From our pretty riverside site we walked round the corner and caught a bus into Seville. The buses are smart, comfortable, punctual and very cheap - €1.55 for about a 15min ride which dropped us right on the edge of Santa Cruz, the old town and where all the tourist buses, boats and carriages are gathered.
Straight away we were impressed with this spacious and open city, from the modern areas the bus had brought us through to the well-preserved historical sector we now found ourselves in. As we've done before we elected to take the City Sightseeing Tour which, although it didn't go into the old town, certainly showed us what else Seville has to offer - and there's a lot!
The best way of explaining our day is to show you some of the photos we took, hopefully with captions of what they were. We also bought a city Guide Book with many more pictures.
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| Torre del Oro - Gold Tower |
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| Palacio de San Telmo |
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| Cigarette Factory - now part of University |
In 1929 an Expo was held in Seville and various countrys built their pavilions in the Parc de Maria Louisa. Here are a few:
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| Brazil |
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| Marruecos - (Morocco) |
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| Argentina |
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| Guatemala |
The park was given over to the city of Seville by Queen Isabella ll for the enjoyment of it's citizens. Some of the private features still prevail.
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| Costurero de la Reina (Queens Sewing Room) |
From here on the bus travelled round the city. There were many examples of modern architecture, some dating from the later Expo in 1992.
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| Andalucian Pavilion - 1992 Expo |
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| Edificio Torre Triana |
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| Isla Magica |
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| Puente del Alamillo |
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| Basilica de Macarena |
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| The Bull Ring |
The bus then took us back to the starting point and we walked through to the Cathedral, which could be seen peeking over the rooftops. On the way we stopped off for lunch in a street cafe then across the square to view the third largest cathedral in the world.
It was possible to take a tour of the cathedral (at a price!) but we decided not to. Instead we crossed over to the Alcazar, the Royal Palace. We would have visited here but it closed too soon for us to take it in properly so we'll save it for another visit.
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| Triunfo Square - with Henry Moore sculptures |
From here we walked back down to the river in hot blazing sunshine - 25deg in the shade - and sat awhile before slowly returning to the bus stop.
In the evening we decided to go out for a meal to one of the local restaurants. Nothing special and as they spoke no English and we very little Spanish, it was a bit of a hit and miss affair. But it was enjoyable.
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