Description Seville, Spain

Seville is one of the brightest and most beautiful cities in Europe. "Who has not been in Seville, he had not seen a miracle" - has written about this city of the Arab historian Al Sakundi. Seville - the city of orange trees, beautiful parks and gardens. The town amazes with its joy and color. Seville - a bullfight, flamenco music and the center of Andalusian cuisine. Tourist Seville enjoys extraordinary popularity among visitors from all over the world. Seville (Sevilla) - Spain's fourth city in terms of population (after Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia).

Seville - the capital of the province of the same name and the center of the historic region of Andalusia. City in southwestern Spain, in the delta Guadalkivir, 87 km from the Atlantic Ocean. Seville is one of the largest river ports Pirineyskogo Peninsula and the only one in Spain.

Three thousand years history has left its mark on everyday life and architecture of this city, mixed up the traditions of Islam, Gothic, Renaissance and thus creating your own inimitable flavor. The whole history of Seville entangled legends. According to one of them, Seville was founded Hercules.

Also, Sevilla - birthplace of famous literary characters, not only positive but also negative - media blemish. It was in Seville, was born the legend of the famous "greatest voluptuaries and libertine, Don Juan, which later became world-renowned artistic character.

Famous Spanish saint - preachers Teresa of Avila, arriving in Seville, has refused the idea to found a monastery, as well as to land that "touched the hand of the devil."

From Seville sailed by Christopher Columbus discovered the New World, Beauty, Gypsy Carmen from the novella by Prosper Mérimée met Don Jose and Torero Escamillo in Seville. Until now, the building of the old tobacco factory, where she worked. Now it is a local university.