For many, Andalucia means just one thing: Seville! If you have made the effort to travel to Andalucia, you don't want to miss a day exploring Seville. On the banks of the Guadalquivir River, the Moorish architecture make the city an attractive historical center for Spain. Who can fail to fall for the charm of this capital city on the banks of the Guadalquivir River, especially when its hundreds of orange trees are in flower and the nights are full of magic.
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The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See (Spanish: Catedral de Santa María de la Sede), better known as Seville Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, along with the adjoining Alcázar palace complex and the General Archive of the Indies. It is the third-largest church in the world (its size remains a matter of debate) as well as the largest Gothic church.
The compound which makes up the Royal Alcazar of Seville was founded in the early Middle-Ages, when the ancient Roman city of Hispalis, the Spali of Gothic times, evolved to be renamed Ixbilia. According to the most trustworthy sources, it was at the beginning of the tenth century – in 913, to be specific – that the Caliph of Cordoba, Abdurrahman III an-Nasir, ordered new government premises, the Dar al-Imara, to be built on the southern flank of the city. Seville’s centre of power was linked to the city’s port, the hub of its economic activity. The city’s ancient port, on the grounds of the current Plaza del Triunfo, or the ‘Explanada de los Banu Jaldún’ as it was then called, moved west towards the main course of the Guadalquivir, while the river’s subsidiary arm, flowing from the current Alameda de Hercules through Tetuan street to the Plaza Nueva, gradually lost its importance as an urban waterway as it dwindled. Only during flood periods could it reclaim its place.
The Giralda was built during the Muslim period with the inspiration of the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech, although the upper part was completed during the Christian period. Legend has it that when the Muslims were defeated they asked that the tower be demolished so that it did not fall into Christian hands, something that would encourage Alfonso X to keep it to become part of the city's history.
You will make your own way to the meeting points
• The guide will establish the order of the visits to each monument depending on time and traffic. If any monument is closed due to reasons beyond the control of the tour operator, they shall be viewed from the outside only. If access to any monument is restricted, another site or place of interest shall be visited.