Destination SEVILLE: Attractions & Culture

The city of Seville sits well inland, but a mere 6 meters above sea level. Seville was long an important sea port, prior to the silting up of the Guadalquivir. From Seville Ferdinand Magellan obtained the ships for his circumnavigation. Much of the Spanish Empire's silver from the New World came to Europe in the Spanish treasure fleet that landed in Seville.

SEVILLE ATTRACTIONS AND CULTURE: Discover Seville, Alcazar of Seville, Cathedral of Seville, Plaza de Espana,

SEVILLE ATTRACTIONS AND CULTURE

Discover SEVILLE, Popular Travel Destinations in Spain

Discover SEVILLE
The Easter Holy week (Semana Santa), and the Seville Fair (La Feria de Sevilla) are the two most well-known of Seville's festivals. Seville is internationally renowned for the solemn but beautiful processions during Semana Santa, and the colourful and lively fair held two weeks after ...

Alcazar of Seville
The Alcazar of Seville is a royal palace in Seville, Spain. Originally a Moorish fort, the Alcazar has been expanded several times. The Almohades were the first to build a palace, called Al-Muwarak, on the site. Most of the modern Alcazar was built over Moorish ruins for King Peter I of Castile (Pedro the Cruel) ...

Cathedral of Seville
The Cathedral of Seville, formally Catedral de Santa Maria de la Sede (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See) was begun in 1402, with construction continuing into the 16th century. It is the largest of all Roman Catholic cathedralsand also the largest Medieval Gothic religious building, in terms of both area and volume ...

Plaza de Espana
The Plaza de Espana is one of Seville's most easily recognised buildings and the epitome of the Moorish Revival in Spanish architecture. In 1929 Seville hosted the Spanish-American Exhibition and numerous buildings were constructed for the exhibition in Maria Luisa Park, amoung them the Plaza ...