17 February 2013

Sites worth to visit in Seville

Below are the some of the favourite cultural attractions of Seville as recommended by travellers from all over the world according to TripAdvisor, World's Best Places, Lonely Planet and Sacred Destinations:


  • Reales Alcázares de Sevilla (Royal Alcazars of Seville) - the oldest royal palace still in use in Europe;
  • Plaza de España (Spain Square) - a plaza built for the Ibero-American Expo of 1929;
  • Barrio Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Neighbourhood) - the former Jewish quarter of the medieval Seville;
  • La Giralda (The Giralda) - a former minaret that was converted to a bell tower for the Cathedral of Seville;
  • Casa de la Memoria de Al-Andalus (Memorial for Andalusí Culture) - Flamenco club;
  • Catedral de Santa María de la Sede (Cathedral of Seville) - a Roman Catholic cathedral, being the largest Gothic cathedral and the fourth-largest church in the world;
  • Parque de María Luisa (The Maria Luisa Park) - a public park that stretches along the Guadalquivir River;
  • Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla (Museum of Fine Arts of Seville) - one of the greatest collections of mainly Spanish visual arts from the medieval period to the early 20th century;
  • Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla (The Bullring of Seville) - the oldest bullring in Spain;
  • Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House) - a prototypical Andalusian palace, which serves as the permanent residence of the Dukes of Medinaceli;
  • Iglesia Colegial del Salvador (Collegiate Church El Salvador) - the Seville's second biggest Roman Catholic religious temple;
  • Torre del Oro (The Gold Tower) - a twelve-sided military watchtower, built in order to control access to Seville via the Guadalquivir river;
  • Real Fábrica de Tabacos (The Royal Tobacco Factory) - an 18th-century stone building, which was a lineal descendant of Europe's first tobacco factory and currently serves as the seat of the rectorate of the University of Seville;
  • Basílica de Santa María de la Esperanza Macarena (The Basilica of Macarena) - seat of a Holy Week brotherhood Hermandad de la Esperanza Macarena, possessing the most revered image in Seville, Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza (Our Lady Hope), which Sevillians call La Macarena;
  • Casa de la Guitarra (The Guitar House) - a museum and venue for flamenco shows.

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