Sevilla Travel and Holiday Guide

Triana Quarter is one of the famous district in Seville city, Spain. The Triana Quarter is situated on the other side of the river of Seville. Triana quarter is better known as a place where best quality of ceramic valuables is at home. As tourists and locals finds it amazing since those ceramic marbles, pottery and other are made uniquely from Triana Quarter.

They said, the most captivating part in Triana Qarter is the hand painted pieces tiles made of ceramics, an art that connotes emotions of people or artist who made the paintings. Those were elegantly made used for elegant buildings in Seville city. 

Eventually, those ceramic hand painted tiles are now the apple of the eye of the tourists who visits Seville, this place has never been a subject for neglecting the opportunity to visit one of the pride of Seville.

Today, Triana had become popular place in Seville for tourists. Such streets of San Jacinto, Pureza, Castilla and Betis were places well known in Triana Quarter. Most churches, palaces and Museums, hotels restaurants and bars and Tapas places in Seville were influenced by the art made from the Triana Quarter.

Triana Quarter has long been “secluded” privy place for working class district also famous for the bull fighters and flamenco artist came from its gypsy community. Those pottery manufacturers have greatly produced part of the Andalusians Azulejo tiles in the whole Spain and in the whole world.

In Triana quarter, only the pottery, porcelain and other ceramic artworks are available. Some of the most important and essential places for tourist can also be seen in the Triana Quarter. Since this place is just a river away from the center of Seville city this place also possessed one of those historic sites in Seville, Spain.

Gallant hotels cater for best services yet affordable are available at the Triana Quarter. some of those hotels, Apartment offers the best of your stay were Private apartment San Bartolome, Private apartment Atico Nervion (studio sin cocina), apartment Arco de la Macarena, Apartment Amparo- Home from Home concept , Apartment Hercules and Apartmet Duque Cornejo.

The long line Mooring quay Betis street in Triana quarter is long preserved since the 18^th century. When going to the other side of the River, which is the Triana Quarter tourists, used to ride for a barge the Fuente Isabel II or better known as Fuente Triana crosses pass through Paseo colon to the Plaza del Altozano.

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This Cathedral was formally called the Catedral de Santa María de la Sede (Cathedral of Saint Mary) but today this has been commonly called Seville Cathedral. They started to build the said Cathedral in the year 1402 and they have it finished in the 16^th century.

The Seville Cathedral was said to be the largest of all Roman Catholic Cathedrals and also the largest medieval Gothic religious building. In Seville city Seville Cathedral occupies the site of great mosques in the late twelfth century. Many of the tourist from all around the world have definitely appreciates the beauty of Seville Cathedral, the size, glamour and grandeur of the Cathedral has become one of the characteristics charmed the people from around the Globe.

Only in Seville you can find the ultimate masterpiece of altar done by Pierre Duncart. This is said to be the “Largest and the richest altarpiece in the world” one of the perfect example of a Gothic design made of woodcarving.

Inside Seville Cathedral, as you walk along the aisles you will be able to witness how these series of rooms designed in a rich Plateresque style an intricate style of stonework decorating building facades in renaissance Spain in 1530 made by Diego de Riano. During the Spanish renaissance, this was by far the most dominant style decoratively.

As you reached the ante chamber of the Seville Cathedral you will find the magnificent ceiling where reflection from decorated marble rays upon the mirror that looks beautifully done. Several paintings made by Murillo which this has been said that part of the place is a contribution occupy the honor of Murillo.

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Barrio Santa Cruz is one of the places in Seville, where tourists and locals used to visit because of its fairs, simple relaxing environment yet elegantly designed. The Santa Cruz quarter is said to be the most “picturesque and delightful part of the city”. This is the reason why most of the tourists head to Santa Cruz.

The place is simple; it has a narrowed winding streets and white painted houses along the streets of Santa Cruz. This is the most relaxed place in the city of Seville, where you commonly noticed people used to sit outside the bar while waiting for their Tapas.

Most of the time people used to visit the Barrio Santa Cruz to unwind life, watching the world as it passes by, talk with friends under the sun, live life as simple and as free as you want to be. This is Barrio Santa Cruz.

