Seville

Our first stop of our Spain road trip was Seville. it is a beautiful, stately city with some impressive history and architecture.
Some of the highlights included:
• Street performers singing and dancing Flamenco
• The massive Seville Cathedral, especially
— Its beautiful gothic architecture
— La Giralda, the bell tower, which used to be a minaret to the Moorish mosque
— The Tomb of Christopher Columbus
• The Torre del Oro, a defense tower turned historic navy museum by the river
• Real Fabrica de Tabacos, a fortified factory producing most of Europe's cigars
• Plaza d'Espanha in Parque de María Luisa, built for the 1929 Expo
• Triana district, to enjoy a traditional Paella dinner while sipping Sangria and RebujitoWeiterlesen