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Alcázar of Seville

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    • Day 3

      „Learn a little bit spanish!!“

      October 28, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      Tag 765 im Paradies: Wir erkunden immer noch das noch unerforschte Territorium, wobei wir auch auf zahlreiche verlassene Gebäude und Sehenswürdigkeiten stoßen. Auf der Suche nach essbaren Früchten und trinkbarem Wasser vergessen wir völlig das Zeitgefühl und latschen bis spät in die Nacht hinein durch verlassene Gassen und Straßen.
      Die wilden Einheimischen die kein Wort verstehen von dem was wir reden, blenden wir vollkommen aus, wir lassen uns von unserem Ziel (die Erforschung dieses Teiles der Welt) nicht abbringen.
      Bis zum nächsten Update könnten Tage oder Monate vergehen, also macht euch keine Sorgen.
      Lg die Weltenbummler 🌍
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    • Day 8

      Exploring Seville

      March 10 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F

      We spent the afternoon exploring Seville with a local guide—to the Real Alcázar (royal palace), the cathedral and around the oldest neighborhood of the city — the Barrio Santa Cruz that was the old Jewish quarter.

      The Alcázar was formerly the site of the Moorish fortress of the city, begun in the 10th century and then developed into a larger palace complex over time from the 11th through early 13th centuries. After the Moors were pushed out by the Castilians in 1248, the site was progressively rebuilt and replaced by new palaces and gardens. The Christians liked that the Muslim tower was seismically sound, so they simply added a gothic bell tower on top. The Alcázar was featured in the Game of Thrones (season 6) as the Water Gardens of Dorne, the seat of House Martell.

      The Seville Cathedral is enormous—the largest in Spain (nearly 150,000 square feet in area). It is built on the site of a former mosque, dating to the 12th century. At the cathedral’s completion in the 16th century, it was the largest cathedral in the world (nearly 150,000 sq. feet). The central altar is as high as a five-story building. The tomb of Christopher Columbus is there, but a church in the Dominican Republic also claims to have Columbus. Seville decided to x-ray the tomb and found they only have about 15% of his bones. The other church isn’t doing any further research, so no one really knows where the rest of his remains are.
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    • Day 170

      Alcázar of Sevilla

      January 31, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C

      I am in the Alcázar of Seville, a centuries-old building in which many kings have come and gone. To this day, the Spanish royal family stays here whenever they are in Seville.
      The pictures I was shown really don't come close to my own experience of the place.
      The decorations on the walls and archways: magnificent.

      Peacocks walk through the pleasure garden.
      It's a small paradise. ☺️
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    • Day 33

      Seville

      January 10, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F

      Our last stop in Spain led us to Seville for 3 days. Seville was our favorite city in Spain. During our visit we had multiple stops that that we absolutely loved, such as Royal Alcázar of Seville and Plaza de España which both of them had beautiful gardens. In Royal Alcàzar we saw many beautiful muslin inspired designs in every room we went to. From floor to ceiling every inch was covered with carvings. The Royal gardens was a whole world to itself. The lush gardens took hours to walk through. The Seville cathedral is one of the largest in the world. The altar was so detailed that our iPhone cameras couldn’t even render it properly. Inside was also the tomb of Christopher Columbus. Overall it was also really nice to have some sun and warm weather for a change.Read more

    • Day 2

      Alcazar, die Residenz König von Spanien

      December 13, 2022 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 19 °C

      Sehr beeindruckend und gross.
      Der Alcázar wurde ursprünglich als maurisches Fort angelegt, später erweiterte man die Anlage mehrfach bis hin zum Palast. Die Almohaden waren die ersten, die an dieser Stelle einen Palast, den Al-Muwarrak, errichteten. Der Großteil der modernen Anlagen wurde ab 1364 auf den maurischen Ruinen für Peter I. gebaut. Der Palast ist eines der am besten erhaltenen Beispiele für die Mudéjar-Architektur, die unter christlicher Herrschaft entstandenen Bauten mit islamischem Einfluss. Spätere Monarchen erweiterten den Alcázar, wodurch noch weitere Baustile Eingang in den Komplex fanden. So entstanden z. B. unter den Katholischen Königen, Karl V. und Philipp II. Bauten mit gotischen Elementen, die in starkem Kontrast zu der dominierenden Mudéjar-Architektur stehen.Read more

    • Day 3

      Real Alcázar de Séville 👑🌴

      November 12, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      On se réveille et on va prendre un cafezinho avant de commencer la route. Bonjour à la Giralda mais on te visitera après. Première arrêt: la prison Alcatraz... oh wait, le Real Alcázar de Séville 😃

      C'est un monument considéré comme patrimoine mondial de l'humanité car est un palais fortifié construit et modifié à plusieurs reprises pendant et après la période musulmane. Il est considéré comme l'exemple le plus brillant de l'architecture mudéjar sur la péninsule Ibérique.

