On the former island are the former fortifications and also a lighthouse. You can also see the southernmost point from the ferries that sail between Tarifa and Africa.
Gibraltar is a peninsula that sits like a city and rock on the Strait of Gibraltar and overlooks the coast of Africa. Gibraltar is a British overseas territory and the place is a wonderful mix of British culture and the many people and events that have left their mark on the region and the peninsula over the centuries.
The main city in the territory is almost the same as the total settlement of Gibraltar. To the west of the characteristic rock that dominates the area’s profile, lies the Westside quarter, which corresponds to the city centre. Here, narrow streets and cozy English restaurants lie side by side with museums and historical sites.
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Overview of Seville
Seville is the largest city in Andalusia and one of Spain’s most important cities. It was the Romans who founded Seville under the name Hispalis, and the city was for centuries under the rule of the Moors before the Christian reconquest took place in 1248.
The long history where a Spanish highlight with great influence on Seville was Columbus’s European rediscovery of America. Even before then, Seville was a strategically important trading city, where one of the world’s largest churches had been built, in which Columbus was later buried.
The center of Seville offers many experiences, and among them three places are included in UNESCO’s list of world cultural heritage; the cathedral, the city’s alcazar and the General Archives of India. However, there are also many other exciting and beautiful places such as Plaza de España and Metro Parasol.
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Palacio de San Telmo is a beautiful palace that was built from 1682 by the Congregation of the Catholic Church, which was responsible for the Spanish Inquisition. The palace was built outside the Seville of the time as a university for navigators, the Universidad de Mareantes. Here, orphans were supposed to have a maritime education.
The palace-style building was designed in noble Seville Baroque with beautiful ornamentation, towers, courtyard settings, a chapel, etc. The entrance portal from 1754 is in the expressive and detailed churriguera style. On the facade you can, among other things, see allegorical figures symbolizing the art and science of seafaring. You can also see several saints, including Saint Telmo, who is the patron saint of sailors.
Today, the imposing building houses the seat and administration of the autonomous Andalusian government. In the palace is the San Telmo Chapel, Capilla del Palacio de San Telmo, still with its sumptuous Baroque interior.
The University of Seville was founded in 1505 as the Colegio Santa María de Jesús, and today it has grown to be one of Spain’s leading educational institutions. It was Pope Julius II who, by papal bull, approved the site as a university. However, the university’s educational history dates back to the 13th century Dominican monks who established various schools. Gradually, the need grew, and a university was established.
Over time, larger premises had to be used, and the town’s tobacco factory was converted into the university’s rector’s office after being in operation as a production site until the 1950s. The factory was built as the world’s largest industrial building in the 18th century, and the origin means that the university building is also known as the Royal Tobacco Factory/Real Fábrica de Tabacos.
La Giralda is the name of the bell tower that belongs to Seville’s famous cathedral. The tower was originally built in Moorish al-Andalus as a minaret for the mosque at the time, and after the Christian reconquest of Andalusia, the tower was rebuilt with, among other things, a pinnacle of renaissance.
The Moorish minaret was built in the years 1184-1198, while the largest reconstruction since then was carried out in 1568. Today La Giralda stands as one of Seville’s best-known landmarks. The 104 meter high tower also stands clearly above the surroundings in the city centre.
At the top of the tower you can see the bronze sculpture El Giraldillo, which allegorizes the Christian victory over the Muslim Arabs during the Spanish conquest. The sculpture was made by Bartolomé Morel and erected in 1568. From the top of the tower you can also enjoy a magnificent view of Seville.
This is one of Seville’s old main railway stations, which was in operation between 1901 and 1990. It was the company MZA, Compañía de los ferrocarrilaires de Madrid a Zaragoza y Alicante, that built the station, from which you could travel by train to e.g. Córdoba, Huelva and Extremadura.
The railway came to Seville as early as 1859, and before the current railway station there was a smaller station in the same place. The MZA built its pompous building inspired by the Mudéjar style from 1899 with inauguration two years later. After stopping as an active station, Estación de Córdoba opened in 1999 as a shopping and entertainment center.
This large park is located along the Guadalquivir River immediately south of the center of Seville. It is one of the largest recreational areas in the city and a popular place for a stroll for locals and tourists alike. The area originally belonged to the Palacio de San Telmo mansion, which is still located north of the park.
It was Infanta Luisa Fernanda who in 1893 donated the area to the city of Seville with the aim of establishing a public park. The landscape architect Jean-Claude Nicolas Forestier laid out the park from 1911, and from 1914 Anibal González began the installations for the Exposición iberoamericana de 1929, held in the park. It is from this part, the park layout with avenues, fountains, etc. originates.
At this museum you can get an exciting insight into the past of the Seville region through collections and exhibitions. You can e.g. see finds from the historic Roman city of Itálica, which was close to today’s Seville. The museum also preserves the great gold finds; El Carambolo.
The museum building is also interesting. Built as the Art Pavilion/Pabellón de Bellas Artes, it was erected as part of the Exposición iberoamericana world exhibition held in the city in 1929.
