Spain Seville UNITED KINGDOM Dublin IRELAND London Paris FRANCE Cantabrian Sea SPAIN PORTUGAL Madrid Lisbon Seville Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ceuta Ocean Melilla ALGERIA MOROCCO A BADAJOZ 217 Km Bienvenida Cuenca Villagarcía de Casas de Pila Granja Peñarroya- Calzadilla de la Torre Berlanga de Torrehermosa Pueblonuevo Valencia los Barros Cantalgallo Aeropuerto / Airport / del Ventoso Llerena AirportAéroport / Flughafen Fuente Ahillones Azuaga La Cardenchosa 432 Fuente Obejuna Bélmez de Cantos Pallares Casa La Coronada El Hoyo P Parador de Reina Doña Rama Bodonal de Valverde Los Rubios Monumento / Monument / Trasierra Navalcuervo Monument / Baudenkmal la Sierra Montemolín 413 de Llerena Argallón Cañada Campo de golfLa / CanalejaGolf course / Fuente del Gamo Villanueva Espiel Golf course Segura Posadilla del Rey Guadiato Te rrain de golf / Golfplatz BADAJOZ del Arco Malcocinado Ojuelos de León Calera Altos La BallestaCuevas / Caves / Grottes / de León Valdeinfirno Caves Fuentes 630 Pallares Höhlen Cabeza Puebla B de León e La Cardenchosa del Maestre Guadalcanal m VillahartaCamping / CampObejo site / la Vaca 1110 Monesterio b Tentudia e Camp site z Villaviciosa Camping / Campingplatz Hoya de a El Cabril Arroyomolinos r de Córdoba Vista panorámica / Panoramic Sta. María Emb. El Vacar de León Venta del Bembézar Panoramicview / Vue panoramique view / del Culebrín Emb. Alanis Weite Aussicht 432 Hinojales Cañaveral de El Pintado de León San Nicolás CÓRDOBA A Emb. Cazalla de del Puerto de Aracena PARQUE NATURAL El Pintado la Sierra San Calixto JAÉN 242 Km Aracena SIERRA DE ARACENA CÓRDOBA Y PICOS DE AROCHE El Real a Cerro PARQUE NATURAL La Ganchosa n s del Hierro SIERRA DE HORNACHUELOS Sta. Olalla de la Jara e Las Navas de Puerto-Moral u del Cala H la Concepción Bembézar Emb. de PARQUE NATURAL DE Constantina Emb. La Breña C LA SIERRA NORTE del Retortillo Zufre Emb. a Higuera de l Almadén de de Zufre a la Sierra la Plata El Pedroso Hornachuelos Posadas Valchillón La Puebla de Almodóvar del Río 433 H Mesas de La Granada u los Infantes Campofrío e Guadalora Villaseca Redondo Bajo Vi del Río Tinto lv a a Emb. Ochavillo 432 La Alcornocosa A r de Huesnar Céspedes del Río Guadalcazar Vegas La Herrería 256 Km GRANADA Las Cortecillas de Almenara Setefilla El Ronquillo Peñaflor La Fuencubierta Aldea Fernán Nerva Pedro Díaz Quintana El Castillo El Priorato Fuente Juan Antón Castiblanco Villanueva del La Granja Nuñez de las Guardas Lora del Río R Palma Palmera de los Arroyos Río y Minas IVI Arrecife El Cañuelo QU del Río Fuente El Madroño Alcolea AL El Álamo AD Carretero La Carlota Cantillana del Río GU Villar El Garrobo Tocina Geníl 331 Berrocal 630 Cañada Burguillos Villaverde Los Algarbes to Cerro n El Viar del Río Rosal La Rambla Ti Las Pajanosas Los Rosales Guadajoz Perea Esquivel Brenes La Campana Gerena Guillena El Campillo Écija Montilla Aznalcóllar La Luisiana Santaella HUELVA Alcalá del Río IV La Rinconada 183 La Algaba P IV Fuentes Aguilar de La Palma Olivares Saltares Santiponce Carmona de Andalucía la Frontera del Condado Sanlúcar Isla Redonda Castilleja la Mayor Camas SEVILLA El Viso del Campo Bormujos del Alcor Chucena A-49 To m a r e s Matarredonda Puente Bollullos Par Benacazón Mairena Huevar Bollullos de S. Juan de del Alcor Marchena Genil del Condado la Mitación Aznalfarache La Lantejuela El Rubio HUELVA 94 Km HUELVA Alcalá de Hinojos Herrera A Pilas Coria Guadaira Paradas C Aznalcázar o r Montequinto b del Río Arahal o Almonte n Blanco Badolatosa G Dos Hermanas e u s a d La Puebla Estepa Villamanrique de ia Osuna m del Río Las Monjas A-92 a Aguadulce la Condesa r Gilena G La Puebla u Pedrera La Roda Alfonso XIII Utrera a de Cazalla d de Andalucía Los Palacios a Los Molares i r y Villafranca a El Rocío Escobar Maribáñez Morón de Villafranco A A-4 la Frontera Puerto de Sierra A-92 Mollina del Guadalquivir Salad IV la Encina de Yeguas 219 Km MÁLAGA o de El Torbiscal El Coronil 585 Martín de El Saucejo la Jara El Acebuche Trajano Casas de Mo Villanueva Campillos PARQUE NACIONAL rón Pozo Las Cabezas Sacramento la Presa Emb. de Amargo de S. Juan Matalascañas DE DOÑANA Torre del Águila Montellano de S. Juan MÁLAGAN Algámitas Almargen Coripe 1128 Teba Lebrija Cepija Venta La Encinilla Pruna Cañete Nueva Puerto la Real Serrano Valle Caserío de El Morisco Olvera Alcalá D. Bernardino Juncales ete del Valle va de Abdalajis al La Atalaya te OCÉANO d To rre a ua d Trebujena G Algodonales a Espera Puerto Alháquime u El Cuervo Llano Villamartín 0 10 G 20 30 40 Km ATLÁNTICO La Algaida Sanlúcar A-4 Setenil Bornos Zahara de Barrameda CÁDIZ AÑO 1997 A CÁDIZ 125 Km Seville Table of Contents 2 . Introduction 4 . How to get there 5 . Accommodation 5 . Practical