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The Alameda of Hercules The Alameda of Hercules is quite a long square planted with trees in the north of the historic center of the city. It is considered the second oldest public garden in Spain, after the disappeared Paseo del Prado in Madrid. It was first inaugurated in 1574. (more…)

The Santa Cruz Section is one of the most touristic neighborhoods of Seville. (more…)

The Main Chapel of the Cathedral of Seville is famous for its Royal Weddings. Even today the tradition is maintained that only members of the Royal House or the Greats of Spain can get married in this Main Chapel of the Cathedral of Seville and always with the previous authorization of the Archbishop of Seville. […]

Stone man street Streets with curious names are surely to be found in most large cities with history. Seville, with a past that goes back many centuries, cannot be less. (more…)

Cervantes and sevile Cervantes has an important link with the city of Seville, where he had a more or less fixed residence between 1587 and 1601. It is said that it is in the Royal Prison of our city where the adventures of Don Quixote began… Book your tour At the age of 40, Cervantes […]

The Cathedral of Seville and its Alligator. When entering in the Cathedral of Seville by the group´s entrance, the first thing that captures your attention is the wooden alligator hanging from the ceiling, together with an elephant tusk. As the legend goes, long ago, in the middle of the XIIth Century, a Sultan from Egypt, […]

Seville has been celebrating the first trip  around the world , accomplished  by Fernando de Magallanes and Juan Sebastián El Cano, with countless exhibitions and conferences, since last 2019. They departed from the port of Seville with 5 ships in August 1519 and only one of them  returned: La Nao Victoria, with El Cano on […]

Throughout this year Seville and Murillo have been united celebrating the IV centenary of the birth of the Sevillian painter. (more…)