Seville travel guide

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Seville is a large historical centre with well preserved heritage, situated on the banks of the slow but smooth river Guadalquivir. Divided into two halves namely Sevilla and Triana, the city of Seville boasts of its enormous medieval heritage and diversity in its culture. Not to forget, its natural surroundings, signifying the true beauty of Mother Nature. Flamenco, Tapas, Small Spanish dishes, Magnificent sight seeing makes Seville the foremost choice of people visiting Spain.

Fast Facts

Seville has completed 2000 years of its origin and has witnessed the growth and decline of various civilizations. The rich medieval, renaissance and baroque heritage of Seville is largely influenced by Arabic culture. There are also various Roman features and ruins that can be found easily in the city.

The city is known for its rich cultural heritage as it offers the abundance of dance, theatre, music, art, folklore and so on. Painting exhibitions, flamenco performances, rock concerts and theatre performances have become the integral part of the culture of Seville.

√ By Air : - Seville International Airport, which is 25 minutes drive away from Seville, is the best way of reaching this ultimate holiday destination.

√ By Train : - One can also easily reach Seville through high speed train network with the largest terminus called Sevilla Santa Justa Station situated on the eastern edge of Seville.

√ By Road : - Driving by car or taking Spanish bus service are another options on the card.

Great public transportation system is the lifeline of Seville. Buses, Sevici bikes, Tram system and taxis are the best ways of exploring the surroundings of Seville. If you want to see the modern local transportation system of Seville, then go for Metro that is affordable as well as covers wide area of Seville.

Being a historical city, Seville boasts of various heritage sites and ancient monuments that describes the eternity of this place. Along with that there are other contemporary must watch destinations that completes your Trip to Seville.

√ Cathedral of Seville: oldest cathedral in Seville.
√ La Giralda: Originally a minaret converted into bell tower.
√ Real Alcázar: Historical monument.
√ Parque María Luisa: Landscape with attractive monuments.
√ Universidad de Sevilla: University.
√ Museum of Fine Arts.
√ Museo de Bellas Artes.
√ Museo del Baile Flamenco: Museum preserving the master pieces of flamenco.

Seville is known for Spanish tiles and plates, which are the beautiful pieces of Spanish artifacts. The city offers an ample variety of retail clothing and is a home to all international as well as big Spanish clothing lines.

Santiponce : Roman Ruins of Italica, Carmona, Ecija and Osuna are the famous excursion joints in Seville, situated at the easily reachable distance from the main city. There are numerous seeing spots to make your holidays exciting adventurous and memorable.

Ambience around the city ensures thriving night life with lots of cultural and entertainment activities. Bars, eating joints, clubs etc. remains open till midnight and serves the most exotic Spanish cuisine and wine. Get the hint of Seville culture with theatre performances, flamenco, music concerts and so on.

Seville like various other destinations is famous for its ‘Tapas’ offering delectable cuisine. Bars serving exotic wines, pizza’s and other Spanish fast food are quite popular among the locales as well as tourists.

Apart from all these factors, planning a Trip to Seville is highly considerable not only because of its rich cultural heritage; but also for its diverse natural surrounding and mesmerizing beauty. You can feel the freshness in air and vibrancy in the atmosphere that can give you immense pleasure and satisfaction that you visited this enchanting beauty.