Maybe you want to sit in beautiful tiled benches of the Santa Cruz while watching the gardens made in the past centuries. Since Spain is a place of great/ famous artists in the world, where famous artists were born, it’s no doubt that even in this small place of Santa Cruz in Seville bordered with most of the famous attraction in Spain such as the Calles Mateas Gago, Santa Maria La Blanca/ San Jose, the Jardines de Murillo and the Alcazar.

Barrio Santa Cruz was believed to be formerly the Jewish quarter. But was taken over by the Christians and was gradually developed by them. Places such as the Legend of Don Juan, Murillos Garden, Patio de Banderas situated inside the Royal Alcazar, the Roman Monilitos, Los Venerables Square, Romero Morube streets, and Alianza square were places boost by the Sevillanos in the district of Santa Cruz.

Tourist would be more amazed and fascinated by the beauty of Santa Cruz as they go headed for more places in this district of Seville as they walk through the street of callejon de Rodrigo Caro. They could also be amused by the glamour of the most typical Square of Dona Elvira Square.

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The Santa Ana church in Seville city is located in Triana Quarter. This is the oldest church in the history of Seville. The church was built during the 18^th century and it was Alfonso X who ordered for the construction of the building. The said construction of the Santa Ana parish begun in 1276 and was finally finished in the first quarter of 14the century. The Gothic style acknowledges the design furnished of the church.

The Santa Ana Church has gone through different renovations and reforms due to several reasons such as nature calamities like Earthquake of Lisbon in 1540 diminished part of the church. But few years later, this has been renovated back to its original appearance.

Some main attractions found inside the Santa Ana Church were The Retablo Mayor, and several sculptures of Nufro de Ortega and Nicolas de Jurate, from the year 1540.  Some of the paintings of Retablo mayor of Pedro de Campaña, the Stmo. Cristo Del Socorro (Christ) by Andrés de Ocampo from the year 1620. The lauda sepulcral of D. Iñigo López in 1503 who are according to the legend those women who have believed by the sanctity of the portrait will be given the assurance to marry and have children in the future.

The place has been categorized as “Significant work of art architecture- Moorish Christian sites, religious treasury” the said church has the image of “Virgin de la Rosa” preserved even until this present days.

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The Maria Luisa Park in Seville is one of the loveliest parks in Europe. This has become the center of attraction of Seville nowadays. According to the legend, the park was made possible due to a strong personality of the Sevillanos, a determination of looking forward to a progressive city in the future.

They took for granted the opportunity of a city being at the Guadalquivir River, they were making things that makes a tremendous burst of energy and “had turn the entire southern end of the city into an expanse of gardens and grand boulevard”. This is where the Maria Luisa Park was been made possible.

The Maria Luisa Park has a paradisiacal half mile of palm and orange trees, elms and Mediterranean pines. The said place is filled with alluring flowers in Spain, bowers climbs from a hidden part of the garden and ponds and pavilions.

The park was designed like the Plaza de España. The design was collaborated with the 1920’s Art Deco and Mock Mudejar by architect Anibal Gonzalez. However, along the end part of Maria Luisa Park is the grandest mansion from the fair that have already been adopted as a museum. Where city’ archaeological collections were kept and where Roman mosaics and artifacts were the main exhibits.

Also in Maria Luisa Park you will be able to see the statute of Astarte Tainit, the virgin goddess once worshiped throughout the Mediterranean.

People from different walks of life seem to appreciates and adore the beauty of its nature built by most famous architect of Spain, an environment of tranquility in Luisa Park bring peace of mind.

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The Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballeria de Sevilla or the La Maestranza Bullring in Seville is the oldest bullring in Spain. Most of the time, during the Feria de Abril in Sevilla, the La Maestranza is always the venue for bullfighting festivals.

Tourist/ people from all around the world are more fascinated with and amused by the size that invites attraction to those who have seen it. They said, the Bullring itself is already an attraction to the people. In addition to what the tourists have comment after they have seen the place, they said the bullfighting ring of the La Maesrtanza is considered one of the world’s most challenging environments because of his history that flattered the Sevillanos. Characteristics and hundreds and thousands of people watching/ present during the occasions is already an attraction to the world.

