As the spring is closer, it’s the appropriate time for you to plan a trip to Seville-the capital of Spain. No doubt, Seville is a wonderful place to visit at any time of the year but Seville is at its best during spring.
Planning your trip:
Travel By:
You can air from Stansted with Ryanair which also operates a Liverpool-Seville route with returns from £98.
Contact No: 0871 246 0000
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Clickair has returns from Heathrow to Seville from £208.
Taxis from Seville airport to the city centre cost around £14.
Stay:
Overtly opulent Hotel Alfonso XIII (Calle San Fernando,2) has astonishing mix of art deco and Moorish revival in the patios and lounges.
Contact No: 0034 954 917000
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Charges: Doubles from £258 per night.
Less lavish but lovely none the less is Casa No 7 (Calle Virgenes 7) is a converted 18th-century urban palace with six very comfortable rooms set around a central patio
Contact No: 0034 954 221581
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Charges: Doubles from £127 (£182 during April).
Hotel Amadeus (Calle Farnesio 6) is another conversion of an old building, set around a patio. The roof terrace is great for chilling out.
Contact No: 0034 954 501443
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Charges: Doubles from £64.
Twin celebrations:
Holy Week:
Starts on April 1 and commences on April 8. 50,000 nazarenos (penitents) process through the streets to accompany icons temporarily displaced around the city.
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The feria, or fair (April 24-29):
Sevillians decamp to the showground on the outskirts and flamenco, horses and sherry are the order of the day.
During the twin celebrations, the hotel prices are at the premium.
Morning hours:
During the morning hours you can go to the cathedral-the largest church in the world, taking the stunning retablo and the grandiose tomb of Columbus.
Lunch at:
La Albahaca:
A tiled restaurant on a quiet square in the heart of the Santa Cruz district serves traditional Andalusian food - seafood, lots of pork.
Location: Plaza Santa Cruz 29
Contact No: 0034 954 220714
You can venture across the Guadalquivir River and grab a waterfront table at Rio Grande (Calle Betis), for excellent fresh fish and a view of the Seville skyline that will live in the memory.
Contact 70: 0034 954 27 39 56
Shop at:
You can buy anything made of leather, especially shoes. There are modern, traditional shoe stores every few meters along Calle Sierpes, and Velazquez, where most of the big fashion stores are located, but Calle Sagasta and Plaza San Salvador are particularly good. Gift shop at the Alcazar is very reasonable to shop at.
Dine at:
Pando (Calle Cuna 5) a temple to tasteful decor and modern Spanish cuisine in a grand 19th-century townhouse.
Contact No: 0034 954 225052
More Info: www.pandorestaurantes.com
Bodega Paco Gongora (Calle Padre Marchena, 1) is more traditional, but still inventive.
Contact No: 0034 954 214 139
Seville is famous for its tapas and you cant afford to miss an evening trawl through the Barrio Santa Cruz.
Its hard to think of a reason why you should not visit Seville. And it is sure that if you are thinking of an pleasurable tour, Seville won’t disappoint you.
Source: Telegraph
