The document provides information about notable landmarks in Seville, Spain, including the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See, the Royal Alcazars of Seville palace, and the Giralda tower. It discusses the history and important features of these sites, which were important places for Muslims, Christians, and as centers of government. The Cathedral is the third largest in the world and houses historical figures' remains. The Alcazars dates back to the early Middle Ages and has been expanded over time, taking influences from different ruling powers. It remains an active royal residence.

1. TOURIST GUIDE:
SEVILLE
IES VELÁZQUEZ
4TH ALSS DEC 19

2. CATHEDRAL
AND ALCAZAR
BY: CLARA GUISADO & ALEJANDRO GARCÍA

3. SEVILLE CATHEDRAL
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See,
better known as Seville Cathedral, is the
third biggest cathedral in the world and
the biggest gothic one.
It was registered in 1987 by UNESCO,
along with the Alcázar. It is well known
because of the Giralda and the Patio de
los Naranjos, which means the “Court of
the Oranges”.
Apart from that, there are historical
figures buried inside like Christopher
Columbus or Alfonso X of Castile.

4. History
The history of our cathedral started almost 1000
years ago, with the Muslims. The Almohad
empire conquered the Islamic part of the
Peninsula and made Seville its capital. The caliph,
Abu Yaqub Yusuf ordered to construct a new
grand mosque for the city. It was made between
1172 and 1198. Nowadays, it remains from the
mosque part of the minaret (Giralda), the Court
of the Oranges and the original doors (“Puerta
del Perdón”).
All the stages of the Giralda.

5. History
In 1248, the king of Castile Ferdinand III took
the city and reconquested it. The mosque was
converted into a cathedral, remaining the
same but with Christian worship practises.
The old mosque was damaged in a
earthquake in 1356, but there wasn’t any plan
of remplazating it until 1401. A new gothic
cathedral was designed to be the most
beautiful and grand. The construction lasted
about 100 years, until 1506.

6. History
During the renaissance, in the XVI century, a new
baptistery was made because the old one fell in
1511. Also, some new capels like the Royal
Chapel (Capilla Real) or the Mayor Sacristy
(Sacristía mayor de la Catedral) were constructed.
In the XVII century, an independent church called
“Iglesia del Sagrario” was annexed to the
Cathedral.
From the neoclassical era until now, new doors
were constructed and reformations were made.

7. Cathedral parts
The Court of the
Oranges is the part of
the cathedral were the
muslims made parties
or cultural acts. It was
a cemetery too. You
enter through the
Door of the
Forgiveness.
The Giralda is the bell
tower of Seville
Cathedral. It was built as
the minaret for the Great
Mosque of Seville in the
muslim period. The
giraldillo was added by
the architect Hernán Ruiz
In the 16th century.
It has 10 doors. Three on its western face, one on its southern part
Two on its eastern face and four on its north face.
It is a
baroque
church that
manage
The Court
of the
Oranges
among
others.

8. ALCAZAR OF SEVILLE
The Royal Alcazars of Seville (Reales
Alcázares de Sevilla) is a royal palace from
the city of Seville which has parts from the
Islamic conquest of the Peninsula and the
Christian control after 1248.
It was declared a World Heritage Site by the
UNESCO in 1987. It’s the oldest palace in
use in Europe because the actual royal
family uses it.
It has an enormous garden and a palace.
Also there are some courts (Patios).

9. History
The Royal Alcazar of Seville was founded
in the early Middle-Ages, when the
ancient Roman city of Hispalis, evolved to
be re-named Ixbilia due to the islamic
Caliphate. In 913, Abdurrahman III
an-Nasir, the Caliph of Córdoba,ordered
the new government headquarters.
Later on, The Abbadíes, who ruled Seville
and its surroundings during the tenth
century, would add a new Alcazar, that
became the hub of the city’s life, inspiring
poets like the king al-Mutamid.

10. History
The Almoravids would later expand the
palace all the way to the Guadalquivir.
Then, in the twelfth century, the
Almohades added their own buildings,
whose ruins remain as the only examples
of that kind we can still see today
throughout the world. One of these is the
House of Trade.
In 1248, the territory was conquered by the
Castilians, who gave it the role as a Royal
Residence and as the city’s political
building.

11. History
Since the beginning of the Modern Age, the relationship between the Sevillian
Alcazar and the Crown of Spain has detained its influence which can be seen in
the changes made to the building, in order to adapt the interiors according to
the fashions of the times. One example is the top floor of the Courtyard of the
Maidens, which was reformed in a Renaissance style.

