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Did you know why it appears the Tower of Gold of Seville in the shield of Santander?
Have you ever noticed had the shield of Santander or Laredo? In both we see the Tower of Gold in Seville, and it has its origin in the Reconquest. En 1248, naves cántabras se dirigieron hacia Sevilla...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Did you know that Sevilla has 9 bridges?
Sevilla has 9 bridges, being Triana the most adored by tourists and locals. The Sevillian bridges over the Guadalquivir. … Alamillo Bridge. … Bridge of the Barqueta. … Cartuja walkway. …...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Did you know how tall La Giralda?
The measured Giralda 97,5 metros de alto y tan solo es superada en altura por la Torre Sevilla, with 180,5 meters, and the Puente del Alamillo, with 140 meters. It is one of the most famous buildings in all of Andalusia. The 29...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Did you know the first fair in Seville took place in the meadow of San Sebastián?
The first fair took place 18 April in 1847 in the Prado de San Sebastián. And watch out! The idea was from councilors Narciso Bonaplata and José María Ybarra, a Catalan and a Basque. Con no pocas...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Did you know that Seville is the birthplace of tapas?
While many cities are vying for this title, se dice que el origen de las tapas se remonta al siglo XVI cuando el rey Alfonso XIII estando allí pidió un jerez en un día muy ventoso. Con el fin de...
- Posted March 5, 2020
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THE ORIGIN OF EXPRESSION "WHO WAS LOST HIS CHAIR TO SEVILLE"
You're sitting with your friends or family, you wake up one moment to the service and when you return ... you have removed the site. I've seen this situation many times and, surely, si alguna vez protestaste te dijeron eso de “Quien...
- Posted March 5, 2020
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The Jewish Quarter and the mysteries of its passages. – In sevilla
The mysterious underground passageways and the Jewish aljama conserve among other jewels one of the few canvases of the wall that are preserved in Seville. Others you can admire in the compound of the Real Alcázar Complex, en los...
- Posted March 4, 2020
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Did you know who founded Sevilla?
The tradition tells that was made about 3.000 years Hercules who, on an islet called Spal which was located on some marshes, founded what would be the first urban nucleus of the city. Did you know what ... Legends ...
- Posted March 4, 2020
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Did you know why the Maria Luisa Park is not symmetrical?
French engineer Jean-Claude Nicolas Forestier, conservation officer no less than the Bois de Boulogne (Paris), decided to give an irregular layout to the Sevillian park inspired by the classic idea of romantic love, not ...
- Posted March 3, 2020
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Did you know why there is a huge lizard hanging on one of the doors of the Cathedral of Seville?
Puerta del Lagarto, located to the right of the Giralda, It receives this name because a large elephant tusk hangs among other memories of the past, A crocodile, un bastón de mando y el bocado...
- Posted March 3, 2020
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