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- PRESS KIT 2017 - CONTACT INFORMATION Seville Tourism Board (Central offices) Bajos del Paseo Marqués de Contadero s/n (41001) Sevilla Tel. +34 955471216 Tourism Information Office Costurero de la Reina Paseo de las Delicias, 9 (41013) Sevilla Tel.+34 954234465 [email protected] www.visitasevilla.es www.facebook.com/Sevilla www.visitasevilla.es/blog www.visitasevilla.es/theblog www.twitter.com/sevillaciudad www.twitter.com/visitseville www.youtube.com/user/TurismoSevillaTV www.flickr.com/photos/turismosevilla TABLE OF CONTENTS Seville Quality destination How to get there Accommodation Monumental heritage Gastronomy Flamenco Fiestas Culture The Year of Murillo The 25th Anniversary of the 1992 Expo Tourist Itineraries Unique visits Family Shopping Seville by bicycle Linguistic tourism Cruise tourism Sports tourism Conferences and Events RENFE Spain Pass Novelties and new products Useful information The city has also inspired the most operas over the 1. SEVILLE centuries: 150 compositions, some as universal as “Carme”, “Don Giovanni”, and “The Barber of Seville”. Seville is an important tourist In addition to preserving the enormous legacy of its past, Seville is a city that looks to the future and evolves. destination in southern Europe. For proof of this look no further than the contemporary Located on the southeast of the Iberian architecture from the 1992 Universal Exposition, or new buildings, such as “Las Setas” in the Plaza de la Peninsula, with a population of 700,000 Encarnación, the new Conference and Exhibition Centre, inhabitants, it is the capital of the the Sevilla Tower, the bicycle lane network... autonomous community of Andalucía. With a rich and extensive history resulting from the different civilizations that have settled on this very fertile territory (Phoenicians, Romans, Visigoths, and Arabs) located between the marshland and the river delta, only 80 kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean. Seville offers an incomparable tourist experience that impresses everyone who visits: Of particular note is its valuable and magnificent monumental heritage, its broad cultural offerings and its delicious gastronomy. The climate is another attraction of the city. Its average annual temperature is between 18º and 20º C, with many hours of sunshine throughout the year (around 3,000 hours). This lets Seville enjoy life in the streets and do activities outdoors almost year round. Moreover, Seville is the birthplace and capital of flamenco, declared an “Intangible Heritage of Humanity”. 2. QUALITY DESTINATION Seville is a destination that cares about the quality of its tourism services. Since 2006, Seville has been working with the SICTED project (Integral System for Spanish Tourism Quality in Destinations). SICTED is a project to improve the quality of tourist destinations promoted by the Secretary General of Tourism through the Spanish Tourism Institute (TURESPAÑA) and the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), which works with tourism services/companies from up to 32 different offices to improve tourists’ experience and satisfaction. It is based on the application of a Best Practices Manual (among other tools), which varies according to the function of the office. It is a participatory model that requires tourism services or companies to commit themselves to the tourism quality of their destinations. It offers a 19-module training plan, grouped into 4 cycles: Technical assistance visits from SICTED advisers; question and answer workshops to find solutions with comprehensive debates; working groups to develop proposals to improve the destination and assessments that contrast the suitability of the company or services with the quality standards, and culminating, where appropriate, with the achievement of the distinctive Commitment to Tourism Quality. In Seville, a total of 114 companies have adhered to the system and 99 companies have been distinguished with the SICTED recognition. And SICTED continues working to spread this system to the rest of the city. 3. HOW TO GET THERE Seville is very well connected with many different means of transport. The San Pablo International Airport is just 10 kilometres from the city centre. It links with the major European cities through direct flights (London, Paris, Rome, Brussels, Berlin, Munich...) and has connections with other airports for long distance flights (Frankfurt, Geneva, Amsterdam...). DIRECT INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS FROM/TO SEVILLE Airport City Airline Amsterdam/Schiphol AMS Amsterdam Transavia Holland B.V. Basel/Mulhouse BL Basel-Mulhouse Easyjet Switzerland S.A. Berlin/Schönefeld SXF Berlin Ryanair Bologna BLQ Bologna Ryanair Brussels/Charleroi CRL Brussels Ryanair Bruxelles BRU Brussels Brussels Airlines N.V. /S.A. Bordeaux BOD Bordeaux Ryanair Dublin DUB Dublin Ryanair Eindhoven EIN Eindhoven Ryanair Frankfurt FRA Frankfurt Lufthansa Geneva GVA Geneva Easyjet Switzerland S.A. Lisbon LIS Lisbon TAP Portugal London/Gatwick LGW London British Airways Easyjet Airlines CO. LTD. London/Stansted STN London Ryanair Lyon LYS Lyon Transavia France Vueling Airlines