Private tours in Lisbon & surroundings
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Seville - full day
Personalized booking
Program
Seville, Andaluzia capital and an important Spanish cultural centre, with the wonderful cathedral, the Alcazar and
Santa Cruz typical and old Jewish quarter. Visit Spain square, America square, Maria Luisa park.
Free time for lunch and shopping.
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...Sevilla is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia and of the
province of Sevilla. Seville is more than two thousand years old. The passage of the various people
instrumental in its growth has left the city with a distinct personality, and a large and well-preserved historical
center. Seville certainly is one of the most beloved places by visitors to Spain. Although today Moorish influence
is architectonically most evident - Andalucia was occupied by Moors for about 800 years - it has been a
cultural center long before. The fertility of this land and its favorised climate with mild winters and about 3000
hours of sun per year, made Phoenicians and Carthaginians settle here. Later came Romans, Vandals,
Visigoths, Moors (from 712 to 1248) left their marks. The city retains many Moorish features, including large
sections of the city wall. Later, the city experienced another golden age of development brought about by wealth
accumulating from the awarding of a monopoly of trade with the Spanish territories in the New World. Among
monuments, the most important are the city's cathedral was built from 1401–1519 after the Reconquista on the
former site of the city's mosque. It is amongst the largest of all medieval and Gothic cathedrals, in terms of
both area and volume. The interior is the longest nave in Spain, and is lavishly decorated, with a large quantity
of gold evident. The Cathedral reused some columns and elements from the mosque, and, most famously, the
Giralda, originally a minaret, was converted into a bell tower. The Alcázar facing the cathedral has developed
from the city's old Moorish Palace; construction was begun in 1181 and continued for over 500 years, mainly
in Mudéjar style, but also in Renaissance. Its gardens are a blend of Moorish, Andalusian, and Christian
traditions. The Torre del Oro was built by the Almohad dynasty as watchtower and defensive barrier on the
river...
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