Thursday, April 18th, 2013
An integral part of the Feria de Abril, now reaching its halfway point here in Seville, is dancing. Sevillanas are a type of flamenco dance (or not, depending on who you talk to), performed in pairs - man-woman or woman-woman. Sevillanas are divided into four parts.
While it is not obligatory ...
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Thursday, March 14th, 2013
[caption id="attachment_10060" align="alignright" width="578" caption="Sweet-smelling orange blossom offers one of the most vivid sensory experiences in Seville's springtime."] [/caption]
Yay, my favourite season of the year is here!
The rain has stopped, finally, after weeks and weeks of endless downpours, showers, drizzle, thunder, lightning, puddles, wellies and waterproofs - and, of ...
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Thursday, March 7th, 2013
[caption id="attachment_9991" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="The Atarazanas in Seville, Royal Shipyards dating from the 13th century, will be turned into a cultural centre. The mighty brick pillars may be excavated as part of the new project - more than half their height is buried underground."] [/caption]
A few months ago, I posted ...
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Thursday, January 3rd, 2013
[caption id="attachment_9273" align="aligncenter" width="124" caption="This year Seville has an app for its Reyes Magos procession, or cabalgata, which takes place on Saturday."] [/caption]
This Saturday is one of the most important for children all around Spain. It is the day when the Reyes Magos (Three Kings) come to every town ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2012
[caption id="attachment_8586" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="Roman castellum aguae - water tank - in Plaza de la Pescaderia, Seville."][/caption]
With so many activities to choose from on La Noche en Blanco here in Sevilla, it was hard to know which to pick. As I was meeting a friend who lives nearby, we decided ...
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Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Life in Seville - cultural life, that is - has definite seasons: January and February are both cold and dull, lit up only by Carnaval and the Dia de Andalucia puente (bank holiday). Then comes the holy trinity of Semana Santa, Feria and El Rocio, followed by months of school ...
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Monday, October 22nd, 2012
This Friday night, 26 October, Seville is holding a "Noche en Blanco", a night-time cultural festival.
It's a full evening programme of events being held throughout the city, embracing all disciplines: literature, music, art, sculpture, at over 30 locations.
Just to the north of the Setas, otherwise known as Metropol Parasol, is a group ...
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Monday, October 1st, 2012
[caption id="attachment_8110" align="aligncenter" width="433" caption="The Torre del Oro, one of the symbols of Seville - it was built by the Almohads in 1220."][/caption]
Today is the first day of La Semana de la Arquitectura in Seville, an annual event which sees members of the public given tours of buildings around the ...
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
[caption id="attachment_8008" align="aligncenter" width="433" caption="The Torre de Oro, one of the six buildings you can visit as part of La Semana de Arquitectura (Architecture Week), 1-5 October (the Helvetica Seguros building, which is also part of the programme, is just behind, to the right)."][/caption]
Every year, to celebrate International Architecture Day ...
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Monday, September 24th, 2012
[caption id="attachment_7963" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="Rear view of the Naves del Barranco, site of Seville's future gourmet food market, as seen from the river. Due to open next summer, the market will have a terrace along this wall."][/caption]
This weekend it was announced in Seville that go-ahead has finally been given for ...
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