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We can all agree that Guadalquivir is the most important thing about the city because if it was not for the river we would not be here, it is the spine of Sevilla. Guadalquivir is the 5th longest river in Spain, it is 657kms long, … READ MORE
Italica was founded in 206 BC by the great Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio (the Africanus) to settle his victorious veterans from the Second Punic Wars against Hannibal and the Carthaginians, and close enough to the Guadalquivir to control the area. The name Italica reflected the veterans’ Italian … READ MORE
It is always sunny (you know how annoying the sun can be). There are 40.000 orange trees in the city so if you come during April, May or June you will have to smell the orange blossom 24/7. Guadalquivir river is the only navigable river … READ MORE
Mudejar مدجّن can be translated as “domestic” or “domesticated” It is an arabic term that is used to designate all the Muslims that stayed in the Iberian Peninsula after when it was reconquered by the Christians and who were also ruled by them. At the beginning … READ MORE
NO&DO NOMADEJADO THEY DID NOT ABANDON ME If you have already visited Seville, I’m sure you have seen the symbol of NO&DO and wondered its meaning. It is everywhere. You are about to read why. The king Alfonso X the Wise was really kind but … READ MORE
There are many theories about the precedence of the name of this neighborhood. Some people say that it comes from the Greeks, others from the Romans and others from the roman emperor Trajan. The word “Triana” can be split in two, the prefix «tri» and … READ MORE