Seville

After our stay in Jerez we moved on to Seville for a brief stay.  We arrived on a Sunday and spent an afternoon strolling with many other people, looking at some of the main sights in the city. 

We stopped into the cathedral which is gigantic.  This photo of people worshiping there will give you some idea of the scale of the building.  Among the royal tombs there is the mausoleum of Christopher Columbus.  Whether on not his remains are actually there is open to debate; we decided it didn’t really matter to us one way or the other.



Next to the cathedral is the famous tower, the Giralda.  It is possible to climb it by a series of ramps that were built originally so that the guards could ride their horses to the top.  I’m sure the views from the top were magnificent, but we decided that we enjoyed looking at it from the bottom just as well.

 


The highlight of our stay in Seville was a visit to the Alcazar there.  It has been the home of both Moorish caliphs and Spanish kings.  We saw some beautiful delicate tiles and stonework there, along with some lovely pools and gardens.  Even with many people around it was a very peaceful place.


At this point we were longing to go to a smaller town.  The grand cities are very interesting; but we were looking to experience some smaller places too.  One town we had thought to visit proved to be a little too difficult to reach without a car.  So we consulted our map and guide book and decided to head to Antequera.  More about that interesting place soon.