Seville is a nexus of culture, arts and finance along with being the fourth largest metropolitan in Spain. The town of Seville is about 2000 years old and it offers certain sites that can pertinently cater to almost all interests. The medieval and Renaissance architecture of Seville makes it a very important city.
The town has an extensive history and to make sure that you understand every bit of the city, there are a number of tour operating companies that can assist you in making the sightseeing a fun filled adventure.
It is important that you find out a lot of information about city, prior to your visit. You can do that either by using Internet or with help of various travel agencies. Make sure that you work on discounts and economic airlines so that the city discovery can be even more wonderful.
Try to gather as much information about city as you can so that you already have an idea of what you can expect from the city. Such preparation will always help in understanding the city better than getting maximum out of your holiday.
History
Seville has a number of historical sites and tour companies here offer different kind of tours. You can either choose to just have an overview of the city or you may even like to go for specific site tours wherein you are taken to a specific place and then detailed about every specification. The tours are of various time periods, some of them being as that of overview tour that lasts for about 3-4 hours long.
Other detailed tours may even last for 2 to 3 days making you to understand every speck of city. Make sure that the tour takes you to important historical places such as the gateway to the Mudejar Palace, Plaza de American, Royal Alcazar – oldest Spanish king’s residence, Arabic Gardens and the Jewish District. The tours that take you to all these places may run up to $60 per person.
The Arts
There are a lot of touring companies in Seville that will take you to introduce the history of arts that this city has. Once such tour takes you through a boat trip in the Guadalquivir River and introduces you to the some of the most known bridges and pavilions in the city. You also get to visit the Macarena Basilica and the Carthusian Monastery, which was once the residence of famous Christopher Columbus.
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