Adventures in sunny Seville!

My boyfriend had to go to a conference in Seville this june, and partners were allowed on the trip. We thought we may as well take advantage of this and stay for a week, to properly site see as the conference was only 3 days.

We stayed in a lovely little Hostal called Hostal paralade, this is the trip adviser page for them. I would highly recommend this place!

Me not really enjoying a frozen yogurt but it did look so good!

The Alcazar 

The alcazar of Seville is the oldest royal palace in Europe and is still home to some of current spanish royals. It's incredibly beautiful and has been featured in a number of films and tv shows such as Game of Thrones.

This was definitely on my to do list of seville and it did not disappoint! We did however have a little trouble finding it as it was so close to the cathedral which is huge, it got a little over shadowed.


Price: 9.5 Euros
TIP: wear a hat and suncream!

Me and Chris

The old baths. Unfortunately not in working order, otherwise I'm pretty sure I would have gone for a dip!

Traditional Flamenco!

Seville is famous for its traditional flamenco shows, so of course we had to see one while here! There are so many different shows to choose from and trip advisor is probably a good way to find the best shows in town. We went to see a flamenco show at a place called 'Casa de la memoria' which you have to book in advance for as it gets quite busy. The dancing was amazing, but read up on the history of flamenco before if you can so you understand a little story behind it. 

Price: 18 euros per person without food. 

The Cathedral 

When in the main centre of town, the cathedral is very hard to miss! It is the oldest cathedral in europe and is definitely worth a visit. Its the largest gothic cathedral in the world and the third largest cathedral. The cathedral was built to depict the city's wealth in 1402. 

TIP: to find out more about the cathedral, you can borrow an audio guide in different languages at a small cost. However there is information written in both spanish and England different sections of the cathedral.

Price: 9 Euros per person, 4 euros for students.

Christopher Colmbuses Tomb. 

Plaza de Espana! 

This is an absolute gem in Seville! Plus its free! The plaza itself is stunning in design and decoration. It was built to showcase spain's industry and technology in the Ibero-American world fair of 1928.  

Boat rides are available around the plaza, I wish we could have done this but we were short of time. 

Interesting fact: Part of Star wars (attack of the clones) was filmed in the plaza.  

The streets of Seville

Even just ordinary apartments in Seville are visually stunning. Taking a walk down the streets of the city is an exhibition in itself. The main centre of town hosts many shops, some local and some international.

An area that has a particularly beautiful view which loads of choices of Tapas bars is Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz is located near the cathedral and the Alcazar. Its a lovely location for dinner!

Thank you for reading and I definitely recommend Seville as a top tourist location! 

Becky x