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A long weekend break in Seville (Sevilla in English) Spain is without a doubt a perfect place to go.

Tapas and Tile Heaven; Seville - Sevilla, Spain

LindaThalm
2005-12-02 16:11:52

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A long weekend break in Seville (Sevilla in English) Spain is without a doubt a perfect place to go.

We flew from Paris' Orly West terminal at 19:00 - departure on time - and arrived on the warm evening of Thursday, 5 May on time. Thank you Air Iberia - except for the dismal on board food which you pay for.

Sevilla tiles Our pre-booked Avis rent a car was ready and in less than 5 minutes we picked up our car and headed for Seville - in the dark.

My partner, Pierre, had put Spanish GPS maps in the IPAQ and while he fiddled with the gadgets I drove towards our hotel.

I knew it was going to be complicated to find and it was and wasn't. We got within 500 meters of the hotel and following the computer I turned right.

That took us up an ever narrowing alley from which I had to reverse out of as it turned out to be a dead end.

Sevilla alcazar gardens But, hey, we were close and arriving at the Fernando III Hotel our bags were whipped out of the trunk, the car parked, our room key delivered and we were in Seville.

We spent about 3 minutes in the room and headed out for tapas and tapas and tapas and wine at Casa Plácido in the Santa Cruz quarter, just around the corner from our hotel.

What a wonderful invention: tapas. These are small servings of the most wonderful treats, washed down with Spanish fino, Manzanilla or red wine. Heaven.

Friday was our day to visit as much of the town as possible. First goal: visit the Real Alcazar and its wonderful gardens.

The Palace of Peter the Cruel is full of wonderful tiles and the surrounding patios are delightful. The immense and immaculate gardens were so peaceful.

In fact, we were struck by the quietness of Sevilla when wandering the narrow streets. Why? No or very little traffic - there's no room for them to drive.

Before lunch ...