Etiqueta: history
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Tapas Bars at Alfalfa and Salvador
(Leer en español) Seville is the ideal city to enjoy the tapas bars. The tapeo is a tradition that is maintained and grows in Seville throughout history, being already part of the Sevillian culture. Sevillian people enjoy a good tapa and visitors spend part of their time in the city to visit the bars. This…
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NO8DO in Seville, What is the meaning?
(Leer en español) What is the meaning of NO8DO in Seville? If you visit the city you will notice that this motto is omnipresent. It is included in banners, posters, magazines, and everything that has to do with institutional Seville. It also covers all areas of daily life, found in bus shelters, public transport, street lighting,…
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Bullfight and Easter in Seville
(Leer en español) Easter comes to Seville to fill the streets of passion. With its end on Easter Sunday also starts the bullfighting fervor of the city. Bullfight and Easter in Seville merge into one of the great days for many Sevillians. While the costaleros are helping with the clothes to the other mates, some of them…
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Bars in Mateos Gago: The best views of Giralda
History of Mateos Gago: Citizen and Street (Leer en Español) The bars in Mateos Gago are now the most well-known places in a street that is usually crowded of people. But, it was not always like that. The kitchens that right now serve nice were shoes workshops and blue-collar houses. Let´s do a trip back to…
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Top Tapas Bars near Seville Cathedral
(Leer en español) Seville Cathedral, or Cathedral of Santa María de la Santa Sede, is a World Heritage Site since 1987. More than one million people visit it each year because is a historic and spectacular building, the Christian Gothic Cathedral biggest in the world. Of note is also the Spanish gastronomy surrounding the temple, with…
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Curiosities: Looking for the tiles in Seville
(Leer en español) Seville is a city of tradition. Many customs are maintained throughout the centuries to endow the city with its own idiosyncrasy. Such is the case of ceramic tiles in Seville. Example of the marks that the history has left in the city. Looking for Kings Looking for the stones Continuing with the…
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Antigüedades Bar: Tapas, terrace and orange trees
(Leer en español) Antigüedades Bar is one of those restaurants worth knowing its history. With a terrace symbol of the more multicultural Seville, the building occupying the bar has gone through several stages. The one that is now a meeting point next to the Patio de los Naranjos (Orange trees garden at Cathedral), has a…
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Curiosities in Seville: Looking for the stones
(Leer en español) We have already seen how kings have left their mark in Seville. The crocodile or the king´s head are material legacy that helps us to know the history and legends of the city. On this post, we will focus on the stone. A legacy that remains in time to become curiosities in…
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Curiosities of Seville: Looking for Kings
(Leer en español) Seville has an undeniable charm and to visit the city can become an adventure. Also, to look in the corners and ceilings might hold surprises. Moreover of the Cathedral, the Giralda, the Alcazar, Spain Square, Archivo de Indias and the most famous monuments of the city, it is remarkable the curiosities of…
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Postiguillo Bar: The History was made Tapa
(Leer en español) Postiguillo Bar is in the monumental area, opposite the Royal Shipyards, behind the Cathedral of Seville and near the Postigo Arch. A tapas restaurant to enjoy and celebrate dinners or meals in good company, in the Dos de Mayo Street 2. In 2019 has been prizewinner by Trip Advisor with the Certificate of Excellence…
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