The building possessed the Baroque facades of the 1762- 1881 centuries. The arena accommodates 14, thousands people watching events and in spite of these thousands of people still scattered from all over the place, still you are able to hear the music wherever you‘re seated.

The main entrance is the Puerta Del Principe designed with a glamorous 16^th century iron gate made by Pedro Roldan. After the event, the performer or the bullfighter passes through this same gate. It is an elevated place overlooking the arena of bullfighting.

It has been told that the most famous visitor who came to visit the La Maestra Bullring is Hollywood actress Margarita Carmen Dolores- screened name: Rita Hayworth with her husband Orson Welles in 1960’s.

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La Giralda is one of the attractions lauded by the Sevillanos, this said to be the most “dominating, magnificent building in the entire city of Seville”. Most of the tourists who came to visit the La Giralda Cathedral are saying: “one of the most captivating attractions possessed by this Cathedral is the bell chamber from the top of the building.”

From the bell chamber of the said Cathedral, you will be able to see the overlooking view of the city of Seville. From there, people find it the most remarkable place to see the holistic of the Seville. The buttresses are made of the strongest architectural structure built against the counter fort during the ancient days. The buttresses are most common on more ancient building as a means of providing support to act against the lateral sideways forces arising out of the roof structure that lack adequate bracing.

The cathedral is design influence by a Gothic style. According to their history, the said Cathedral was used by the Moors. The Cathedral’s Minaret that was being built from the top of the Cathedral’s tower was used for the calling during prayers, which is a traditional function of the Minaret.

Also the said Minaret from the cathedral’s tower is for observatory purposes preventing against those people who had become threats of the king Alfonso X. The said Minaret of the La Giralda cathedral was made by Almohad architecture and was serving as a model for those at their imperial capitals of Rabat and Marrakesh.

As it has been told, this Moorish structure building took them twelve years to construct and finally become firmed against any obstructions. This was finally created beautifully made from blocks of brick trellis work. This has different styles on each side. The Balconies of the Giralda Cathedral are made influence by a renaissance style including the four stories of the Cathedral though this has been added by a mid- sixteenth century designs.

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The Museum of Fine arts in Seville is said to be the most important painting gallery in Spain after the Prado Museum. The building of the said Art Museum in Seville was a Mercy convent renewed in 17^th century. Inside the Museum were the fifteenth exhibition room shows the “comprehensive pictures of the Sevillanos from the Gothic period to the early trends of the 20^th century.

Those extensive complex intertwining halls and beautiful gardens inspired from the 13^th century was a work of the most famous painter in Spain. The great El Greco, Zurbaran, Velazquez, Valdez, Leal and Esteban Murillo the pride of Seville city were those people who work for the master piece of arts shown in fifteenth exhibit rooms of the Fine arts Museum in Seville.

Aside from the work of those great painters in Spain were pieces from the middle ages to the 20^th century that Sevillanos have kept and treasured.

The fine arts Museum of Seville begun in the year 1839 where it is located at Merced Calzada at the Plaza del Museo in Seville city Spain. The said building was an example of Andalusian mannerism of the 17^th century. The fine arts Museum of Seville has three patios inside with a gallant spacious stairway.

The first time that the Museum had opened its door for the public was in the year 1841. When this was first open, only the artworks from the monasteries and convent were those of the arts displayed in this Museum. But after several years past until the present years, this has become the best Museum in Spain.

Those impressive collections from the Spanish heritage of ancient great artist were the arts compiled from the medieval to the modern style of arts.

Portrait of Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli by El Greco (circa, 1605); and Saint Ildefonsus Receiving the Chasuble by Velázquez (circa, 1623), a painting filled with great emotions. The Apotheosis of St Thomas Aquinas by Zurbarán is a hallmark is a chronological account of events of Spanish baroque painting; also by Zurbarán is the series from the monastery of Santa María de las Cuevas.

The finely painted Madonna, by Murillo is in the fine arts museum of Seville. The Cigar Makers, by Gonzalo Bilbao (1915) reflects the late 19th century trend for impressionism and social realism. Valdés Leal’s “Hieroglyphs towards the End of Life” (1671-72) are an impressive allegory on life and death in two remarkable paintings found in the Hospital de la Caridad.