12. Parts of the Alcazar.
Puerta del
León (Lion
door). The
main
entrance.
Sala de la
Justicia (Justice
room) and the
Patio del Yeso
(Courtyard of
the Plaster).
Patio de la Montería
(Courtyard of the
Montería).
Cuarto del Almirante
(Admiral’s room) and the
Casa de Contratación
(House of Trade).
Palacio
Mudéjar o
de Pedro I
(Mudéjar
Palace or
Peter of
Castile).
Palacio
gótico The
Gothic
Palace).
Estanque de Mercurio
(Mercury Pond).
Apeadero
(Mounting-block).
Patio de
Banderas
(Flags'
Courtyard).
Gardens.

13. BIBLIOGRAPHY
https://www.alcazarsevilla.org/
en/history/
https://sevillapedia.wikanda.es/
wiki/Giralda_(Sevilla)

14. By Zeus Bolton and Manuel Dastis

15. The Gold Tower is a dodecagonal military
watchtower in Seville. It was constructed by the ijdkjs
Almohad Caliphate in order to control access to
Seville via the Guadalquivir river. It is 36 metres m
high.
The tower of gold was built in 1220-1221, by order of the Almohad
governor of Seville.
It barred the way to the arenal district with a section of wall joining in
to the tower of silver, a part of the city walls that defended the Alcazar.

16. It is located in Maria Luisa Park. It was built in 1928 for the
Ibero-American Exposition World’s Fair in 1929. It is a landmark
example of the Regionalism Architecture, mixing elements of the
Baroque Revival, Renaissance Revival and Moorish Revival styles of
Spanish architecture.
From 2007 to 2010, the Seville City Council
invested 9 million euros in its restoration.

17. Setas is a wooden structure located in La Encarnación square in the old
quarter of seville. It was designed and completed in April 2011. Its
dimensions are 150 by 70 metres and approximately 26 metres high and
it claims to be the largest wooden structure in the world.
During the 19th century, a market was located in this square, housed in a
d dedicated building. The building was partially
d was demolished in 1948 in accordance with plans
f for urban renewal.

18. It is an office Skyscraper. Its construction started in March 2008 and
was completed in 2015. The tower is 180.5 metres tall and has 40
floors. It is the tallest building in Andalucía, and the seventh tallest in
Spain.
The tower is located in La Cartuja, the former zone of the Universal
Exposition that took place in Seville between
April and October 1992. It is located next to
the river in an area being redeveloped since
the early 2000s.

21. Saint Anne's Church is a
parochial church built in the
XIIIth century. Its style is
Gothic-Mudejar, a very typical
combination in Seville. It is
located in Triana’s
neighbourhood and it is
considered Triana’s cathedral.

22. The Annunciation Church is
located next to Las Setas. It
was built in the XVIth century.
Apart from its privileged
location, what makes that
church special is its pantheon
of distinguished Sevillians like
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer among
other dead Sevillian celebrities.

23. Saint Mary the White Church
is located in Saint Bartolome
neighbourhood. It was built in
the XVIIth century but, in the
past, it was the most important
synagogue for the Jewish
population.

24. The Salvador Church is
considered the second most
important church in Seville. At
first, it was a Roman religious
temple, then a visigoth church,
later the Ibn Addabbas mosque
and finally, after Fernando III
conquered Seville, until today
it is called the Salvador
Church.

25. The Charity Church shares
space with the Charity
Hospital. It was built in the
XVIIth century, that’s why it
has a baroque style. One of the
Sevillian celebrities that
participated in the
construction of this church
was Miguel de Mañara whose
statue is located in front of the
church.

26. Seville Antiquarium is the last
museum of Roman fields
opened in Seville, concretely it
was opened in 2011. At first,
they were digging to make an
underground car park but,
when they found that huge
roman field, they changed the
plan to the one we already
know, called Metropol Parasol,
which included this museum.

27. The Bellas Artes Museum of Seville was
reformed in September 1835 after the
confiscation of the Convent of La Merced,
in which it was officially established and
inaugurated in 1841. It is a fundamental
museum to know the Sevillian baroque
painting, especially Zurbarán, Murillo and
Valdés Leal, and the 19th-century
Andalusian painting. Among its works, you
can see: La Virgen de la Cueva by Zurbarán,
Don Cristóbal Suárez de Rivera by
Velázquez, La Virgen de la Servilleta by
Murillo or Las Cigarreras by Gonzalo
Bilbao.

28. The Archaeological Museum of
Seville is located in América
square, next to the Royal
Pavilion, inside María Luisa
Park. This building was created
for the Ibero-American
Exhibition of 1929, and was
named as "Renaissance Palace".
It has many ancient remains.
The most important ones come
from Italica.

