In the midst of Seville’s spellbounding beauty, leaving the city can take some convincing. A couple of weeks ago I went on a trip with a small group which introduced us to a number of cultural, archaeological, historical and gastronomic…
Inside the Palacio de las Dueñas – home of a Seville icon
Torrejon – tower – in corner of main patio. Today a major monument in Seville opened to the public for the first time ever in its centuries-long history. The Casa de las Dueñas is the official residence of the Dukes of…
A to Z of Sevilla: Part One, A-F
The Alcazar, Seville’s Mudejar delight: a perfect example of the synthesis between Spanish kings and Moorish craftsmen. What defines a city? What is that essence which gives it an identity all of its own – the strange, arcane customs? The architectural…
A brace of duchesses
Yesterday, we had a royal visit here in Seville. A four-hour whistlestop tour. Prince Charles came to town, for only the second time since his visit to the Expo 92 with his then-wife, Princess Diana (much harked back to when I…