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 entrance to the Alcazar by sue_stone
It is beautiful, with several different sections and large gardens.
It is still used as a royal palace and some rooms that are reserved for the Spanish royal family can be visited by guided tour (extra cost on top of normal admission price).
Make sure you wander around the gardens and see if you can find your way through the maze! Leave a Comment Phone: 95 450 23 23Directions: south of the Cathedral across Plaza del Triunfo
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 Pool of Mercury - Estanque de
Mercurio by spanishguy, 4 more photos
Junto a los patios del Alcázar hay tranquilos jardines con flores y plantas que recrean un marco inigualable. Uno puede apreciar rasgos de ambientes islámicos, clásicos y modernos con los baños de Doña María de Padilla, las estatuas de Mercurio y el Cenador. La sección del Nuevo Jardín se creó con el estilo paisajista inglés y árabe-andaluz. Hay un programa cultural que frecuentemente ofrece eventos de todo tipo y que es uno de los más ricos de la ciudad. Leave a Comment
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 Courtyard of Maidservants -
Patio de las Doncellas by spanishguy, 4 more photos
The other parts are the Gothic Palace (where this tapestry is found), the Court Room, the China house and two more courtyards.
Hay muchas estancias, corredores y patios fascinantes dentro del Alcázar. Quedarás impresionado desde que entres al palacio por la Puerta del León. Siguiendo recto llegamos al Patio de la Montería, y después, al Palacio Mudéjar, donde se encuentran algunas de las estancias que muestro aquí (Patio de las Doncellas, Salón del Techo de Carlos V, Salón de Embajadores, Alcoba Real, Patio de las Muñecas, Salón del Techo de Felipe II y Sala de Infantes), todas ellas de estilo mudéjar.
Las otras partes son el Palacio Gótico (donde se encuentra este tapiz), la Sala de Justicia, el Pabellón de la China y dos patios más. Leave a Comment
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 Alcazar view from the
Cathedral - Vista desde la C by spanishguy, 4 more photos
Este palacio es una residencia de temporada de la Familia Real, siendo el Palacio Real en uso más antiguo de Europa. Lo importante del edificio es que no es un sólo palacio, sino una serie de palacios, producto de las sucesivas reformas que han tenido lugar desde la ocupación musulmana. Aquí tenemos una simbiosis perfecta, una sucesión de estilos arquitectónicos, desde el islámico al neoclásico, incorporando elementos mudéjares, góticos, renacentistas, platerescos, puristas, barrocos y del rococó, todo contribuyendo a la grandeza del Alcázar. Están presentes en sus bonitos jardines, patios, habitaciones y tapices.
Visiting hours - Horario de visitas
Tuesday to Saturday / Martes a sábados: 9:30-17:00
Sunday / Domingo: 9:30-13:30
Price / Precio: 5€
Sevillanos, -12, students and retired: Free
Sevillanos, -12, estudiantes y jubilados: Gratis Leave a Comment Phone: 95 450 23 23Directions: Next to the Cathedral and the Archive of the Indies. Junto a la Catedral y el Archivo de IndiasWebsite: www.patronato-alcazarsevilla.es
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The construction of the ALCAZAR PALACE or Reales Alcazares, was the work of the conquering Almohads in the principally Mudejar style. Building was begun at the end of the XII century and was concluded in the middle of the following century.
King Pedro I of Castile made various reforms during the XIV century, in order to adapt it to Christian customs. Later reforms were made by the King Emperor Carlos V.
At the present time it is kept up by the government, as it is the official residence of the Spanish Royal Family when they are in Seville.
It still maintains its Moorish style gardens, which were irrigated with water brought along an Aquaduct named Canos de Carmona. Leave a Comment Phone: 95 450 23 23
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 Inside the Alcazar by JanPeter74
The palace consists of several different parts, but most people will be most interested in the part where most moorish architecture (the so-called Mudejar style) can be found.
When you have visited the buildings, enter the garden, which is simply superb. What is also special is that they created a covered passage/wall that leads deep into the garden. From the top of this wall you have magnificent views on the garden. Leave a Comment Phone: 95 450 23 23
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 by Mahieu
There are some beautiful patios in the Alcazar, you can find some of them in my Alcazar travelogue.
And don't forget to pay a visit to the magnificent gardens! Leave a Comment Phone: 95 450 23 23
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 Main gate of the Real Alcázar
is locked by Bwana_Brown, 2 more photos
Sue's sister had wanted to make this our prime objective in Sevilla but our attempts to enter through the main gate were thwarted by its being locked. We wandered along its very high stone walls for a bit until we came to a smaller gate that was open and led into a series of small winding alleys. Walking through the alleys we eventually came to the Royal Gardens, but we could only see the tops of the trees waving at us above the short walls that blocked our access. It turned out we were not alone as a large group of people came toward us with a guitar player leading the way and the group singing happily as they walked along (3rd photo) - it was a tour group of some sort.
After they passed, we decided to continue onward to see if there was another way to at least gain access to the Gardens. A couple of hours after we had given up, when we actually sat down to read the tourist literature, we found out that the Real Alcázar is closed on Mondays - no wonder we had not been able gain entrance!! Note to self: better planning next time. Leave a Comment Phone: 95 450 23 23Directions: Beside the Cathedral and La Giralda tower
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The disappointment of not being able to tour the interior of Real Alcázar was partially off-set when we came across this Spanish guitar player, by the name of Angel Jola Satué, sitting by himself in our alley as he performed random tunes of his choosing. It was fitting in a way, because the dimensions of Spanish guitars were actually defined in Seville in the 1850s by one of the city's own, Antonio Jurado. This was near the end of a long line of over 3300-years of guitar development dating back to the Persians, then the Greeks, Romans, Andalusian Arabs and finally the Spanish.
We lingered there for about ten minutes listening to his tunes before Sue's sister bought one of his CDs (titled 'Guitarra Clasica') for 10 Euros. She had taken Spanish guitar lessons in England and later in our trip we all enjoyed his renditions, thanks to the CD player in our rental car.
Only a few minutes after leaving the guitarist behind, the ladies had the pleasure of exploring the small dinnerware shop on our walkway Calejon del Agua, with its wares as shown in the 3rd photo. I'm no expert in the stuff but I believe that this style is also a legacy the Moorish conquerers of Spain brought with them over a 1000 years ago. Unfortunately, we still had a lot of walking to do, so this was just a browsing stop! Leave a Comment Phone: 95 450 23 23Directions: In the alleyway beside the gardens of the Real Alcazar
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 If only they know where
they are by agarcia
"Pedro I's unrequited and unwelcome passion for Doña Maria Fernandez Coronel, an illustrious noblewoman is well known to Sevillian popular history. After the imprisonment and death of her husband, Don Juan de la Cerda, by order of Pedro I, Doña Maria suffered variously at the hand of the Monarch, sufferings which popular myth have enriched and embellished to her greater virtue. Finally to rid herself definitively of Pedro's unwanted advances, Doña Maria deliberately threw boiling oil over her face, producing a horrible disfigurement."
Sometimes, History could be mush more disturbing than present news... Leave a Comment
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