29. The Arts and Popular Costumes
Museum was built in 1972. It’s
located in the Mudejar Pavilion
of América square in front of
the Archaeological Museum.
The purpose of this museum is
to present the rich Sevillian
culture. These types of
museums promote cultural
diversity with objects from
different places and ages.

30. The Flamenco Dance Museum is
an interactive museum where
you can watch flamenco shows.
It expands this art by including
its aesthetics and the feel of
flamenco in its events and
exhibitions. The Flamenco
Dance Museum is a great place
to visit if you want to know
about the universe of this
Andalusian World Heritage.

31. Quintero’s Theatre was
opened in 2010. It has 3
floors and 8 different rooms.
It is located in a privileged
place in the centre of
Seville, Cuna street. Before
being a theatre, this place
was a cinema called Pathé
cinema.

32. Lope de Vega Theatre is one of the
most representative spaces of
Seville. It was built for the
Ibero-American exhibition in Seville.
In 1960, the theatre acquires certain
importance due to the push of the
independent companies. Currently,
this theatre offers a very varied
program in which you can find
theatre plays, concerts of classical
music, jazz, flamenco or copla.

33. In the Maestranza Theatre, built in the
Arenal, the beautiful Romantic Style of
Seville is showed. The Theatre was
occupied since the 19th century by the
Artillery Maestranza arranged in 1587.
After the inauguration of the Theatre in
1991, it would acquire importance due to
the EXPO 92, when, each three days, the
best opera companies and symphonic
ensembles of different countries
perfomed. Currently, you can enjoy opera,
dance, symphonic concerts, solo recitals,
flamenco or chamber music.

34. The Foundry Theatre opened its
doors in March 1999 and currently, it
is a cultural reference in the city of
Seville. It is the social and
permanent headquarters of ATAES
(Association of Friends of the
Theatre and Performing Arts of
Seville).The Foundry Theatre is
special because it is a space with a
program open to all kinds of
spectators, giving priority to Spanish
and contemporary authors and
dramaturgies.

35. Seville Tourist Guide
The Guadalquivir river
Bridges
Best parks to visit
Famous neighborhoods
By Carla Escaño and Dayan Urbina

36. Guadalquivir River
The Guadalquivir River is the
river of Seville, the only
navigable river in Spain.
A river that has played a
leading role in many moments of
the city's history. Sieges,
defenses and conquests have
been litigated among its
waters, and also feats and
crossings have been fragmented
from its banks.

37. Bridges
1. Triana Bridge/Isabel II Bridge
2. Alamillo Bridge
3. Barqueta Bridge
4. Centenario Bridge
5. Saint Telmo Bridge

38. Triana Bridge
It was built during the reign of
Isabella II of Spain and completed in
1852 as the first solid bridge in
Seville, replacing an earlier floating
bridge consisting of boats (a pontoon
bridge). First built by the Moors in
the 12th century, the pontoon bridge
managed to exist for seven centuries
due to later repairs.
It is a metal arch bridge, that connects the Triana
neighbourhood with the centre of the city.

39. Alamillo Bridge
It is a structure, which spans Alfonso XIII canal, allowing access to
La Cartuja, a peninsula between the canal and the Guadalquivir River.
The bridge was constructed as part of infrastructure improvements for
Expo 92, which was held on the island.
The construction of the bridge began in 1989 and
It was completed in 1992 from a design by
Santiago Calatrava.

40. Barqueta Bridge
The Barqueta Bridge was built in 1992 for the EXPO 92. It connects the
Macarena neighbourhood with the Cartuja. At the end of this bridge, it is
located the most famous Seville’s theme park called Magic Island (Isla
Mágica).

41. 5° Centenario Bridge
The 5° Centenario bridge was the third longest cable-stayed
bridge in Spain when it opened in 1991. Uncharacteristic of
cable-stayed bridges at the time, the towers were composite
structures, and precast concrete was a major component of the
overall bridge structure.

42. Saint Telmo Bridge
It is one of the oldest bridges in the city of Seville
because it was built 1931. It connects the Centre of Seville
with the Remedios quarter.

43. The best Seville parks to visit
1. María Luisa Park
2. Alamillo Park
3. Miraflores Park
4. The park of discoveries

44. María Luisa Park
María Luisa Park is a public park that stretches along the Guadalquivir
River. It is Seville's principal green area. Most
of the grounds that were used for the park were formerly the gardens of
the Palace of San Telmo. They were donated to the city of Seville in 1893
by the Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier, for use as a
public park.

