Sevilla: Charm and Joy
When you visit this city, you are in the very heart of Andalusian
culture, the center of bullfighting and Flamenco music. Give
yourself time and take life easy, as Andalusians do, and interrupt
sightseeing from time to time to have a few "tapas",
those typical "small spanish dishes", and a glass of
Sherry wine in one of the probably thousands of bars in this
city, and consider a few of the hints on the following pages
to make your stay a memorable one.
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Seville certainly is one of the best loved places by visitors
to Spain. Although today Moorish influence is architectonically
most evident - Andalucia was occupied by Moors for about 800
years - it has been a cultural center long before. The fertility
of this land and its favoured climate with mild winters and about
3000 hours of sun per year made Phoenicians and Carthaginians
settle here. Later came Romans, like to many other places in
Europe, and two of their emperors, Trajan and Hadrian, were born
here.
Later on Seville was the home of some infamous figures of history, the legendary "Don
Juan" set off from here to conquer the hearts of women all over Europe,
while Columbus departed from a port close to Seville to discover a new world.
Prosper Merimée's "Carmen", who couldn't make her decision between
the officer Don José and the bullfighter Escamillo - the consequences
you can still watch today in opera houses - was a worker in Seville's old tobacco
factory. By the way, this factory serves today as a University, a fact that might
give you a glimpse of Andalusian talent for improvisation.
Granada: The Moorish
Jewel
Granada is one of the pearls of Spain, most visited by tourists
from all the world. The long-time capital of Moorish Andalucia
has to offer the most important reminders of this epoch in Spanish
history, with the world-famous "Alhambra" at the top
of the list.
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Walk through beautiful gardens, charming narrow streets filled with flowers,
sit down in one of those typical taverns to have some of that famous "Trevélez" ham
and local wine, and breathe the centuries of history around you anywhere.
There are gypsies singing "Flamenco", and don't miss to visit their
famous "Cuevas" - caves - in the mountain of the monastery of Sacromonte
where some of them really do still live nowadays making magnificent artisany.
Granada's popular festivals, based on Moorish as well as Christian tradition,
are most attractive.
The city is located at the foot of the "Sierre Nevada", Spain's highest
mountain-massif with great possibilities for winter-sports with the highest peak, "Mulhacén" at
3478 meters. On the other hand, it is not far from the Mediterranean sea, so
Granada is a great place to visit in any season.
Tour Rate: 600€
Tour Includes
- High speed train from Madrid – Seville – Madrid
- One night accommodation in a four-star hotel in Seville. Breakfast included
- Panoramic view of Seville and Cathedral
- De luxe bus from Seville –Granada- Seville
- Visit to Alhambra.
- 20 persons minimum
