Seville, Spain - Hola and Adiós

The last two days of vacation would be in Seville, Spain. Our Airbnb was a beautiful apartment a short distance from the historic center of Seville and was along the section of the Walls of Seville known as the Macarena Wall.

The Walls of Seville are a series of defensive walls that surround the Old Town of Seville. The city has been surrounded by walls since the Roman period, and they were maintained and modified throughout the successive Visigoth, Islamic and finally Castilian periods. The walls remained intact until the 19th century. At that time, they were partially demolished after the revolution of 1868. Some parts of the walls still exist, especially around the Alcázar of Seville and some curtain walls in the barrio de la Macarena.

On our one full day in Seville, we drove into the historic center to explore. After a wonderful breakfast at a sidewalk restaurant, we walked to the Seville Cathedral for a tour.

The Catedral de Santa María de la Sede, better known as Seville Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral and former mosque in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. After its completion in the early 16th century, Seville Cathedral replaced Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world. The Gothic section has a length of 413 ft, a width of 249 ft, and its maximum height in the center of the transept is 138 ft. The total height of the Giralda tower from the ground to the weathervane is 342 ft 10 in. It was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, along with the adjoining Alcázar palace complex and the General Archive of the Indies. It is one of the largest churches in the world as well as the largest Gothic church.

After walking the old streets for a bit more sightseeing and souvenir shopping, we headed back to our Airbnb for some much-needed rest. We went out for an early dinner nearby, made sure we were ready to leave in the morning, and then off to bed. Tomorrow we were on our way back to Boston, with a six-hour layover in Lisbon, Portugal.

Adiós Spain! Thank you for all the precious memories.






















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