      On visite le palais et aussi les grands jardins qui l'entourent. Ce sont plus de 10 hectares eu total 😲

      On a le temps de prendre des belles photos au palais, apprécier l'architecture, se perdre dans un jungles de Monsteras et faire quelques amis paons, auxquels on les donne quelques mûres 🫐
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    • Day 36

      Alkazaba - der Königspalast

      March 15, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      Da wir online gebucht haben, kommen wir relativ entspannt in den mittelalterlichen Palast. Ein Audioguide leitet uns durch die vielen faszienierenden Räume und Gärten.
      Im Jahr 913 hat der maurische Herrscher Al Ramán der II die maurische Festung erbauen lassen. Als im 11.Jahrhundert die Festung zu verfallen begann, übernahm eine Berber Dynastie in Sevilla die Herrschaft und erhöhte im 12. und 13. Jahrhundert die Mauern der Festung.
      Ende des 15.Jahrhunderts kamen italienische Einflüsse durch die kath. Herrscher in der Architektur hinzu. 1717 kam es erneut zum Niedergang Sevillas und Zerfall des Palastes. 1832 begann dann die lange Renovierungszeit.
      Wenn heutzutage das Königspaar in Sevilla verweilt, bewohnt es noch immer diesen Palast.
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    • Day 27

      Fuck ups

      September 15, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      I had a pretty clear-cut and well thought out plan for today that went out the window eventually. This was my only full day in Seville, and so I had quite a bit to see. I started, however, wandering around the old town to see the markets and look for Christmas gifts once again. After this, I was planning to go back to the hostel chill a bit, then bike ride through the parks along the river. Then go to the Alcazar, and finish the day at the Plaza de Espana - easily thr site in Seville that you have to see. But when I got back to the hostel, I ran into the German, and we got caught up chatting for quite a while. It wasn't long until we realised we had to go to Alcazar to make it to our time slot. And despite getting incredible lost, walking around the outside of the site for 30 minutes, we eventually made it to the entrance. You would really think they could have some signs, but they didn't. It was really cool to walk through here. It wasn't as nice as the Alhambra in Granada, but it's still really cool to walk through. The gardens were beautiful, and vines covered the walls surrounding the building. Helping you forget you're in a city and making it feel like you're in a forest. The building was even more amazing, each room having a slightly different design while still being incredibly intricate and stunning. After this, I was supposed to go to the Plaza De Espana, but got distracted after getting food and having some drinks with Jo (the german). I completely forgot about my plans to go to the Plaza. In fact, I only remembered when I arrived in Lagos. I am gutted that I could have forgotten the main viewing point in Seville, and I am trying to develop a plan to go back already, but it will have to be in winter. This is perhaps one of my biggest involuntary fuck ups since travelling, I always see the big ticket items and then begin to make my way down the list but this time I completely forgot. It didn't help that I had to bring my bus trip to Lagos forward. Otherwise, I could have gone in the morning. We did decide to go and walk into the Cathedral, but when we tried to buy tickets, we were told that someone had booked out the whole Cathedral for a wedding. In shock, I uttered under my breath. "What must that have cost", the lady laughed but also seemed unable to even provide an estimate despite working at the facility. My guess is my whole years salary.

      We did manage to stumble across the ___ and a lot of op shops on our journey to find somewhere to drink and eat. We walked for far too long before just randomly picking a place to sit to enjoy a break. When I went to buy a glass of wine and a large beer, I was shocked to see it only cost me 5 euro. We had walked so far we were well outside of the touristy areas and thus prices dropped. The issue then became that the occurrence of English dropped significantly, but it gave me a chance to test out my Spanish. To which I learnt, I can somewhat speak it, but I have a long way to go before I can understand it. After a few drinks here, we headed for a kebab and ate it at the park before going home and going to bed. It was a great day, but I am still so shocked and annoyed that I forgot to the Plaza de Espana. How that slipped my mind is beyond me.
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    • Day 15

      Real Alcazar und Schlendern in Sevilla

      March 14 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Städtetouren sind nicht unanstrengend, insofern schlafen wir am Donnerstag ausnahmsweise bis 8:30 Uhr. Endlich erlauben die Temperaturen es wieder morgens an der frischen Luft zu Frühstücken. Für 14:00 Uhr haben wir Karten für den Real Alcazar. Das Interesse ist groß, wir reihen uns in eine lange Warteschlange ein, doch dann geht es ganz schnell und wir betreten den Palast. Der Reales Alcázares de Sevilla, ist der mittelalterliche Königspalast von Sevilla. Die Anlage hat eine lange, bis in maurische Zeit zurückreichende Geschichte und wird bis heute von der spanischen Königsfamilie als offizielle Residenz genutzt soweit sie sich in Sevilla aufhält. Wir lassen die Bilder für sich sprechen. Viel mehr Eindrücke können wir heute nicht mehr verarbeiten, insofern schlendern wir nach einer kleinen Zwischenmahlzeit noch ein wenig durch die Gassen, bevor wir uns in einer Bar in die Sonne setzen und lediglich dem bunten Treiben zuschauen.Read more

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