So why Seville when there are so many other amazing places to visit? What IS Seville, what does it have to offer? When we think of other cities, there is normally something that people associate with each one - for example Barcelona & Gaudi, Granada & The Alhambra, London and the Royal Family, Los Angeles & Hollywood...... In all of these places there are many other fantastic things to see, but to the outside world Los Angeles IS Hollywood, and is often the thing that brings people there in the first place.

Seville is different. Yes we have the fantastic Cathedral, but it's not the largest in the world; yes we have the Alcázar palace but it's a replica of the Alhambra in Granada. But what we do have, we believe, is perhaps the world's largest living museum, with a huge number of fascinating places to visit that tell you about the rich past here. We go to the Old Tabacco Factory which is today the University; we walk the area of the first Moorish city where the streets still bear the names of the trades that were carried out there 1300 years ago; the Royal Family still stay in the Alcázar; the 18th century bullring has flats built into its façade; there is an ancient ceramics factory still producing beautiful pottery amongst the houses of Triana…..

Seville, in our minds, is probably THE best place to visit for an authentic cultural experience, combining the 4th largest city in Spain and its busy life today, with a heritage and past that is incredibly deep and rich, that you see and feel as you walk the streets of the largest medieval city in Europe. But please, if you come, don't make the mistake that many do, and only come here for one day. Most people think that Seville is just the Cathedral, Alcázar, Plaza España plus a quick walk around Santa Cruz, and believe that with all these so close, a day will do it. There is SO much more, SO many secrets to discover, and you won't leave here understanding what Seville is about unless you give yourself a little bit longer.