Sevilla
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Today, Andalucia's capital is the country's fourth largest city and a perfect base for excursions to Cordoba and the sherry region surrounding Jerez. |
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As in Granada, we stayed in an apartment located on the Alameda de Hercules, the city's largest promenade (but it was completely torn up for renovation). The cafes and bars on either side were open.
Check
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Bus view #1 |
Bus view #2 |
Bus view #3 |
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| Breakfast tortilla | History and shopping | Museo de Bellas Artes |
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| That's a pay toilet | Tourist info center | Nice door, nice tile |
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From our apartment, we were a 10-minuite walk from the Guadalquiver, which I recalled from junior high world history class. So of course, one of our paseo was to walk the river from our "western" edge of the central city to the "eastern" edge. |
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| Barqueta bridge near our apt. | Torre de Oro (Golden Tower) | Tower from San Telmo bridge |
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| Plaza near cathedral | Main street under construction | Hotel Corregidor near our apt |
During
the age of Spanish conquest, explorers such as Magellan sailed from Sevilla's
Guadalquivir River harbor to the
Atlantic. The gold, silver and goods they returned with propelled Sevilla into
Spain's largest and richest city. 
Ronda's
mountainous location made it faster to take a bus (2 1/2 hours) to
Sevilla rather than
a train, which would have required us to go north, change trains and then have
to backtrack southwest. The bus ride provided more views of olive
orchards and the Sierras.