recommendations 6 . Itineraries in the city 30 . Museums and Art centers 33 . Parks and Gardens 35 . Cultural activities and shows 37 . Art galleries and antique shops 38 . Sporting events 38 . For golf lovers 39 . Eating and drinking 40 . Shopping 41 . At night 41 . Festivals of general interest 43 . Trade Fairs 43 . Getting around the city 44 . Post offices and telephones 44 . Emergency services 45 . Excursions around Seville 49 . Tourist information 50 . Map of the province 52 . City map 1 SEVILLE Introduction Seville is located in the Southwest of Spain. A provincial capital, seat of the government and parliament of the Communidad Autonoma de Sevilla (Regional Government). It has approximately 700,000 inhabitants, nearly half the population of the whole province. The city of Seville is located on the plain of the Guadalquivir river which crosses the city from North to South. The river can be navigated from Seville all the way to its outlet near Sanlúcar de Barrrameda, on the Atlantic coast. In the past the port of Seville played an important role in commerce between Spain and the Americas and remains today one of the most active river ports of the Iberian peninsula. The Tartessians were the original founders of Hispalis. Next to this settlement, in 207 B.C., the Romans built Itálica. It was the center of their Western Mediterranean dominions for seven 2 centuries until the Roman empire was overrun by peoples from the North at the beginning of the 10th century. The long Moorish occupation of the Iberian peninsula, from 711 A.D. to 1248 A.D., left indelible traces in Seville as in all of Al-Andalus. La Giralda, the tower of an important mosque, is the most well-known of the remaining Islamic monuments. In 1492 Seville played an important role in the discovery and conquest of America. The 17th century was a period of artistic splendor in Seville. Painters such as Murillo and Valdés Leal, and sculptors like Martínez Montañés were born in Seville and left behind important works. The city also assumed an important role in world literature and was the birthplace of the myth of Don Juan. On two occasions in the 20th century, Seville has been in the spotlight of the world’s attention. In 1929, it hosted the Latin American Exhibition, which left important urban improvements in the city. More recently, Expo 92 reinforced the image of Seville as a modern and dynamic city. 3 How to get there • By plane • By road - Daily flights from Paris and - Access to Seville from the North, London, and from Düsseldorf, along the E-5 motorway from Brussels, Frankfurt, Rome, Madrid. From Portugal, along Valencia, Bilbao, Madrid and motorway 49. Granada and the Barcelona. Costa del Sol are connected by the - San Pablo Airport is located A-92 motorway and Extremadura, by 10 kilometers to the north of the National Highway 334. Seville the city at km. 532 on National and Cádiz are connected by toll highway IV, Madrid-Cádiz. motorway or by the National Highway IV. Airport information: - The speed limits established in ☎ 95 444 90 00. Spain are as follows: 120 km/h on Reservations: Serviberia. motorways and on highways; ☎ 902 400 500. 100 km/h on main roads; 90 km/h www.iberia.com on secondary roads; and 50 km/h in urban areas. • By Train Plaza de Armas Bus Station. Since 1992, Seville has Avenida del Cristo de la Expiración. boasted a high-speed train ☎ 95 490 80 40. (AVE) which arrives at the Prado Bus Station. Madrid Atocha station in two Calle Manuel Vázquez Sagastizabal. and a half hours. This train ☎ 95 441 71 11. travels from Seville to Madrid Roadside assistance: 15 times a day with stops in ☎ 900 12 35 05. Córdoba and Ciudad Real. The AVE has different rates depending on the time of day. Station of Santa Justa, Avenida de Kansas City. Information RENFE and AVE: ☎ 902 240 202 www.renfe.es 4 Accommo- dation - Seville offers 9,900 rooms in four and five star hotels and 3,455 rooms in three star hotels. - Among its most spectacular establishments, two deserve special mention: the Alfonso XIII hotel is located in a Neo-Mudejar building, and the Casas de la Judería hotel is housed in what was formerly the house of the Duke of Béjar. The outskirts of Seville contain three interesting hotels: the Hacienda Benazuza in Sanlúcar la Mayor and the Casa de Carmona and the Alcázar del rey Don Pedro Parador in Carmona. Paradores de España. Reservation centre. Requena, 3 ☎ 91 516 66 66 Fax ☎ 91 516 66 57. www.parador.es Parador de Carmona ☎ 95 414 10 10 Fax 95 414 37 52. Practical Recommendations - The city enjoys a good climate for most of the year, with an average temperature of 25 degrees Centigrade. It is a good idea, therefore, to wear light clothing during the day and warmer clothing at night.