What to do in Seville

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1. Seville Cathedral

The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See, better known as Seville Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville (Andalusia, Spain).

It is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest church in the world.

It was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, along with the Giralda, Alcázar palace complex and the General Archive of the Indies.

After its completion in the early 16th century, Seville Cathedral supplanted Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world, a title the Byzantine church had held for nearly a thousand years.

The cathedral is also the burial site of Christopher Columbus and of King Ferdinand III of Castile.

2. The Giralda

The Giralda is a former minaret that was converted to a bell tower for the Cathedral of Seville in Seville. The tower is 97.5 m (101 m with the Giraldillo) in height and it was one of the most important symbols in the medieval city.

In the 16th century the belfry was added by the architect Hernán Ruiz; the statue on its top, called "El Giraldillo", was installed in 1568 to represent the triumph of the Christian faith.

It was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, along with the Seville Cathedral, Alcázar palace complex and the General Archive of the Indies.

3. The Royal Alcázar of Seville

The Alcázar of Seville is a royal palace in Seville, Spain, originally a Moorish fort.

It is the oldest royal palace still in use in Europe, because the upper levels of the Alcázar are still used by the royal family as the official Seville residence.

The palace is one of the best remaining examples of mudéjar architecture.

Alcázar of Seville was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, along with the Seville Cathedral, Giralda and the General Archive of the Indies.

4. Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, is the primary tourist neighborhood of Seville, Spain, and the former Jewish quarter of the medieval city.

The neighborhood is the location of many of Seville's oldest churches and is home to the Cathedral of Seville, including the converted minaret of the old Moorish mosque Giralda.

Origin of the name: The present-day Plaza de Santa Cruz was once the site of the Iglesia de Santa Cruz (Church of the Holy Cross), a parish church that gave its name to the neighborhood.

The neighborhood of Santa Cruz it may have been the birthplace of Don Juan Tenorio.

The Plaza de los Refinadores has a graceful sculpture of Don Juan.

5. Maria Luisa Park

The Maria Luisa Park (Parque de María Luisa) is a public park that stretches along the Guadalquivir River in Seville, Spain. It is Seville's principal green area.

Most of the grounds that were used for the park were formerly the gardens of the Palace of San Telmo. They were donated to the city of Seville in 1893 by the Infanta Maria Luisa Fernanda of Spain for use as a public park.

The park serves as a botanical garden. Many plant species, native or exotic, are represented, along with educational panels to inform the visitors to the park. Many birds make their home in the park, which is known for its large population of doves.

There are also many green parrots living in the center of the park and ducks and swans in the fountains and lakes.

One of the most important monuments of the Maria Luisa Park is The monument to Spanish post-romanticist writer of poetry and short stories Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer.

This scene is inspired by Becquer's poetry collection Rimas.

6. Plaza de España

The Plaza de España is a plaza located in the Maria Luisa Park, in Seville, Spain built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. It is a landmark example of the Renaissance Revival style in Spanish architecture.

The Plaza de España, designed by Aníbal González, was a principal building built on the Maria Luisa Park's edge to showcase Spain's industry and technology exhibits. González combined a mix of 1920s Art Deco and 'mock Mudejar', and Neo-Mudéjar styles.

The Plaza de España complex is a huge half-circle with buildings continually running around the edge accessible over the moat by numerous beautiful bridges. In the centre is a large fountain.

By the walls of the Plaza are many tiled alcoves, each representing a different province of Spain.

7. Torre del Oro

The Torre del Oro ("Gold Tower") is a dodecagonal military watchtower in Seville, southern Spain, built by the Almohad dynasty in order to control access to Seville via the Guadalquivir river.

The tower is divided into three levels, with the third and uppermost being circular in shape and added in 1769.

Today the tower, having been restored, is a naval museum, containing engravings, letters, models, instruments, and historic documents. The museum outlines the naval history of Seville and the importance of its river.

So far we have shown the most famous and representative places and monuments of the city of Seville. Then we will show pictures of some of the many lesser-known sights of the city of Seville, and with our personalized advice and support tourism may know.

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