Alcazar Seville

Plaza del Triunfo, s/n, Santa Cruz Seville , Andalusia, Spain and Canary Islands

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    Rosy Cheeks 'n Hurting Feets

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    Up early (345) to take a taxi to the airport. Got about an hour or so of rest on the flight then landed in Seville, Spain! Hopped on the Airport Bus and it dropped us of somewhere in Seville. We followed the crowd for a moment until we saw a Metro and went in hoping to find some sort of map.

    Apparently we were close to Plaza Espana, which …

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    Baked Clay & Hewn Stone

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    Hello, Blogonauts!

    Friday we ogled the unique architecture that help define Andalusian life. Particularly in Seville there exists a virtual kaleidoscope of ceramic tiles. Creators of these colorful showpieces improvised on the Islamic decorative themes left by centuries of Moorish rule. They incorporated the geometric patterns that can be …

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    Sevilla in the Summertime

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    When people get back from Europe they always have their favourite spots. Go to Paris, see the Louvre, Go to Rome, see the Pantheon, Go to Croatia, Slovenia, Budapest, Prague. The thing that amazes me is how few people will come home and say they have been to Seville. I haven't seen the rest of Europe yet but cannot imagine how anyone could not come …

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    Expo 92, Sevilla

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    ... are just being selfish if they can't keep up.  Fire away everyone who feels the need...   Seville is spectacularly beautiful.  We go first to the Alcazar.  I spy a beautiful museum shop as we enter but don't go back that way so the ...

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    Loving Spain

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    ... to catch a bus southward to the coastal city of Faro. From there we picked up another bus across the border to Seville, Spain finally arriving in the late afternoon. Buses in Portugal and Spain couldn't be easier. Every segment of the population rides ...

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    seville has snails!!!

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    ... donut sticks dipped in molten chocolate, perfect for a hangover but they have to be fresh out of the oil!! real alcazar - intricate and expansive moorish palace/fortification. - alhambra-esque, but not quite in the same league (we would go on to ...

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    Women of Seville

    ... one last swim in Portugal, a lasting memory perhaps. We hung out as it was a nice day, and then jumped back into the van and headed to Spain. Once again, we went to the border, and once again, there was no border crossing, just the welcome to Spain sign, ...

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    More Moors

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    ... from our return from Izzyville would fly by, and in no time at all, we would be winging it down to the South of Spain and into Sevilla.   The trip from Sevenoaks to Stanstead is generally a hit and miss affair. Actually, it is always miss as ...

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    Sunny Seville

    ... and lived in as a palace by Spanish rulers since. It is still the official residence of the Spanish king and queen in Seville. It was a fascinating building a complete mix of Islamic and Christian architecture, with amazing very aromatic gardens to ...

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    Seville

    I don´t really have a too much to say about Seville. It´s a wonderfully beautiful place, and as such, has attracted every tourist with a camera and a floppy hat. As ususally is the case though, it´s for good reason. Seville has amazing parks, ...

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    Notre premičre Etape (4jours)

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    ... 'ville principalement le quartier santa Cruz. Avons fait connaissance avec les Tapas. Ce 25 septembre au pas de charge!!! - Alcazar - bar ŕ tapas - Cathedrale - une bonne bičre. De retour nous trouvons une chambre męme style mais plus spacieuse ...

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    A pre-post

    ... though work done after its central dome collapsed in 1511 was mostly in Renaissance style. ALCAZAR The Alcazar began life as a fort for the Cordoban governors of Seville in 913, and has been adapted and/or enlarged in almost every century since. The ...

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    Sevilla is the Spain that Everyone Imagines

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    ... Cathedral and the Giralda and the Alcazar (although we didn't go in), and he told us the history of the Moorish occupation of Spain and the impact it had on Sevilla. Sevilla was actually the capital of the Moorish empire at one point! Hence all the ...