Sevilla, what city! It is one of the most beautiful and visited cities in Spain, with a large stable population and so much to see, try, tour ...
But what if we're just passing through? Are we going to miss a lot of things? Surely, a city like this is well known for a long time, but in 48 hours we can take a look to want to return. Our article for today, then, what to see in Seville in two days.
Sevilla
As we said it is a very populated city, municipality and capital city of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia.
Has a old town which is the largest in Spain and one of the largest in all of Europe so the amount of valuable building treasures it houses is phenomenal.
Sevilla it is just over 530 kilometers from Madrid and it is very well communicated by air and by land. If you decide to use the bus I tell you that it has two important stations. The main one is the Plaza de Armas that has national and international trips and then there is the Prado de San Sebastián Bus Station that only operates regionally.
If you are a tourist the best way to get there may be the high-speed train, the AVE. This transport connects Seville with Madrid at least 20 times a day, round trip, and the entire trip takes about two and a half hours.
You can also connect Seville with Barcelona by passing through Zaragoza in five and a half hours or in an hour less you arrive from Valencia. The train station is Santa Justa and has a very good location as it is a short walk from the old town.
Obviously you can also take a local train to go to other nearby cities and municipalities. If your visit to Seville is because you are touring Spain then take into account the Renfe Spain Pass, the train pass that allows the use of the AVE long and medium distance.
This pass lasts one month from the first trip and there are four versions: 4, 6, 8 and 10 trips. You can buy it up to six months in advance and in two classes, Business / Club or Tourist. Are you going to arrive by plane? Well, the airport is 10 kilometers north and you can get to the city by taxi or bus. Allow a little more than half an hour to travel.
What to see in Seville
As we said at the beginning, the truth is that Seville is a city that takes a long time to be really known because it has so many, but so many wonders… But it is also true that sometimes time is short and we are only birds of passage.
So what can we take away from this beautiful Spanish city? Well, what you have to know yes or yes is what UNESCO has declared World Heritage; the Giralda, the Real Alcázar and the Cathedral.
La Giralda of Seville It is a monumental tower that must have long been the tallest building in the known world. Wonder for its dimensions. Imagine what it must have looked like to people in the XNUMXth century! Have 101 meters high.
It is nothing other than the bell tower of the Cathedral of Seville and before that it was the Almohad minaret of a mosque that is no longer there today. It is the same as the minaret of the Koutoubia mosque in Morocco but has a Renaissance-style finish that is from the XNUMXth century, the same as the bell tower.
The Giralda has 25 bells and they all have a name. The structure is of three staggered bodies and the bottom two-thirds are from the old XNUMXth century minaret, while the upper part is of Christian origin.
Above all is the Giraldillo, a bronze statue that works as a weather vane and that is, it is worth the data, the largest bronze sculpture of the European Renaissance. It is precisely this weather vane that gives the Giralda its name since it comes from the verb to turn. The view from the top is something to see and the stairs, designed to be climbed on the back of a steed, are not far behind.
Seville Cathedral is a Gothic style building enormous. It began to be built in 1433 on the site that also occupied a mosque and although the works were finished soon, the decorations were added over time so it really has several styles.
What is there to see in the cathedral? Well the Patio de los Naranjos, a beautiful inner courtyard that is the cloister of the temple, the Royal chapel that keeps several royal tombs and also has the image of the Patroness of Seville, the Virgin of the Kings, paintings by Murillo and the remains of Christopher Columbus.
El Royal Alcazar of Seville it is a palace and in Europe it is the oldest palace still in operation. The works began in 713 when the Arabs were around here, and it was shaping another shape after the Christian Reconquest in 1248.
Still today a part of it It is the residence of the Kings of Spain, as it was at the time of Ferdinand III of Castile and many more. Meetings and events of various kinds are usually organized and tourists can visit it, with its gardens included in the visit. Admission is free.
But what to see in the Real Alcázar? La Hall of the Kings, Emperor's Hall which has XNUMXth century tiles and various Flemish tapestries, the Carlos V room, Hall of the Ambassadors with its beautiful dome full of golden arabesques, the Gardens with its green terraces, pavilions and fountains and fruit trees and of course, the Courtyard of the Maidens.
Basically this is what you cannot miss in Seville. Of course I would add many more things but two days is a short time. If you have energy left and you like to mix with locals then you can go for a walk through the neighborhood of Triana, on the right bank of the Guadalquivir river, with very ancient origins, with a popular bridge, its market and the ruins of the Castillo de San Jorge.
Or you can also visit the San Bernardo neighborhood, leaving the old town through the Puerta de la Carne. It is an old site with streets and old houses, the site where the troops of Fernando III settled in times of the Reconquest.
Whatever you see, you will surely fall short and you will want to return, but that is the charm of Seville.