The Most Beautiful Places in Seville, Seville, Spain

I spent three months living in Seville, a beautiful city in the south of Spain, on an internship with the Estación Biologica de Donaña. I was studying the nesting behaviour of kestrels, small birds of prey found in many parts of the world, but my evenings and weekends were spent exploring the city and the region of Andalucía, and I very quickly fell in love with Seville. Even in winter, there was blue skies and sunshine more often than not, and the historic city centre, with its grand cathedral, Renaissance palaces and plazas galore, is the most wonderful place to walk around and get lost in. I learned so many stories about the city and its history while I lived there. This list of most beautiful places in Seville could have been much longer, trust me.

Located between the Guadalquivir River and the Macarena neighbourhood, La Alameda is a long, open public square full of bars and restaurants. First created in the 16th century, the Alameda is the oldest public garden in Europe, though today there’s far more brick and concrete than garden. It’s still a popular meeting place for tourists and locals alike, with children playing up and down the square, dog-walkers passing by and many people taking long lunches under the sun. At one end sit two tall columns, dating from the Roman Empire two thousand years ago. Perched on top of the columns are two sculptures representing Hercules - the mythological founder of Seville - and Julius Caesar, to whom the restoration of the city during Roman rule is attributed. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).