The Casa de Pilatos is home to the ceiling fresco “Apotheosis of Hercules” by Pacheco (1640), various paintings by Sebastiano Del Piombo, Pantoja de la Cruz, Carreño de Miranda, Van Loo, Lucas Jordan, and an exquisite bullfighting scene by Goya.

The said museo a formerly old convent of la Merced was built in the 18^th century by Juan de Oviedo.

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The building was built during the 16^th century and a mixture of Italian Renaissance and Spanish Mudejar style. The Casa de Pilatos is said to be the concrete example of the Andalusian’s palace. The Marquis of Tarifa was said to be the first owner of the Casa de Pilatos. He used to visit different places and explore the culture, traditions and architectural designs of those places. After he came back from Jerusalem to the city of Seville, he was inspired to renovate his palace into a replica of the house of Pontius Pilate.

Since then, his building is better known of the so called “house of Pilate” or the Casa de Pilatos. The owner of the said Palace in Seville contributes most of the glamorous designs where this has become the house of the Dukes of Medinaceli and still one of the stunning palaces in Seville.

The marble tiles used for renovating furnishing the palace in 1529 were made by the Genoan craftsmen. The courtyard was made with influences of the Mudejar style elaborated with plasterwork decorative. The arches which are surrounding the building are commonly decorated designed with Gothic style. Those stone Balustrades that can be seen inside the palace were also influenced by a Gothic style.

There were three Roman statues that can be found at the palace, these were the replica of Minerva- the dancing muse and Ceres. A Greek goddess of warfare, wisdom and useful crafts-  15^th century B.C statue of Athena.

After the building has been fully furnished, the descendants of the Marquises have decided to open its door for the public. And now, this has become one of the tourist attractions in Seville, Spain. Tourist and locals are welcome to visit their place and are open for picture taking souvenir. It has been told that the place itself is a priceless treasure of Seville. Paintings, artworks, architectures and more are those that people of Seville most proud of.

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“Alcázares Reales de Sevilla” this is how the people of Seville used to call it.  “Royal Alcazars of Seville”, or: Alcazar Palace is better known nowadays. According to the history of Sevillanos this was a Moorish fort, a word Alcazar derives from an Arabic word which means “Palace”. It has been told that the Almohades were the first to build the palace called Al- Muwarak. Most of the modern alcazar “palace” was built over Moorish ruins for King Pedro of Castile (Perdo the Cruel).

The Alcazar palace is one of the most famous examples of Mudejar architecture, a style under construction beginning in 1364. 

There were many different sections you will find inside the Alcazar Palace. The Patio de Las Doncellas “The courtyard of the Maidens” is one of those sections inside the Alcazar palace, the courtyard was entirely paved in marble with a fountain at the center. The lower level of the patio was said to be built for Pedro 1 with a description underneath describing Pedro as a sultan. The upper level of the patio is a renovation constructed by Charles V. an Italian renaissance design by Luis de Vega.

The Los Baños de Doña Maria del Padilla or better known “baths of Lady Maria de Padilla” in this part of the Alcazar Palace a rainwater tanks is beneath Patio Del Crucero. According to the history of Seville, This place was made intended for Maria Del Padilla who became a mistress of Pedro the cruel. Maria became a nun after she disfigure her face by pouring a boiled oil unto her face after she wiling refuse the love of Pedro for her. She is regarded as a symbol of purity in the culture of Seville.

La Cas de Contratacion is the “House of trade” in Alcazar palace. The said patio was built in 1503 by the catholic monarchs to regulate and promotes trade with the new world. The said casa represents the legal disputes ad the monopoly of the royalties on trade with America. In the La Casa de contratacion is the hydro graphic Bureau and School of navigation for nautical research and study. In this place tourists would also be able to see the triptych display of Madonna of Seafarers made in 1535. 

Other patios also include such as the Patio de las Munecas Patio de la Monteria, Puerta de Leon, Dormitorio de los Reyes Moros, and Salon de Embajadores, 1427 by charls V.

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