Walk through the old center of Seville
Description:
Subjects: Arabic roots of Andalusia; Arabic poetry; Emir-poet Almutamides; history of the construction of the Cathedral; documentary treasures of the Archive of the Indies: Christopher Columbus, Hernan Cortez, Francisco Pizarro, etc. Alcazar fortress-palace, its history and legends; Dukes of Alba in the history of Spain; history of Sephardic Jews-descendants of the Jewish kings; Ibero-American Exhibition 1929 and its pavilions; Seville writers and artists: Miguel Cervantes, Adolph Becker, Hemingway, Diego Velazquez, Francisco de Goya, Bartholomew Murillo, etc. Unforgettable images: Don Juan, Figaro, Carmen...
We will visit: the embankment of the Guadalquivir River; the Arabian Golden Tower; the Bullfighting Arena; the Monument to the Duchess of Alba; the Palace of St. Telmo (or the Palace of the Countess de Montpensier); the Park of Mary Louise; the Plaza de España; the Tobacco Factory; the Triumphal Square (Alcázar, the Cathedral, the Archive of India-Review), the Jewish District of the Holy Cross; the Royal Our Lady (Bishopal Palace); St. Francis Square (the City Hall of the 16th century); New Square (monument to Ferdinand III-Liberator)