45. Alamillo Park
Alamillo Park is a metropolitan park located between the town of
Santiponce (Seville) and Seville. The park is an expansion that will make
it one of Spain's largest urban parks, reaching 120 hectares in the
summer of 2013. The
park is developed around two lakes, Lake Maggiore and Minor Lake and is
fully equipped with recreational, leisure and sporting facilities.

46. Miraflores Park
This park located in the north of Seville was made on the old farms of La
Albarrana and the Hacienda de Miraflores, dug into the Macarena District.
Inside, there is the only natural urban lagoon in Seville, with vestiges
of orchards and crops that are still preserved. On its land, specifically
those that belonged to the former La Albarrana estate, a spring of Arab
origin has been found.

47. The Park of the Discoveries
On the ground floor of Torneo avenue, on the banks of the river, opposite
the Navigation pavilion, there is a park unknown to many Sevillians. If
we say The Park of Discoveries, probably nobody knows what we are talking
about; if we say The Park of the Pirate Ship, they'll know where it is.
It’s a park where there are many attractive attractions for children and
that makes it very popular.

48. Famous Neighborhoods
1. Seville Centre
2. Barrio Santa Cruz
3. Triana
4. Macarena
5. Los Remedios

49. Seville Centre
The Centre is the historic heart of Seville. Located to the north of the
Cathedral, it is the meeting point of the city's main neighbourhoods.
The Centre comprises the Plaza de San Francisco and Plaza Nueva - where
the Town Hall is located - and continues along the streets of Sierpes,
Velázquez and Tetuán. This is the most popular shopping area in the city.

50. Barrio Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz is a district in the Old Quarter of Seville. The cathedral,
the Archive and the Alcazar are there.
In the late Middle Ages, the Jewish quarter of the city was located in
the neighborhoods of Santa Cruz and San Bartolomé.

51. Triana
This is probably the most special neighbourhood of Seville, famous for
its history and its significance. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Triana
played a role in the famous maritime expeditions that sought to discover
new worlds.
It is located next to the Guadalquivir River.

52. Los Remedios
It is located in the western area of the Guadalquivir river.
What makes special this neighborhood is the April Fair that is one of the
most famous festivities in Seville.
It is estimated a population of 25.000 inhabitants in this neighborhood.

53. Macarena
In La Macarena, you can find the city’s oldest provisions market and
Feria street, the oldest street market in Europe.
The name itself is thought to come either from Macarius, a wealthy Roman
said to have owned a lot of land in the area probably from Bab-Al-Markin,
the Moorish name from Macarena City.

54. SOCIAL LIFE IN SEVILLE
MARTA GONZÁLEZ GÓMEZ
ARIADNA DELGADO PUERTO
CARMELA LINARES LÓPEZ

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56. PLACES TO HANG OUT
La Alameda Triana neighbourhood Center of the City
It is located in the
center of Seville. There
is a wide variety of
tapas bars to eat and,
at Christmas, there is a
Christmas market with
stalls and attractions
for children.
It is one of the most
famous neighbourhoods
in Seville, placed on the
other side of the river.
There, you can find a lot
of places to go shopping,
eat and, of course, going
for a walk through is an
amazing experience.
It is the most beautiful
neighbourhood of the
city. It has a lot of
different shops,
historical monuments
and, at Christmas, with
the lighting, it is
spectacular.

57. PLACES TO HANG OUT
Guadalquivir River Las Setas El Alamillo
You cannot leave Seville
without going for a walk
through the Guadalquivir
river. You will find it so
beautiful and a lot of people
practise sport there, take a
cruise through it or just sit
on its borders and watch
the views
It is the place where
we, teenagers, are used
to meet our friends.
You can also go
upstairs and watch the
amazing views of the
city.
It is one of the biggest
green areas of the
city. There, you will
find people practising
sports, having picnics,
walking ...

58. GASTRONOMY
Vegetable and
tomato cream soup
with garlic, paprika,
oil and vinegar.
Skewers of pork
and chicken
chunks spiced with
paprika
The most popular
and delicious food
of our gastronomy
Fish floured and
fried in oil.
Gazpacho Ham
Pinchitos Pescaito frito (fried fish)

59. SHOPPING
There is a special way to get to know Seville: shopping in the city. You can discover
the city by shopping where Sevillians do.
El Duque, Sierpes, Tetuán
(the centre of the city)
The great fashion and accessory brands have their spaces
in the heart of Seville: the shopping centres, jewellers,
major national and international stores, aesthetic and
beauty shops.

