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 Water's street - Calle
del Agua by spanishguy
El barrio de Santa Cruz es parte de la antigua judería. Esta es la calle del agua, debido a la canalización de agua que hay a lo largo de la calle. Vá bordeando las murallas de los Reales Alcázares. Leave a Comment Address: Calle del AguaDirections: From the Alcazar main entrance make a right turn. Right at Plaza de la Alianza, start exploring
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 Columbus' monument - Monumento
a Colón by spanishguy, 1 more photos
Creados tras la cesión del Rey Alfonso XIII de parte de los Jardines del Alcazar en 1911 están dedicados al pintor sevillano Murillo en cuyos alrededores vivía y está enterrado actualmente. En estos jardines se encuentra un monumento dedicada a Colón (el que vemos en la foto). Leave a Comment Directions: From the Alcazar main entrance make a right turn. Right at Plaza de la Alianza, start exploring
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It's really relaxing to walk at this park among its centenary trees and have a break sat down on these tile benches. It's placed just next to the Royal Fortress walls, where is place a nice fountain with fresco paintings.
Es muy relajante pasear por este parque entre sus árboles centenarios, así como tomar un descanso sentado en uno de estos bancos de azulejos. Está situado junto a las murallas de los Reales Alcázares, donde hay una bonita fuente con pinturas al fresco. Leave a Comment Directions: Next to the Alcazar Junto al Alcazar
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 La Giralda bell tower -
the symbol of Sevilla by Bwana_Brown,
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With construction first completed in 1196 after twelve years of hard work, only three Moorish minarets of that era remain in the world today - with the other two both located in Morocco at Marrakesh and Rabat. Originally, the two functions of this minaret were to call the believers to prayer at the mosque that stood at its feet and to serve as a watch-tower for the city. One of the amazing things about La Giralda is that access to it's highest reaches is not by stairs but instead by means of a series of 35 ramps inclined gently enough to allow two guards on horseback to pass each other (I guess walking up would be tough while loaded down with weaponry)! As far as the exterior goes, each of the four sides of the tower has a different pattern of intricate brick work to marvel at.
Much to the dismay of the Moors, the tower along with all of Sevilla fell to Christian forces in 1248, only 52 years after this work of art had been completed. The four original copper spheres that marked the top of the tower were later destroyed by an earthquake in 1356, so these were replaced by a Christian cross in 1400 when work started on construction of today's Cathedral to replace the original Moorish mosque.
The present highly decorated Renaissance-style upper floors of the tower as well as the smaller 'steeple' were added between 1560-1568 as it became the bell-tower for the Cathedral. The Giralda now takes its name from the weather vane (or 'giraldillo') that was also added to the top of the tower at that time.
We had a lot to see, so decided not to make the climb up the tower, despite the fact that it is reported to provide great views of both the Cathedral and the rest of Sevilla as you make your way to the top. Leave a Comment Directions: On Avenida de la Constitucion and located beside the Cathedral and the Real Alcázar in the heart of downtown Sevilla
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A very lovely area of Sevilla is the SANTA CRUZ DISTRICT. It is a very old part of the city and is the location of the ancient Jewish Quarter. It is also very picturesque as you can see some beautiful patios. Most of the doors are open so you can see through the decorative iron gates, the nice views inside. The patio pictured ( in the more photos) was taken during our walk along the walls of the Alcazar. Leave a Comment Directions: From the Alcazar main entrance make a right turn. Right at Plaza de la Alianza, start exploring
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 A house - Una casa by spanishguy
Una boníta casa en el barrio de Santa Cruz, cerca de los Jardines de Murillo. Están pintada de color blanco, con algunos detalles en otros colores, como el amarillo, el rojo o el verde. La entrada es por lo general un patio con una pequeña fuente y muchísimas macetas. Tienen dos o tres plantas y una pequeña torre-mirador. Leave a Comment Directions: From the Alcazar main entrance make a right turn. Right at Plaza de la Alianza, start exploring
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 Santa Cruz streets by agarciaLeave a Comment Directions: From the Alcazar main entrance make a right turn. Right at Plaza de la Alianza, start exploring
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 Statue of Nino Ricardo among
the plaza's trees by Bwana_Brown
This part of Seville has been settled for hundreds of years but the modern history of the plaza began when a large cleared space was made in 1818 and later modified to its present shape in 1940 before the addition of the botanical trees and shrubs in 1983. The largest trees include those of the Fig, Palm, Banana and Orange species with decorative shrubs linking them. The small statue is a bronze bust of Nino Ricardo (1909-1972), who lived nearby and became Spain's most respected flamenco guitarist. The plaza also contains a few children's amusement contraptions and various benches where citizens and visitors to Sevilla can just sit down to relax for a while. We did some relaxing in the plaza too because, at the far end of the plaza closest to our hostel, we found Taberna Coloniales - one of Sevilla's most famous tapas bars (see my 'Restaurant' tips for details)!! Leave a Comment Directions: Just a few blocks northwest of historic Casa de Pilatos
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 by Mahieu
You can find some more pictures of the Barrio Santa Cruz in my travelogues. Leave a Comment Directions: From the Alcazar main entrance make a right turn. Right at Plaza de la Alianza, start exploring
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Barrio = area or neighbourhood and this area of Santa Cruz, the old Jewish quarter, was for me the most picturesque part of Sevilla and somewhere I shall look forward to returning to and exploring more of its colourful patio and squares and enjoying some al fresco tapas. Just enjoy exploring the narrow cobbled alleyways and the whitewashed houses with their colourful balconies and flowers.
Things to note especially are:
Callejon del Agua (Water Alley) which follows the Alcázar garden walls
Plaza Alfaro, surely inspiration for the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet
Plaza Santa Cruz with its intricate 17th-century wrought iron cross in the centre
Plaza Doña Elvira - lovely square with tiled benches and cafes around it
Plaza de los Venerables - with hospital of same name
Plaza de las Tres Cruces - triangular square with three crosses on columns
more pics in the travelogue Directions: From the Alcazar main entrance make a right turn. Right at Plaza de la Alianza, start exploring
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