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Wonderful, welcoming Sevilla

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May 15th 2007
SevillaJulie J Vanover I have been so excited to see Sevilla since the we watched a show about it in my Spanish class and it did not disappoint. The city is beautiful, lively and has so much energy and warmth. I arrived a little later in the day than I had wanted to and the main sites that I wanted to see were closing soon so I walked the city. I walked through Santa Cruz, one of their cool old ne ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more