Seville was founded by Julius Caesar in 206 BC. It has over 700,000 residents and is the capital of the region of Andalusia. Some of Seville's most prominent landmarks include the Cathedral and Giralda Tower, the Royal Castle, and the historic center which has the largest protected area of any European city. Seville hosted the Universal Exposition in 1992 and was an important trade center with the Americas due to its location on the Guadalquivir River.

1. SEVILLE

2. The city was founded by Julio Cesar in 206 b.C. as Colonia Iulia Romula Hispalis. Its
original name was Spal, but the name of Seville cames from de arabian name Isbiliya
at the Medieval Age.
Its flag is known with de word NODO (knot in latin) ; and its coat of arms is a
representation of the king Fernando III, conqueror of the city in 1248, and the
visigothic bishops Saint Isidoro and Leandro of Seville.
Seville is the capital of Andalucia and have more than 700000 people, It has one of
the oldest universities in Spain from 1505, and was the principal trade centre with
America.
Seville is the city with the biggest historical center in Europe, with the longer list of
monuments protected of European cities. For that reason, now is World Heritage of
UNESCO.
Seville allowed the Universal Exposure in 1992 and had the first High Speed Train
(AVE) in Spain. The buildings of the Expo was converted in tecnological park
(Cartuja 93) ,university buildings and the amusement park “Isla Magica”.

3. Route 1
The Cathedral and Giralda Tower.
The Cathedral began to build in 1433 over the ancient
mosque , in fact, the Patio de los Naranjos and the Giralda
Tower are rests from the original mosque. It was built for
centuries in several arquitectonic styles: gothic, renacentist,
baroque and neoclasical. Cristobal Colon, the discoverer of
America was buried here.

4. Royal Castle
 It´s the oldest real palace in
Europe, founded in 713 by
arabians, even today it is real site.
 Highlights the Ambassadors
Hall covered with a muqarnas
dome (plaster stalactites) and
the Palace of the king Pedro I
with the Patio de las Doncellas,
that was the ancient haren
built in spanish Mudejar Style.
 There are importants too the
Empeoror Hall decorated with
tiles and rugs, and the
wonderfull Palace´s Gardens,
with fountains, pavilions and
many orange trees and palms.

6. Route 2
*Basílica Of Great
Power
Was built in 1965 in
imitation of the Roman
Agrippa´s Pantheon.
It was built beside the
church of San Lorenzo, in
mudejar style from the
xiiith century, and it is
near the Park
Alameda de Hercules, that
was the ancient foro of
roman city of Hispalis.

7. *Hospital of the
Blood or Parliament
Was built in XVIth
century to
acommodate all
homeless of the
city who went to
Seville to go to
America.
It worked like
A hospital until
1972, but now is the
Parliament of
Andalucia.

8. Basilica of
Macarena
Was built in neoclasic
style between 1941-1949.
In 1966 Pope granted
this building with the
Title of Minor Basilica.
The name of Macarena
cames from Macaria ,
daugher of Herakles, the
mytical founder of this
city.

9. Arc of Macarena
and Walls
It´s a rest of the ancient wall
that you can see today next
of this monument. Was built
in XIII Century by arabians
who called at this place
qaryat Maqrana or Bab–al-
Makrin.
In 1508 was converted in
Triumphal Arc by the king
Fernando el Catolico, and in
1528 Carlos I of Spain (V of
Germany) married with
Isabel of Portugal in front of
this monument.

10. Route 3
● Church of
Madeleine
The primitive church was
built in XIIIth century by
the command of the
king Fernando III, to
thank God the conquest of
Seville in 1248.
In 1811 was destroyed
totally by french invaders
and reconstructed in
barocq style.
This is one of the most
important church in Spain
to Art students.

11. Museum of Fine
Arts
This convent was built in
XIII century by the
Order of the Merced,
but was reformed in
XVIIth century in
barocq style. At that
moment, in 1625 was
the house of the
playwright Tirso de
Molina.
And finally in XIX
century was converted
in museum of Fine Arts.

12. Route 4 Saint Cross
District
● Pilato´s House
This is a renacentist
palace built in 1483, by
Pedro Enriquez de
Quiñones,the gobernator
of Andalucia. The house
was built in renacentist
and mudejar style to keep
in his large collection of
roman and italian art,
because He was a great
patron and protector of
Arts.

14. Hospital of
Venerable Priests
In XVIIth century the
Brotherhood of Silence built
this hospital and residence to
allow all poor, old and retired
priests of the province. His
church of San
Fernando is one of the most
wonderfull curches in Spain,
built and decorated in a
fantastic barocq style.
Now is a museum of Gold
Century with a great
collection of Diego
Velazquez,showroom,
concerts room, and more.

15. *Archbishop's Palace
Was built in manierist
(renacentist) style in XVIth
Century. It´s built over roman
baths and arabic Almohad houses.
* Indians Stock
This build was the ancient
Merchan Market of the city, but
when America was discovered ,
the build was converted in House
Hiring. At this place were signed
all trade agreements with
America, and registred each
product sold and imported
from America , the ships and
fleets,the ship´s company; for that
reason nowadays it´s the Indian
Stock. The build contains more of
40.000 documents, with 80
millions of pags and 8.000 maps
from the colonial eve.

16. City Hall of Seville
Was built after the
discover of America, in
XVth century, over the
ancient Convent of San
Francisco. It was realized
in pure Renacentist style
and improved in XIXth
century by the Fines
Arts Academy of San
Fernando.
It´s remarcable the
Colon Hall, where the
Admiral planned the
travels to America

17. Royal Tobacco
Factory - University
of Seville
This building was the first tobacco
factory in Europe, built in XVIIIth
century
in neoclasic style.
Today is the central build of the
University of Seville, the rector of the
university, library and some faculties
like History, Philosophy, Laws and
Human Sciences.
The film Carmen by Vicente Aranda
with Paz Vega was filmed at this
place. (Bizet´s Carmen is an opera
about a woman who works in the
tobacco factory of Seville during the
invasion of Napoleon).
Carmen

18. Route 5 Near the
River
● Spain Square
This huge build have 200
meters of diameter and was
built for the Iberoamerican
Exposure of 1929. It´s
decorated with tiles of all
provinces of Spain, each with
a scene of a important
moment of their History.
Now is headquarters of the
army and administration
offices, and some
scenes of the film Star Wars
(Ep.2) was filmed here.
Star Wars 2

19. *Saint Telmo Palace
Was built in XVIIth century
to Marina School and
University on Merchans.
Now is the seat of the
Regional Goberment of
Andalucia.
* Gold Tower and Silver
Tower
The Gold Tower was built in
XIIIth century by Almohads
to protect the river port, and
was conected to the Silver
Tower in the Castle by a wall.
Both towers kept the gold
and silver arrived from
America.
Now Gold Tower is the
Naval Museum.

20. Other Important Monuments and sites
of interets.
● Lope de Vega Theatre
● Arqueological Museum
● Ethnographic Museum
● Iberoamerican Expose 1929

21. *Bullring of Royal Cavalry
Maestranza and Bullfighting
Museum.
Was built in XVIIth century to
train nobility in arms and
equestrian techniques. It was
like a roman amphitheater,
but now is a bullring and
bullfighting Museum.
* Royal Theatre
of Maestranza
*The mint
(House Of Money)