Parade Day Seville

We woke to blue skies and that was all we needed to get out the door as quickly as possible. While Seville has been wonderful we have really been missing the clear blue skies. Grey clouds get depressing after a while. We could also hear some bangs and bells coming from the plaza in front of the Cathedral, and had seen a few men in traditional dress on horseback ride up our street, so first stop was to investigate what was happening.

So we hit the streets to see what the commotion was and shock, surprise, there was a festival going on. We seem to be experiencing a few of these now. We still aren’t sure what this one was for but the plaza was filled with decorated wagons being pullled by bulls with their handlers dressed in their traditional attire. There were also lists of signoritas and signoras in theirs beautiful Spanish dresses. We made our way into the crowd and ended up front row as a procession started. Thankfully not as long as what we experienced on Valencia, but just as bright and a lot more lively. After not too long a vestibule of silver was carried past, and then the wagons and bulls followed. It was such a wonderful surprise to witness. Once again as soon as the animals had come through and the procession was over in can the street sweeping trucks to clean up all the horse and bull excrement. They take such pride in how clean their town is and it is something we both commented on numerous times.Read more