{"id":4720,"date":"2022-03-04T16:38:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T16:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/?p=4720"},"modified":"2022-03-08T18:06:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T18:06:54","slug":"eurotrip-9-2022-day-2-of-3-in-seville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/?p=4720","title":{"rendered":"Eurotrip 9, 2022 – Day 2 of 3 in Seville"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Saturday morning and another chilly but sunny start to Day 2 in Seville. We ate breakfast at a local cafe and then headed to Seville cathedral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same tip applies to the Cathedral as to the Alcazar – buy your tickets on-line first but you will need passport details and to show your passport when you arrive at the monument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We entered the Cathedral around noon with an allocated time of 12:40 to climb the Giralda tower. The church is the third largest in the world behind St Peter’s basilica in Rome and St Paul’s in London. It is reputed to be the largest gothic church in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The church is stunning, the climb to the top of the Giralda Tower hard work but worth it – the views from the top are marvellous. One to look out for would be a “rooftop tour”. We didn’t have time to book one but we could see various groups participating and it looked an interesting idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again, some pictures from our visit to Seville Cathedral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Giralda Tower at night<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Seville Cathedral, March 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Seville Cathedral, March 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Seville Cathedral, March 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Seville Cathedral, March 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Seville Cathedral, March 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Setas de Sevilla (“Mushrooms of Seville”), initially titled Metropol Parasol, is a wooden structure located at La Encarnaci\u00f3n square in the old quarter of Seville, Spain. It was designed by the German architect J\u00fcrgen Mayer and completed in April 2011. It has dimensions of 150 by 70 metres and an approximate height of 26 metres and claims to be the largest wooden structure in the world. Its appearance, location, delays and cost overruns in construction resulted in much public controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The structure consists of six parasols in the form of giant mushrooms, whose design is inspired by the vaults of the Cathedral of Seville and the ficus trees in the nearby Plaza de Cristo de Burgos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An elevator takes you to the top floor and a series of walkways meander around the top of the wooden structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a 12k giant screen experience on the top floor, which is well worth watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Setas de Sevilla (“Mushrooms of Seville”)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Setas de Sevilla (“Mushrooms of Seville”)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Setas de Sevilla (“Mushrooms of Seville”)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We’d spotted a rather nice looking Italian restaurant on our travels around Seville. San Marco’s in Santa Cruz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is what the San Marco website says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

San Marco Santa Cruz is a restaurant located in old and preserved Arab baths of the twelfth century. Our cuisine is Mediterranean with Italian character, based on ingredients of proximity to guarantee an inspiring and incomparable flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can only agree that the setting, atmosphere and food was first rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The four amigos, San Marco, Seville<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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San Marco restaurante, Salmon parcels<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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San Marco restaurante, Leg of Lamb and Duck leg<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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San Marco restaurante, Santa Cruz, Entrecote Steak<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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San Marco restaurante, Santa Cruz, Postres<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A night cap ended another busy and great day in Seville.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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