lunes, 4 de febrero de 2013

Seville a City with a Special Color

         Seville is the capital of Andalucia. It´s one of the biggest city in Spain. Seville has 703.000 habitants approx. The historical centre is the biggest in Spain and one of the three biggest in Europe. Seville is a city that has many international and national tourist. Some of its monument are the Cathedral, the Alcazar and the Gold Tower. This city has a river port and a internetional airport. Seville also has a thematic park that is call "Isla Magica". The university is considered one of the most important in Spain. Many operas pass in this city like Carmen, Las Bodas de Fígaro and La Fuerza del Destino. 
                                          La plaza de España
                                          El Alcazar
                                          La Catedral
                                          La Torre del Oro

Festivals.
In Seville there are two important festivals: Easter and The Feria de Abril. 
Easter. 
It's one of the most famous in Spain. It's the festival with more international and national tourist interest. In total there are 60 confraternity but the most popular are The Esperanza Macarena and The Esperanza de Triana.
                                                    Esperanza de Triana
                                                    Esperanza Macarena

The Feria de Abril.
The fair generally begins two weeks after Easter. The fair officially begins at midnight on Monday, and runs six days, ending on the following Sunday. For the duration of the fair, the fairgrounds and a vast area on the far bank of the Guadalquivir River are totally covered in rows of casetas. Some of these casetas belong to the prominent families of Seville, some to groups of friends, clubs, trade associations or political parties. From around nine at night until six or seven the following morning, at first in the streets and later only within each caseta, you will find crowds partying and dancing "Sevillanas", drinking Jerez sherry, or manzanilla wine, and eating tapas.
                                                          Feria de Abril

If you want visit Seville you can pass the night in some hotels like NH Central Convenciones, NH Plaza de Armas, Hotel Alfonso XIII, etc. And if you want to eats some tapas you can go to the Blanca Paloma Bar situated in Triana.

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