Alcazar architecture

Savoring a Sip of Seville

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July 9th 2011
Our drive to Seville was a pleasant one. We passed vast fields of sunflowers and gray-green stands of olive trees. We had only one day to spend in this city before moving on east to Granada. Seville is rather big, with a population of about 700,000. Our first attraction on the menu was the immense Seville Cathedral which houses the remains of explorer, Christopher Columbus (Cristobal Colón). ... 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