Today we left for Sevilla. We’d opted to take a direct bus from Conil to Seville for the price of around Euros 28 for two people. The journey took two and a half hours and we arrived in Seville just after 4pm. By the end of the journey we had made the decision that our return trip would be via train to Cadiz followed by the 1 hour coach journey to Conil. The Seville bus was just a little bit too un-comfortable in terms of legroom with one or two somewhat unruly passengers not wearing their masks and making a nuisance of themselves.

I think by the end of the trip we had covered most of the main sites of Seville. I make no apologies for using this persons Website as a guide, particularly since the guide was about how to plan your Seville visit over 3 days, which is about the amount of time we had.

3 Days in Seville: The Perfect Seville Itinerary + Map (2022) (thediaryofanomad.com)

The restaurants on his list which we tried were great value and served good food. We didn’t like the look of one of them but all the ones we actually ate in were spot-on.

Our chosen hotel was the 4-star Alfonso Rey X and quite a contrast to our chosen form of transport to this beautiful city. It’s a modern, clean hotel and our room benefitted from patio doors opening onto a small balcony. The only downside was we had requested a double-room and this room was a twin. We stuck with the Twin room because of the balcony and views across the street.

The Hotel is in the Santa Cruz district of Seville, in our view the best place to be. One can while away the evenings walking through the narrow streets and visiting the numerous bars. It’s also maybe at most a 5 minute walk from the Cathedral and Alcazar.

We arrived at the hotel probably about 5pm and promptly headed on up to the Terrace bar to meet our friends from England, D and T. A mighty fine G and T for T set the evening in motion.

We ate at El Pasaje Tapas bar (very good food and atmosphere) in the Santa Cruz district a short walk from the hotel and then wandered around Barrio Santa Cruz (Jewish Quarter) visiting the odd bar or two.

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We started our first full day in Seville with a Migraine issue for Moe, missing out on the morning plan which was a visit to the Plaza d’Espana. We have been before and Joe was a little disappointed not to go on this occasion. Our friends posed a question about the historic monument of the Plaza D’Espana, which was, why did it not get damaged in the first world war. The answer is, it hadn’t yet been build so despite it’s historic significance, it isn’t actually a very old monument.

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When Moe was finally feeling a little better, we walked the short distance to Plaza de Santa Cruz and sat watching the world go by, avoiding the falling oranges! The Cruz de la cerrajeria is a famous, ornate iron cross made in 1692 known as a masterpiece if a 17th-century Seville forge.

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In the afternoon we headed to the Alcazar. Whilst the queues for tickets weren’t insane, we should have bought them on-line first. We tried once we’d arrived but the purchase required passport details and our passports were in the safe back at the hotel.

I can’t really add to what you will find on the Audio guide or with a search on Wikipedia. It’s an awesome place, both internally and lazing around the gardens. The gardens are large and stunning. There are a few pictures below which may or may not reveal the true beauty of the Seville Alcazar.

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In the evening , we ate outside at another fine Tapas bar, Las Teresas.