Seville Spain

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Seville Celebrations

• Semana Santa - the sombre Easter week processions feature thousands of people and go on all week - a spectacular display of conspicuous Catholicism.
  
• Feria de abril - a release after the sombreness of Semana Santa, a huge party of eating and drinking.
  
• Go out - the nightlife of Seville is fantastic; no other European city has so many bars per inhabitant than Seville. In summmer go to Isla Cartuja and find out why the Spanish night doesn't stop before 7 AM. There you can find plenty of open-air discoteques. Other nightlife spots include Calle Betis in Triana, La Alameda de Hércules, and Plaza Alfalfa.
  
• Flamenco - Flamenco is in fact very popular at the moment in Spain and is not just for tourists, however finding the right place is hard (unless you ask a local). El Arenal is one place to consider. The Cultural Centre, C/ Ximénez de Enciso, 28 ( Santa Cruz ). Tel 954 56 06 70, is a good spot to see real flamenco, performances are daily at 9:00pm, it costs €22, €10 for students and Sevillians, €6 for kids (4 to 10).
  
• Walking Tours, Tel. 902 158 226, 616 501 100, - fascinating and integral to the enjoyment of a city are all the little bits and stories that audioguides don't provide. The guide is interesting and interested in what she does if she doesn't know something she will endeavour to find out. Entry to buildings is not included consider combining the tour with a Seville tourist card. Reductions are available for taking various combinations of these tours:
  
  
• City Tour , Mo-Sa, fee €10, meets at 10:30am in front of the statue in Plaza Nueva
• Cathedral Tour, Mo, We, Fr, fee €6, meets at 1:00pm in the Plaza del Triunfo.
• Alcazar Tour, Tu, Th, Sa, fee €6, meets at 1:00pm in the Plaza del Triunfo.
  

* Horse drawn carriage rides found near the cathedral take you to the nearby park and other sites of interest - for the sake of the animals, try to avoid / discourage the use of carriage rides in the heat of the day in summer
* Attend a Bull Fight at the Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza - not for the squeamish or those with convictions on animal welfare! Failing that, a visit to the arena and the attached museum of bull-fighting (€4.00) is well worth the time...
* Wander through an open-air market. Vendors in many parts of the city sell on the streets, but on Sunday, when everything else is closed, a few spots really fill up. One market is located behind the Alcampo shopping center at Ronda del Tamarguillo on Avenida de la Paz (Bus lines 30, 36 from Prado de San Sebastian), but it is easily outdone by a large fleamarket, selling clothes, furniture, trash, books, shoes, CDs, food, tools, and probably everything else just Northwest of Triana near Avenida Carlos III (off of the lefhand side of most tourist maps).
* Rent a bike in María Luisa Park. Seville is in the process of building many bike paths; one pleasant route covers most of the East bank of the river.
* Climb to the top of the Cerro de Carambolo for a view of the whole city. The hill is outside of the town but can be reached on the M-170, M-171, and M-173 from the Plaza de Armas bus station.
* Cruises, an hour in duration, leave from beneath the Torre de Oro and travel a circuit on the Guadalquivir river.

  Seville is home to many beautiful artifacts; some of the more popularly known are plates and Spanish tiles. There are stores that custom design plates and tiles near the cathedral, especially in Calle Sierpes, but across the river in Triana are other worthwhile pottery stores. Depending on the time of year, but especially leading up to Christmas, there are a number of artesanal fairs throughout the city.

Shoping

  Seville offers a wide variety of retail clothing, although generally at high prices. The main shopping district is home to all the big international and Spanish clothing lines (such as Zara - at least 4 separate stores!) The winding streets and alleyways of the Santa Cruz area (around the Cathedral) do a roaring trade in Spanish- and Andaludian-themed T-shirts for all and inexpensive flamenco dresses for little girls.

• Toro de Fuego, Hernando Colon, 38 local 3, tel 954 215 176 - an above-average and tasteful T-shirt boutique, offering a large number of variations on the popular "bull of fire" theme... Printing is high quality, the fabric is good quality and proprietor María Gutiérrez is friendly and helpful. T-shirts average €16 for all sizes
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