Seville is Spain’s centre of bullfighting and Flamenco music and a place where world-famous oranges are grown.It’s also one of the hottest spots in Europe: the temperature in high summer has been known to reach 116F (46C). Seville is the capital of Spain’s southernmost region, Andalucía.
Andalucían character is complex because it reflects a complex history. Successive invaders, including the Phoenicians, Romans, Visigoths and Moors have all left their indelible mark. In particular as you travel around the region, you will find abundant evidence of the Moorish legacy – from the splendour of the buildings they built to the irrigation networks they laid out and the language they left behind. The Seville of today is a cosmopolitan, international city, which has modernised while proudly retaining the best of its glorious past. The Sevillanos have a saying: El que no ha visto Sevilla, no ha visto maravilla. “He who hasn’t seen Seville hasn’t seen a marvel.”
