Seville, Spain. Sights of the capital of Andalusia

Sevilla on the map of Spain is located in the very south of the country. It is the capital of the province of Andalusia. It has a huge historical center, which occupies more than three hundred hectares. Therefore, tourists come here all year round, and there is practically no "low season" in the city. It is difficult to name a person who does not like the beautiful Seville. Spain is a country in which there is no hindrance from the guests. But Andalusia is something special. A wonderful atmosphere in which languid Moorish notes and Baroque Catholic piety, music and the smell of citrus, white houses and blue patterns, patio patios, embroidered with a garnet color ... Mysterious and passionate Andalusia, like Carmen. What can she offer us?

The huge, third in Europe in size gothic cathedral, built at the beginning of the fifteenth century on the site of the mosque, and its Giralda bell tower are the sights that first come to mind when the word "Seville" sounds. Spain (southern in particular) is known for such an interesting architectural style as Mudejar. It is characterized by a fusion of Saracenic and Christian motifs. The cathedral and bell tower are the brightest example of this style. The "door of forgiveness" (the gates of the temple) remained from the mosque that stood on this place. And then the visitor gets into the inner interior, which suddenly seems to expand from the stunning play of light and shadow due to the built-in mirror in the floor. Many are silently standing, shaken by the decoration, eyes run from the golden statues, carved wood, stained glass and columns. The "orange courtyard", where most tourists come out of the cathedral, as well as the formerly almost one hundred-meter-high Girald Minaret, also remained of the Muslims. This tower, where the statue of the Faith was placed as a sign of the triumph of Catholicism, became the symbol of the city of Seville.

Spain is still a kingdom. And Andalusia has always been a favorite place where the royal family spent their time . Not far from the cathedral you can visit the amazing Real Alcazar Palace, which was built by Saracen rulers in the tenth century. After all, the capital of their kingdom was Seville. Spain captured these territories in the thirteenth century. Arab buildings themselves were not preserved, and the royal residence first began to be erected in the Gothic style. However, the fine artwork of Moorish architecture so influenced the imagination of the Spanish conquerors that Arab masters were invited from Granada (then still Muslim), who created this miracle, similar to the palaces of the Alhambra. And, as is usual in the east, around the royal "palacio" broke a huge, wonderful, green in winter and summer garden with artificial ponds, fountains and waterfalls.

Another amazing place where all those who come to Seville aspire, is Toro del Oro, the Golden Tower (former Moorish customs, and now the Maritime Museum), standing on the banks of the Guadalquivir. With this river, too, is often associated southern Spain. Seville, a holiday in which has become a dream of many Russians, is washed by the waters of the Guadalquivir, and cruise ships cruise around it now. They depart just from the Golden Tower. And tourists and city dwellers like to walk around the beautiful Sevillian parks, in particular the infanta of Maria Louise. Statues, decorated with tiles fountains, rose-covered arbors - all this has to the romantic promenade. And the nearby Plaza of Spain with colonnades, pavilions and benches, coinciding in number with the provinces of the state - it's just a country in miniature.

There are many more places worth visiting in Seville for a curious tourist. This amazing city is difficult to describe in a nutshell. But, believe me, when you go there, you will have a contraction of heart at the words of the classic: "The night marshmallow streams. Noises, the Guadalquivir is running. "