City images

Basilica de la Macarena

central square in front of the cathedral

a city loaded with history and tradition

in the 19th century walls, gates and religious buildings were demolished to make way for plazas and avenues

detail from La Puerta del Perdon

a typical tapas bar in barrio Santa Cruz

let the fountains spring

Parque de Miraflores

now and then

elements of elegance

a house of tourists right next to a house of god

Isla Magica

La Macarena

charming buildings

culture

romance

simplicity

reading a newspaper and relaxing in the doorway

the tower of towers ever present

"I have sinned"

Convento de la Encarnacion

fountain in Triana

outside Maria Luisa's Park

Portada de los Palos

Casa 1800

a 19th century palace-house converted into a luxury hotel

built around a courtyard

the smell of orchids ever-present

decorated in neutral tones with opulent chandeliers and furnishings

A common sight

you can find them everywhere in the city

a beautiful sight for the eyes, a bad smell for the nose

in front of Archbishop's Palace

or the General Archive of the Indies

or even on Constitution Avenue

and the Cathedral

with someone taking a nap in Maria Luisa's Park

or empty

ready to leave a passenger

and welcome the next one

Plaza de España

located in the middle of the parque Maria Luisa

this unique Sevillian symbol

is made up of a semicircle of astonishing magnitude

marked by two 80 meter high towers

a small river runs between these two pointed masts

staggered by bridges

and there is a walkway following a series of panels made of painted azulejos

and many tiled alcoves each representing a different province of Spain

Castellon

Coruna

Gerona

Madrid

Malaga

Tarragona

Toledo

it finished in 1928 and was used as the host country pavilion in the 1929 Expo

covered in reddish brick

cut and sized with numerous pieces of painted and glazed polychrome ceramic

a symphony of tones and shimmers that come to life in the light of dusk

representative of much of the regional architecture

a mixed style inspired by the Renaissance with typical elements from the city: exposed brick, ceramics 

and wrought iron

tiles and ceramics

in vibrant colours

splendour and grandeur