CitySiesta Blog

The well renowned Feria de Abril, or April Fair, takes place in the southern Spanish city of Seville. It usually begins 2 weeks after Easter Week, and it’s a 6 day non-stop fiesta where you can dance, drink, eat and mingle with local people and learn their traditions and why not, dance some sevillanas.

It takes place in the district of Los Remedios, where they settle hundreds of booths and attractions of all kinds. The official opening of the celebration begins with the lighting of lamps by the mayor. The festival ends next Sunday with the lights off and the fireworks, after the bullfight.

At noon every day there is a procession called the ‘Paseo de Caballos’ in which local girls in their full flamenco outfit are pulled through the city in beautiful carriages by splendid horses. In the evening some of the year’s top bullfights take place at the Plaza de Toros de Maestranza with tickets selling out well in advance.

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Visit the Tourism board of Seville for further information.

Seville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. Its rich history offers  a mixture of Christian and Islamic influences that are undeniably present in the city’s architecture.

Food, music and fiestas also make this city one of the most enchanting places in Europe.

Below are what we consider to be the top seven wonders and of Seville:

Seville Cathedral
With its 116 meters long and 76 wide, the Seville Cathedral is the largest Gothic cathedral and catholic cathedral in the world. In 1987 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Real Alcázar
It’s a collection of palatial buildings and spectacular interior gardens constructed since the early Middle Ages. The compound is used as a place of accommodation of the members of the royal family and heads of state visiting the city.

Giralda Tower
It was originally a minaret. The beautiful structure became the bell tower of Seville Cathedral after the Reconquista and it dominates the city’s skyline.

Torre del Oro (Gold Tower)
It was part of the last wall of defence that ran from the Alcázar to the Guadalquivier river. It is said that it gained its name from the sun’s reflection on its gold tiles that once covered the dome.

Semana Santa Fiestas
This is the celebration that defines the citie’s own idiosyncrasies, it embodies the spirit of the Seville.

April Fair
This is one of the most international and popular of Seville’s fiestas. Food, horses, parades, traditional costumes, bulls and flamenco all come together at Sevilla’s April Fair

Bullfighting
This is a tradition that goes as far as ancient Greece. The Maestranza bullring is perhaps the best venue in all of Spain to watch a corrida.

If you have any other suggestions feel free to add them to the list, after all there are plenty of other amazing sites to visit in Seville. Olé!

If you’re visiting Spain for the first time, and Sevilla is of course one of your (many) stops, then you know you cannot miss to watch an authentic flamenco show while you are there.

Flamenco is a passionate and mysterious art form that originated in Andalucía, in the south of Spain. It is a mixture of cultures: Arabic, Andalusian, Sephardic and Gypsy styles, they all play a role in creating this wonderful melody.

Nowadays, this genre has derived into many variations and types, like “flamenco-fusions”, “flamenco-rock”, “new flamenco” and many others.

Sevilla offers a wide variety of bars, restaurants, theaters and tablaos where you can enjoy a flamenco performance.

Below are some interesting suggestions where you can surely enjoy a great flamenco show:

El Arenal
www.tablaoelarenal.com

El Patio Sevillano
www.elpatiosevillano.com

Los Gallos
www.tablaolosgallos.com

La Taberna
c/Duarte, 3 (Triana)

Taberna Flamenca
c/Adriano (Arenal)

La Carboneria
c/Levies 18 (Santa Cruz)

If you want more information on flamenco music, lessons or general information, you can visit the sites below:

Compas Sur
www.compas-sur.com

Taller Flamenco
www.tallerflamenco.com

Es Flamenco
www.esflamenco.com