LOVELY BEACH

SEVILLE

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July 3rd 2013
The ship calls this stop Seville, but it really is Cadiz, we are about one and half hours of Seville, we decided we would just take in the sites of Cadiz, (wanted to visit this little place when we were in Spain a few years ago but didn't make it). This where Christopher Columbus set sail on his second journey to the New World in 1493. It really is a lovely place and not too touristy at all! S ... 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