Torre del Oro is a fortress tower located along the Guadalquivir River. The 36-metre-high tower was originally part of the fortified wall that stood as a defense of Seville’s alcazar, which was the city’s royal residence. The tower was built in three stages. The lower part in 1220, the middle in the 1400s and the upper, the military engineer Sebastián Van der Borcht was responsible for the installation in 1760.
Quite close to Torre del Oro you can also see the Silver Tower/Torre de la Plata, which was connected to Torre del Oro by walls until 1868. This tower was also built in the 13th century. At the tower you can also see some preserved parts of the historic walls.
Hotel Alfonso XIII was built 1916-1928 as part of the preparations for the World Exhibition in Seville in 1929. It was inaugurated with a large banquet on 28 April 1929, where, among other things, King Alfonso XIII attended. It was the architect José Espiau y Muñoz who designed the lavishly decorated hotel. The architecture is Neo-Mudejar with details from Andalusian regionalism.
Inside, one can enjoy Muñoz’s work with arches, columns, designer lamps, ornamentation with azulejo tiles and much more. The style of the hotel was intended to house kings, presidents, celebrities and other guests who would come to the city in connection with the World’s Fair.
Teatro Lope de Vega is a beautiful little theater that was built for the Exposición iberoamericana de 1929 held in Seville in 1929. The theater is named after the Spanish poet Frey Lope Felix de Vega Carpio.
It was the architect Vicente Traver y Tomás who designed the theater, and he used the Baroque as inspiration. Both outside and inside you can enjoy a fine and elegant decoration of the theatre, which stands out beautifully in the streetscape with a neo-baroque dome.
Murallas de Sevilla are the remains of the old fortress walls that surrounded Seville from Roman times. The walls were continuously expanded and maintained, and they remained intact until the 19th century. The walls were partially torn down after the Spanish Revolution in 1868, but you can still see remnants of the large structure in several places.
One of the best places to see parts of the old city wall is around Seville’s Alcazar. There are also sections in the Macarena neighborhood. There were originally 18 city gates, and four of them have been preserved to this day. The Puerta de la Macarena, Puerta de Córdoba, Postigo del Aceite and Postigo del Alcázar are, of course, important monuments to the old walls.
The Hospital de las Cinco Llagas is a hospital that was built from 1546 and consecrated in 1558. It was built as a large complex with ten planned inner courtyards. Nine were built and eight are preserved to this day, with the old hospital serving as the parliament of Andalusia. The site was a hospital until 1972, and it was inaugurated as a parliament building 20 years later.
The hospital has a beautiful facade with many fine details. A hospital church was also built in connection with the large construction, and the church is quite worth seeing. The church was decorated with a Latin cross as the ground plan, and the style became mainly Spanish Renaissance. It was Diego López Bueno who designed the main altar, and you can see works of art by, among others, Alonso Vázquez.
The Casa Consistorial de Sevilla is the city’s town hall and a large building constructed in the Plateresque style, which was a prominent decorative style in Spain in the 16th century. Medieval Gothic architecture was used with motifs from Moorish art and from the Renaissance. The town hall was built after the wedding of Emperor Charles V to Isabella of Portugal in 1526. The wedding was held in Seville and the new town hall was to be a symbol of the city’s importance at the time.
The architect Diego de Riaño started construction in 1527 and continued work until 1534 with the town hall’s beautiful facade along the Plaza de San Francisco. When the Convent of San Francisco was demolished in the 19th century, it became possible to expand the Casa Consistorial towards Plaza Nueva. It was Demetrio de los Ríos and Balbino Marrón who created the new facade in neoclassicism, which was completed in 1867.
Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla is a museum where you can see a fine art collection of mainly Spanish artists from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. One of the highlights are the works from Seville’s so-called golden age in the 17th century, where artists such as Murillo, Zurbarán, Francisco de Herrera the Younger and Valdés Leal are represented.
The museum building was built in 1594, while the museum was established in 1839. The building was previously furnished as a monastery for the order of the Merced Calzada de la Asunción, but could be remodeled after the expropriation of many Spanish monasteries in the years 1835-1837.
The Plaza de Toros is Seville’s bullring, whose history goes back to the start of construction in 1749. After several periods when construction was at a standstill, the arena was completed in 1881. Today, the arena can accommodate 12,000 spectators with a beautiful baroque facade, and within can you can see, among other things, the royal lodge.
Over the years, the bullfighting seasons have been held in the beautiful arena, and the highlight of the season was and is during Seville’s city festival in April, the Feria de Abril. Today you can see the Plaza de Toros itself and the local museum, where you can gain more knowledge about the traditional Spanish bullfights.
Teatro de la Maestranza is a modern opera house that was built for Expo ’92, the name of the world exhibition in Seville in. The opening performance took place in 1991, and on the big stage you can still enjoy operas, but the place is also used for concerts and productions of, among other things, Spanish operettas; the so-called zarzuelas.
The opera house is home to the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla, the city’s royal symphony orchestra. The orchestra was founded in 1990. The building is equipped with variable acoustics, which is precisely why it is suitable for the wide range of events. In addition to the large hall, the building contains rooms for, for example, experimental theatre, exhibitions and conferences.
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