60. SHOPPING
Triana, Los Remedios
In Triana, you can enjoy the
ceramics of the Triana Market.
The neighborhood of Los
Remedios has many fashion
and accessories stores,
especially in the pedestrian
street “Asunción”.
Shopping centres
Nervión
Torre SevillaLagoh

61. STADIUMS
THE STADIUM RAMÓN SÁNCHEZ PIZJUÁN
That’s the stadium of the Sevilla Football
Club.
THE STADIUM BENITO VILLAMARÍN
That’s the stadium of the Real Betis Balompie.
There are two football teams in Seville and there is a huge rivalry between them:

62. TRANSPORT
In Seville, you can find a lot of different ways to get from one place to another: on foot, by bus, by bike, (we
have a kind of platform called Sevici were you can hire bikes), by tram, by taxi, by underground,
horse carriage (if you want to sightsee the city) and the newest one: by electric scooter (you can hire them just
having an app in your phone with a credit card. The two principal brands that you will find on the street are:
Bird and Lime)

63. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Some of the web pages that we have search to make this project have been:
https://www.logitravel.com/guias-de-viajes/gastronomia-sevilla-161_2.html
http://www.exploreseville.com/shopping.htm
https://experienciasapie.com/como-moverse-por-sevilla/

64. SPRING HOLIDAYS

66. Where does Semana Santa come from?
There has been brotherhoods since the
Middle Age so it’s a really old tradition
in Spain, specially, in Andalusia. This
tradition commemorates the passion,
death and resurrection of Christ and
there are 60 brotherhoods that
procession to the Cathedral, 59 are
representing different parts of the
passion and death of Christ and only
one represents the resurrection of
Christ.
Old
photograph
taken to “La
Esperanza de
Triana” in the
late 19th
century

67. There are many different brotherhoods, and even if they
represent the same stage of Christ’s passion, their
“figures” of Christ are different.
This is how the ones that like Semana Santa
usually dress up. Depending on the brotherhood,
the colors of the dress changes
Different brotherhoods

68. Biggest brotherhoods
“Gran Poder”,
“Macarena” and
“Esperanza de Triana” are
the three biggest
brotherhoods in Seville,
because they have at least
10000 members who are
called brothers
“Nuestro Padre Jesús
del Gran Poder”
“María Santísima
de la Esperanza
Macarena”
“Nuestra Señora de la
Esperanza de Triana”

69. Semana Santa is present the whole year
Even if it isn’t Semana Santa, nearly every brotherhood
does what we call a “besamanos”, if it’s for a figure of
Jesus that isn’t in the cross or the Virgin and “besapies”
if it’s for a figure of Christ when he was in the cross.

70. April FairApril Fair

71. What is the Fair of Seville?
The April Fair of Seville is one of the largest in the
world, with many thousands of visitors, it is a major
destination for many international visitors. It is the union
of tradition, party, music and gastronomy all in the same
place for a week every year.
There is a part of tradition where the people can dance,
eat, drink and play music and there is another where
young people can enjoy roller coasters and a lot of
things for young people.

72. The History of the Fair
At the beginning, the Fair was a cattle show where the
people traded with animals. The fair started in 1846 with
the idea of two councilors from the Basque Country and
Catalonia.
The idea of the fair was accepted by the population of
Seville. Time passed and then the cattle sale ceased to be
relevant, the party started to be the most attractive part of
the fair turning the original cattle show into a group of
fair booths where the people can eat and drink and the
most important part, have fun.

73. Fair booths
The idea is simple, a big tent made of wood covered with
cloth, ike a circus tent, but rectangular. The owners of the
small fair booths are the families who buy the terrain to
build the fair booth and the people. There are some
bigger fair booths that are from the town hall and where
you can enter without paying.
Inside the fair booths you can eat ham and drink wine
but the most important part of a fair booth is the music
and the people dancing. There must be always someone
with a guitar, someone dancing and people clapping.

74. The Fair Attractions
The dream of Sevillian kids. A lot of roller coasters, fair
attractions, shops with toys, fair shooting ranges…
The name of the place in the fair where all the fair
attractions are is named “Hell Street” because of the
noise and techno music.
The price of the roller coasters is high, but fun is usually
higher.

75. Typical Clothes
The woman wears the typical dress of the fair, it’s a long
dress with petticoat and bright colours like red, black,
blue...
The man wears a simple black or grey suit with a hat and
a jacket.
The price of the woman’s fair dress is really expensive
because it’s complex.
In fact you are not forced to wear the traditional clothes,
but prepare to see a lot of people wearing those beautiful
clothes.

76. CONCLUSION
Finally we want to end our project by standing Seville diversity: all the places
where you can go shopping or just for a walk, the variety of delicious dishes, the
different monuments that you can visit...
We hope that you find our project useful to take advantage of your free time at
the city during these days.