| Seville has been a bustling burg for over two | | | | tourist, including the Maritime Museum, the Bullfight |
| thousand years, making it one of the few cities | | | | Museum, the Flamenco Art Museum, and the |
| from before Christ that still maintains an | | | | Army Museum, just to name a few. |
| important presence in the modern world. Though | | | | Because of Seville's immense Mediterranean |
| its history is remarkable and fascinating, modern | | | | beauty, many areas of the city have become |
| day Seville is indispensable as Southern Spain's | | | | pristine parks and gardens. This allows Seville to |
| most important city in terms of culture, art, and | | | | keep its natural luster while further cementing its |
| finance. | | | | legacy as an incredible tourist spot. The Alcazar |
| Though located in Spain, Seville's long history has | | | | Gardens are particularly incredible and have been |
| allowed it to amalgamate the many influences that | | | | an indispensable part of the Alcazar Palace. These |
| have passed through its city limits throughout its | | | | gardens have been continuously cultivated for |
| storied past. Some of the most famous | | | | hundreds of years and are a must-see for |
| monuments and buildings in Seville are actually of | | | | anybody who visits Seville. Since Seville has had |
| Arabic descent, owing to the hundreds of years | | | | so much influence from outside cultures, the |
| that Seville was under Muslim control from the | | | | Alcazar shows a brilliant combination of art and |
| seventh to the twelfth century A.D. To this day | | | | decoration that finds its roots in countless |
| there are hints of Arabic influence on Seville, most | | | | different nationalities. Scattered around Seville are |
| notably on the city walls. Around the 1500s | | | | many other gardens that belie the city's |
| Spanish influence began to creep in as did Gothic | | | | multicultural heritage including the Jardin |
| architecture. This period of time gave birth to one | | | | Americano, Jardines Chapino, and the Jardines del |
| of Seville's most popular and cherished landmarks: | | | | Valle. These touches of natural beauty allow |
| The Cathedral of Seville. This gorgeous testament | | | | Seville to maintain its classic, antiquated beauty |
| to medieval design stands atop what was once | | | | that has been a trademark of the city through |
| the site of a Mosque when the Muslims ruled the | | | | the ages. |
| land but ever since 1519 it has been one of the | | | | Whether you're visiting Seville because of its long |
| largest and most impressive Gothic cathedrals | | | | history or because of the yearly festivals that |
| ever created. Thousands flock to Seville each | | | | consistently draw thousands, like the Semanta |
| year to bear witness to this behemoth whether | | | | Santa and the Seville Fair, there is one thing that |
| they are of Christian descent or otherwise. | | | | remains constant; the immense grandeur of |
| Seville isn't just a draw for religious reasons, | | | | Seville is a sign that no matter who occupied the |
| though. Many art buffs visit Seville in order to see | | | | city during the constant shifting hands of history, |
| the historic Museum of Fine Arts of Seville. Some | | | | each nation realized the beauty of this |
| of the finest pieces of art by masters like Valdes | | | | Mediterranean Eden and took pains to ensure that |
| Leal, Murillo, and Pacheco are on display here for | | | | it never lost its charm through war or |
| the world to see and admire. Many other famous | | | | indifference. |
| museums can be visited in Seville to the curious | | | | |