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Metropol Parasol In Seville Spain

October 14, 2019October 1, 2019 by kemkem

Last Updated: Metropol Parasol Seville: Metropol Parasol is billed as the “World’s Largest Wooden Structure“. I totally believe it. It should be on your things to see in Seville list! This thing is ginormous, in a good way of course. It is located at the Plaza de la Encarnacion. [the_ad id=”13767”] The plaza used to …

Centro del Mudejar Museum In Seville, Spain

September 29, 2019August 27, 2019 by kemkem

Last Updated: Today, we bring you a visit to the museum full of Mudejar artifacts. It is by no means a huge museum. Nonetheless, it is worth visiting. One great thing about the Centro del Mudejar is that it is housed in an old palace by the name of Palacio Marqueses de Algaba, and has …

Carmona – Fortress of the Gate of Seville

August 8, 2019August 2, 2019 by kemkem

Updated: Carmona Fortress is located in a beautiful town about 25 miles east of Seville. We decided to go for a little ride over the weekend to check out this picturesque little place with a population that numbers about 30,000. It used to be one of the most important places during the Roman times. Find …

Mercado Barranco – Great foodie experience in Seville

July 22, 2019June 3, 2019 by kemkem

June 3, 2019

Mercado Lonja del Barrranco building — Mercado Lonja del Barrranco Sevilla building

Mercado Barranco (official name is Mercado Lonja del Barranco) is one of the latest must go to places in Seville. The official opening was at the end of 2014 after going through extensive renovation. It has become quite the hangout for local Sevillanos as well as tourists from all over the world. It is located close to the center of the city.

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The building itself is a design by Gustave Eiffel. Yes, the same one of the famous Eiffel Tower. Construction of the building began in 1861. It took exactly 22 years to construct. The building itself is a World Heritage Historical Site. It is about 4,000 square feet in size. It houses 20 different vendors selling all kinds of goodies, from tapas, to ice cream to sushi and beef dishes.

Historic Alcazar of Cordoba, Spain and Podcast

September 20, 2019March 21, 2016 by kemkem

alcazar of cordoba entrance with tower of inquisition

Updated: Sep 20, 2019 @ 9:56 AM

inquisition tower view of the gardens of alcazar of cordoba — Pretty damn impressive. View of the gardens from the Inquisition Tower. You can see the Royal Stable to the right.

The Alcazar of Cordoba was a pleasant surprise. Truth be told, l didn’t even know they had one. I thought the one in Seville was it in the Andalusia region, excluding the Alhambra in Granada of course.

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I found the Seville Alcazar so impressive, l didn’t think this one would measure up. Duh! I had forgotten what an important Roman city Cordoba had been. Rude awakening for me as we wandered the historic fortress that was the royal residence of past monarchs.

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