SEVILLA
1.Plaza de España
The overwhelming Plaza de España is the most famous square in Seville. Several buildings were designed for the Ibero-American exhibition of 1929 in and around the Maria Luisa Park. Aníbal González designed this Spanish square, which is in Spanish Renaissance style with a diameter of 200 metres. Spain’s goal with the exhibition was to make symbolic peace with its former American colonies.
The Spanish square is open all day and its not tickets needed.
2. Real Alcázar de Sevilla
The Real Alcázar in Seville is a group of palaces surrounded by a wall. Peter the Cruel rebuilt the old Almohad building to establish a royal residence in the 14th century. It has contributions from all periods, although Mudejar and Renaissance styles are predominant.
3. La Giralda
The Giralda Tower is one of the highlights of Seville and one of its most representative buildings. It is the most visited monument of the city along with the Cathedral and you should definitely not miss it.
The importance of the Giralda is justified because it is the bell tower of one of the largest churches in the world.
4. Torre del Oro
The Torre del Oro is the “Tower of Gold” in Seville. The 36-meter-high tower was built by the Almohads in the 12th century and was part of the Moorish city wall, which ran between the Alcazar Palace and the rest of Seville. The purpose of the tower was to control shipping on the Guadalquivir. A heavy chain ran under water from the massive tower to the other side to prevent enemy ships from sailing on the river.
5. Catedral de Sevilla
The Cathedral of Seville is the largest gothic cathedral in the world, and the third temple in size after St. Peter’s Basilica of the Vatican in Rome, and St. Paul in London. In 1987 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The Cathedral is an unusual building, which has five precincts, which were distributed with perfect Muslim orientation, looking towards East.
