The next part of our Spain adventure brought us to the Seville Bull Fighting ring and La Plaza de España. Spanish-style bullfighting, or corrida de toros (“running of the bulls”) is practiced throughout its origin country of Spain, as well as in some parts of South America and even southern France. Most bullfights consist of […]
Category: Seville
Alcázar de Sevilla – Seville, Spain
We spent most of our second day in Seville touring the Alcázar of Seville, or “Reales Alcázares de Sevilla.” Registered in 1987 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Alcázar is known as one of the most beautiful palaces in Spain and is still used as the official residence for the royal family when they […]
España Parte Cuatro: Seville Cathedral
We took the train to Seville the next morning; it was a roughly 2 and a half hour train ride west through beautiful southern Spain country side. We took a cab from the train station to our hotel; we elected to stay at the Hotel Fernando III; there were numerous hotels available in Seville, but […]