We loved Seville. In every respect, it is Andalucia at its finest. For this first post I’m going to put up rather a mixture of photos. I will post some more later, in a rather more ordered way. But this is just a flavour. This year’s trip was the first time I’d been to Spain for some while, and I’d forgotten just how much I love it. And we visited a number of places I hadn’t been to before. I had been to Seville, but just an afternoon’s visit not far short of forty years ago, so this was as good as the first time.

The Giralda – the bell tower of Seville Cathedral

The Pedro Roldan building in the Plaza del Pan

Just a taste of the Islamic architecture. Both of these shots are in the Real Alcázar.

Outside in the grounds of the Real Alcázar.

Flamenco. The real thing is very impressive!

Orange trees. Of course.

The grounds of the Casa de Pilates.

The Metropol Parasol (Las Setas de la Encarnación). Possibly the largest wooden building in the world. From a distance it looks rather as though it were built by giant wasps.