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Carmona, 30 km outside Sevilla is an enchanting town with all its convents,
plazas and churches. The Parador is just one of several good hotels in this
town with 25 000 inhabitants. The Parador was once the residence of Pedro
the Cruel.
Just outside Caroma is Necrópolis Romana,
a Roman burial site. During weekends and holiday time Carmona is extremely
popular among visitors, so please try to visit at other times.
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Seville: Semana Santa
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Restaurants:
►Casa
Robles (delightful restaurant)
►Becerrita
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Albahaca
►Egaña
Oriza (expensive, but perhaps Sevilla's best restaurant)
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Triana
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What a
marvellous city! Few cities world wide can compete with Sevilla as a
destinations for your a holiday. Sevilla flowered in the 11th century and
also after "the discovery" of America (1500-1800). During the last two
centuries not much has happened in Sevilla and the city has avoided much of
the "destruction by the progress" seen in many other towns. But the last
20-30 years, Sevilla has undergone a major revitalisation and renovation.
The High speed train Madrid-Sevilla was an important part of this
revival process.
Because of
the lack of progress during the 19th and 20th century (until 1980), Sevilla
has got one of the world's biggest "old towns". You can walk and walk
through narrow and windy streets, many of them not accessible with car. The
narrowest streets are to be found in Santa Cruz, a part of the city where most
houses are renovated in a magnificent way. This is also where you find most
tourists. In El Arenal and Macarena (situated on each side of Santa Cruz)
renovation work are still going on and here are much to see (and a bit fewer
tourists). On the other side of the river we find Triana, a cosy part of
Sevilla, fascinating in it's own way. Together these 4 parts of Sevilla make
this grand old town. There are many tourists in Sevilla, but in a city with
about one million inhabitants, the tourists will never be a dominating
factor.
Several
very interesting bridges cross the river, some of them built before the
World Exposition in 1992. They are architectonical masterpieces! And of
course, we have several beautiful old bridges as well.
Sevilla do
also have several other attractions:
*The grand
Cathedral (where Columbus is buried) with a imposing tower La Giralda.
* The
castle, Reales Alcázares. It's in Moorish style, and doesn't remind you of
castles in Central Europe.
* Parque María
Luisa, a big park, centrally located.
*Torre del
Oro (the golden tower).
*Plaza de España,
built before the Iberio-American Exposition in 1929.
*Universidad, the old tobacco factory where Carmen was working (in the
opera....).
This is
just some of Sevilla's attractions. But the main attraction in Sevilla is
the town it's self, all the narrow streets, the good food and wine, the
lovely people, the special feeling of Sevilla! Sevilla is a city you can
visit again and again and again........Everyone will find something to love
in Sevilla. You can shop, eat as a gourmet, admire great architecture, party
and so on.
Many old
and magnificent buildings have been turned into charming hotels. During the
high season (spring and autumn), not to mention in the Easter week (Semana
Santa) and the Feria de Abril, the prices tend to be a bit high. But please
don't find a dull, modern hotel in the outskirts. To get the "Sevillian
feeling", a historical hotel is a must! Just be sure not to visit Sevilla
during the summer time with often more than 40 degrees Celsius! From early
October until late May is the best time to make a visit. To read more
about the special events of Semana Santa and Feria de Abril, se the links to
the left.
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