Calatrava Bridge, Guadalquivir River

Designed by Santiago Calatrava for Seville's 1992 exposition celebrating the quinticentenial of Columbus' discovery of America.

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Historic, Sophisticated Seville

November 20th 2007
Seville, a somewhat serendipitous stop on our tour, has turned out to be a compelling destination, a large, truly sophistcated European city with much of its two millenium history exposed to the curious tourist. The parts of the city with the most obvious historic interest are fully as touristically-oriented as Malaga, but this place has much more of its own life independent of foreign visitors. ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville

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

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