Marrakech RAK Marrakech Ryanair Marseilles MRS Marseilles Ryanair Milan/Malpensa MXP Milan Ryanair Milan/Bergamo BGY Milan Ryanair Munich MUC Munich Transavia Holland B.V. Nantes-Atlantique NTE Nantes Transavia France Vueling Airlines Naples NAP Naples Ryanair Paris/Beauvais-Tille BVA Paris Ryanair Paris/Charles de Gaulle CDG Paris Vueling Airlines Paris/Orly ORY Paris Transavia France Pisa/Galileo Galilei PSA Florence Ryanair Prague PRG Prague Travel Service Rome/Fiumicino FCO Rome Ryanair Vueling Airlines Toulouse TLS Toulouse Easyjet Airline CO. LTD. Turin TRN Turin Blue Air Zurich ZRH Zurich Edelweiss Air AG DOMESTIC FLIGHTS FROM/TO SEVILLE Aeroporto Città Compagnia A Coruña A Coruña Vueling Airlines Almería Almería Air Nostrum L.A. Mediterraneo Asturias Asturias Volotea S.A. Barcelona-El Prat Barcelona Air Europa Vueling Airlines Ryanair Bilbao Bilbao Vueling Airlines Gran Canaría Gran Canaría Ryanair Vueling Airlines Ibiza Ibiza Vueling Airlines Lanzarote Lanzarote Ryanair Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Madrid Iberia Express Menorca Menorca Vueling Airlines Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Ryanair Vueling Airlines Santander-Seve Ballestros Santander Volotea S.A. Santiago Santiago de Compostela Ryanair Tenerife Norte Tenerife Air Europa Vueling Airlines Tenerife Sur Tenerife Ryanair Valencia Valencia Air Nostrum L.A. Mediterraneo Vueling Airlines More information: www.aena.es/es/aeropuerto-sevilla Seville has two bus stations, both very well located in the centre of the city. The Plaza de Armas station, for destinations such as Cordoba, Malaga, Granada... and The Sevilla-Santa Justa train station is the third busiest the Prado de San Sebastian station to visit Cadiz, the in Spain in terms of passenger numbers, after Madrid- Cadiz coast, Ronda, etc. Finally, another way to reach Atocha and Barcelona-Sants, with an average of 13 Seville is by the Guadalquivir River. million travellers a year. The High-Speed Line (AVE) links Seville with many Spanish cities. The port of Seville is an interior seaport on the estuary of the Guadalquivir River. From its mouth onto the Some notable destinations: Madrid, just 2 hours, 30 Atlantic Ocean, in the Cadiz town of Sanlucar de minutes away Barrameda, and after a journey of about 90 km (about Cordoba, 40 minutes 5 hours of travel), you will reach the port facilities of the capital, accessed through a lock, the only one in Spain. Malaga, 1 hour, 55 minutes There are several sports clubs where boats such as Barcelona, 5 hours, 35 minutes yachts and other recreational vessels can berth: Club Náutico More information: www.nauticosevilla.es www.renfe.com Marina Sevilla Seville is also well connected by road, by both highways www.marinasevilla.com and freeways. Puerto Gelves www.puertogelves.com Huelva: 100 km. (A-49) In addition, Seville is a stopover for several international Cadiz: 120 km. (AP-4) cruises that dock at the Port of Seville throughout the year, just a 20-minute walk from the historical Jerez: 85 km. (AP-4) monuments in the city centre, and in front of one of the Cordoba: 140 km. (A4) main historic parks of Seville, the Park of Maria Luisa. Malaga: 205 km. (A-92) Granada: 250 km. (A-92) Madrid: 530 km. (A4) 4. ACCOMMODATION Seville has a wide and varied range of hotels on offer. Visitors can choose between large chain hotels, establishments with architecture characteristic of the city, hotels with charm, tourist apartments and a series of establishments that adapt to the needs of the visitor, all offering high quality service that will make every stay a unique experience. Accommodation in Seville Hotels Type of Number of Number of Category Number of Number establishment establishments places establishments of places Hotel 124 17663 5 star GL 1 282 Hotel apartments 1 210 5 stars 4 1174 Hostel 42 1096 4 stars 51 12103 Guest houses 74 2249 3 stars 33 2785 Tourist 122 3851 2 stars 21 741 apartments 1 star 14 578 Tourist housing 1884 8853 Total 124 17663 Total 2247 33922 Source: Ministry of Tourism and Sport. Territorial Delegation of Seville. Government of Andalucía. and the Museum of Arts and Popular Customs (with 5. MONUMENTAL HERITAGE an interesting ethnographic collection); walk along the banks of the river and see the Torre del Oro (with the Naval Museum), the Hospital de la Santa Caridad As noted in the beginning, one of (a beautiful Baroque church with paintings by Murillo) and the Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza (with the Seville’s main tourist attractions bullfighting museum); enjoy the baroque style in all its is its magnificent and impressive splendour at the Hospital de los Venerables; or visit the beautiful Sevillian palaces with their innumerable monumental heritage. works of art, such as the Palacio de las Dueñas (of the house of Alba), Casa de Pilatos (of the Ducal house of The three main monuments, declared World Heritage Medinaceli) or the Palacio de la Condesa de Lebrija Sites by UNESCO in 1987 are: (with beautiful Roman mosaics from Italica). The Cathedral is the largest Gothic temple in the world Visitors can also see the valuable artistic heritage and the third largest Christian temple, after St.