Why go to Seville?

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Seville... 'Išbīliyyah... أشبيليّة... Sevilla


 

  • flowering orange-trees, flamenco, tapas, fans.
  • where Christopher Columbus started his adventure and where the first Spanish to see America was born: Rodrigo de Triana.
  • a melting pot of jewish, christian and muslim culture portrayed in its rich arquitecture, food, music and dance.
  • the smell of jazmin, azahar, incense and the sound of the processions in Easter Week.
  • the craddle of original flamenco, the home to many great dancers, singers and musicians.
  • fiesta until the morning, the famous Feria of April born of a traditional horse fair.
  • Toreros, matadores and bulls in the ring.
  • the sight of such illustrous figures as Don Juan, Carmen and the Barber of Seville.
  • where Miguel de Cervantes spent 12 years in prison and wrote and wrote and wrote...

 

 

The following articles are licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html). It uses material from the following Wikipedia articles:

"Flamenco" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamenco)
"Tapas" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapas)
"Sevilla" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevilla)
"Holy Week in Seville" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semana_Santa_en_Sevilla)

all in:
Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 3 Apr 2007.

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