Sevilla is a sun-soaked city, attuned to the rapid strumming of flamenco. It is also, in that mix of cultures, the only city in Europe with streets lined by trees bearing oranges - and also home to Moorish architecture. It is hot and still somehow beautiful. Local history is just as rich and tangled as its tile work in palaces. If we go back over 2,000 years, what we now call Seville started as the Roman city of Hispalis and spent its original time on the banks of the Guadalquivir River.
In 1248, King Ferdinand III of Castile took the city for the Christians, where they placed Gothic cathedrals in concert with Islamic architecture, a motif that exists in Seville today. Then came the Age of Exploration, and suddenly, Seville had the keys to the New World. Ships departed for the Americas, and wealth from that endeavor flew through the city, claiming Seville as a global powerhouse of the 16th century. Seville is still the same place and has kept its spirit despite all the empresses, wars and creative influence throughout centuries. Today you walk through the stories of kings, explorers, artists, and common wishers, within the golden light of the city.
Seville is known for flamenco dancing, Moorish architecture, lively festivals, and its eternal charm in a land of Andalusia.
Living in Seville is more affordable than cities like Madrid or Barcelona, but the quality of life is more than worthwhile.
Barcelona has a beach and is cosmopolitan, Seville is more traditional, and has more soul—depends on what you are looking for!
The language in Seville is primarily Spanish, although tourism has certainly made English more noticeable.'
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