Seville tours. Nur : The Light in Art and Science in the Islamic world

Under the name of Nur ( light in Arabic ) there are more than 150 objects of Islamic culture from the ninth century to the twentieth century.

Spain was for centuries bridge between East and West . Talent, craft and science together in a rich civilization.

The hospital of Venerables was from Baroque a retirement house for elderly priests and boasts an stunning architecture in his church.The building is articulated through a beautiful interior patio .

For the past few years has the Velazquez Center , a collection of Baroque painting about 3 paintings of this painter from Seville.

Apart from diving into the seventeenth century, the Foundation Focus Abengoa revitalizes the culture of this city today with this essential exhibition..

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GUIDED TOURS OF SEVILLE. Church of the Savior. Night visits to the terraces and the crypt

This church is especially famous for hosting two Easter brotherhoods: the brotherhood of Christ of Love and Jesus of Passion.

Both have carvings of great value due to the prestigious Baroque sculptors Juan de Mesa and Juan Martinez Montanes.

The church is located in the square of the same name. El Salvador is a Baroque church built in the early eighteenth century and was completely restored a few years ago. It offers one of the most richly artistic heritage of Seville.

Until September 15 have the opportunity to visit at night the terraces and also the crypt. These guided tours under the name Sacred Footprint, they are held in groups of 10 people.

To get to know more: http://reservas.cubiertasdelacatedral.com/

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AROUND SEVILLE TOURS: JEREZ (XEREZ-SHERRY), 2014 EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF WINE

The tradition tells that it was theEnglish pirate Francis Drake who captured three thousand sherry boots that became very famous in the British court for the first time.

In the eighteenth century British businessmen settled in Jerez and found their land was ideal for growing vines , there the famous Sherry wine became popular . Wineries of British families proliferated : Garvey, Williams, Osborne or Byass … exporting their prized wines to the British Isles and they would display in the world.

Today wine cellars are one of the economic pillars of this city . And it has been named 2014 European capital of wine .It has more than 1 million annual visitors , attracted by the fame of its wines . At the level of well-known French and Italian wines , Jerez offers culture and a product of high quality

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Seville summer tours. The morning and sunset

This leads us to recommend the tours, walks and visits to first thing in the morning. Before 11 in the morning it is a pleasure to walk around the neighborhood of Santa Cruz, few visitors, narrow and mysterious passages, reminding the Jewish past in their streets. Enjoy the silence and the sound of water in the fountains.

When night falls it’s the best time for a refreshing drink at one of the terraces, most of them with the “mist” system recently installed.
We propose a stroll around the shopping area, that Sevillians call “the center”, with pedestrian streets covered by awnings and take a refreshing mojito in “Mushrooms” popular name for Metropol Parasol in the Square of Encarnacion, geographical center of the ancient city and point reference of the city, combining tradition and modernity.

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SEVILLE NEWS: TOUR GUIDE, A PROFESSION KEY TO PROMOTE TOURISM IN OUR COUNTRY

(the following text is extracted and summarized from AGUITBA manifest, guide association of Buenos Aires)

Among other things, the tour guide offers:

  • A professional, caring and committed.
  • Objective, free of bias and propaganda.
  • Reliable information and real, distinct from their opinions, stories or anecdotal data originating from traditions and popular legends.
  • Also, take care that every visitor respects the area you visit (monuments, attractions and local customs).
  • Oversees the planned itinerary, making sure to provide all program services.
  • Be attentive to the comfort and passenger safety.
  • Provides all necessary assistance in case of difficulty and / or emergency.

The guide guarantees a service, attention and professionalism. Displays an image we try daily value, respect and enforce it, make it known and taken into consideration in all tourist events, public or private. Those who act in this profession without charging fees getting their fair share profits at the expense of passenger commissions or favors should not be considered Tourist Guides.

Being the guide visible image of an agency, the first contact and probably the last, the importance of their presence and good image is critical as it will remain dormant in the memory of visitors.
Your guide must have a license granted by the competent authority.

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Seville guide: Bullfighting in Seville 2013

Former Spanish show with roots in the Middle Ages, the bullfight was originally reserved for the nobility that was fighting on horseback. The bullrings were public squares, in Sevilla it was in Plaza de San Francisco.

In the eighteenth century was created bullfighting as we know it today. Emerged in Ronda, where it is the oldest bullring in Spain, just a few years later was built the bullring Maestranza in Seville (1760).

Feast contentious and controversial, in Sevilla it’s still an important and popular tradition.

This year figures as El Juli, Manzanares or Morante de la Puebla will perform in Seville.

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SEVILLE CULTURAL TOURS . The symbol of the city NO&DO

It is a play on words that should be read NO MADEJA DO, because the central design is a skein of wool (madeja in Spanish). So read can be interpreted as: Seville didn’t leave me (no me ha dejado). Seville has not abandoned me.

Indeed, the city of Seville in the Middle Ages remained faithful to the legitimate King Alfonso, in a civil war against his own son Sancho. Sevilla did not leave the King. Anyway at the end Sancho snatched the throne to which he went as Sancho IV of Castile.

Alfonso X the Wise, more important as an intellectual than a political leader of a kingdom, was author of many works of history, politics, poetry, chess … he is buried in the Royal Chapel of the Cathedral of Seville.
This picture can be seen in the back façade of the City Hall. (XVI century)

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Seville cultural guide: Springtime is here again

With a large river that runs through Seville, the Guadalquivir, the city sits in a fertile valley surrounded by orchards, olive groves and vineyards.

But the symbol of Seville is the orange tree, bitter orange trees.

The sour oranges are not edible, they are mostly decorative trees and the scent of bitter is more intense than the sweet ones. Its fruit is traditionally used to bitter orange marmalade. Some cloistered convents make it and sell this local specialty.

Everywhere in downtown, in neighborhoods .. flood the city of Orange colour in late winter and white flowers in March.
Azahar is the name for Orange flower blossoms, a word of Arabic origin. It has a pervasive and unmistakable perfume that spreads throughout the city.
Lasts a short time, about 3 weeks, but it is a spectacle for the senses.

With orange blossom can be made perfumes, also orange blossom water is calming and is used in baking.
However, the most beautiful thing is to see and smell it once a year in the orange trees of Seville

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Hidden Guide of Seville : THE ALAMEDA OF HERCULES AND THE HOUSE OF THE SIRENS

La Casa de las Sirenas (House of the Sirens) is a French-style mansion built in 1861 and located in the Alameda de Hercules Seville.

It owes its name to the sculptures of mermaids that adorn the main entrance.

Abandoned in 1980 coinciding with the decline of this central district of Seville, was restored and acquired by the City Hall in 1992. Today it houses a community center with many cultural activities.

This Feb. 18 it opens an exhibition of the painter Guillermo Deza..

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Seville tours. Beautiful images to discover in Seville. Tiles of The Thought and The Imagination

The pottery in Seville was the main crafts of the city from the Islamic period. The Moorish tiled geometric shapes from XIV century gave way to the tile arista in the XVI based on floral designs. Here it was necessary to make a kind of relief to separate colors.

But it was the Italian Niculoso Pisano who brought in Seville the Renaissance technique of painting on flat tile. This enabled us to expand to many more designs: humans, animals, mythological … a good disciple of this latter style was our artist in the Alcazar Cristobal de Augusta.

Seville tours. Beautiful images to discover in Seville. Tiles of The Thought and The Imagination

Seville tours. Beautiful images to discover in Seville. Tiles of The Thought and The Imagination
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