Macarena, Sevilla

Church that's home to Virgen de la Macarena, one of the most famous hermandades. You can see some of the old city walls that remain.

A Trip to Andalucía for Holy Week (Semana Santa): Part 1--Sevilla

April 2nd 2016
An AmeriCorps friend and her boyfriend came to Spain for vacation during Holy Week, and I headed to Sevilla to meet them. I took a twelve-hour overnight Alsa bus from Ourense to Sevilla, on which I got much less sleep than anticipated (lots of stops including two half-hour stops where we had to get off the bus). But when I arrived to blue-skied, colorful Sevilla, with the help of a “manchao” ... 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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