Among the foothills of Sierra Morena to the north and the Southern Highlands, flows the Guadalquivir, old Betis, watering a rich and fertile valley. In its lower course, 70 miles from the ocean sits the ancient city of Seville, capital of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia and of the extensive and populous province of Andalusia.
The coastal towns and villages are living witnesses of its past history and culture. Sevilla city emblematic of universal fame, Arab, Jewish and Roman, also in the river, the river port, trade preferred destination of the West Indies. Its artistic and folklore make it a favored tourist destination.
The coastal towns and villages are living witnesses of its past history and culture. Sevilla city emblematic of universal fame, Arab, Jewish and Roman, also in the river, the river port, trade preferred destination of the West Indies. Its artistic and folklore make it a favored tourist destination.
History
By the first millennium BC, coinciding with the Phoenician colonization and Tartessian, dates the origin of the city of Seville. They settled at the confluence of waterways and land facilitated rapid economic growth of the valley and surrounding lands.
La Colonia Julia Romula Hispalis, founded by Julius Caesar, develops a spectacular commercial activity. Created important settlements throughout the territory, whose monumental survives today. The Arabs will leave an indelible cultural and monumental mark on these lands. In the sixteenth century Seville experiencing a period of maximum splendor. Seville port goods arrive in Europe and New World precious metals, which contribute to the development of Western Europe. With the illustration revive trade, agriculture and industry. The 1992 World exhibition spreads and magnifies even more, the name of Seville.Landscape
The province of Seville is a mosaic of cultures that have their roots in the distant past. The great basin of the Guadalquivir River, Sierra Morena and the marshes of the Doñana Natural Park, can offer visitors a scenic landscape of large wetlands, the refuge of a variety of birds, go mountain trails of lush Mediterranean vegetation; behold the bull grazing on pastures of centuries-old oaks, or lost on flat land of gentle hillsides where people sit cozy and monumental cities are living witnesses of a past history of great splendor.Gastronomy
Game meats, pork products that grows in the meadows, rice fields of the Guadalquivir marshes and fish and shellfish from the Andalusian coast, are the raw material of a varied cuisine, whose highest expression is the "tapas ". In the villages, towns and cities of Seville geography there is the ritual of visiting bars, taverns and "bars".
The gastronomic offer is completed with the soups, stews, traditional sweets and handmade shortbread in the district of Estepa.
By the first millennium BC, coinciding with the Phoenician colonization and Tartessian, dates the origin of the city of Seville. They settled at the confluence of waterways and land facilitated rapid economic growth of the valley and surrounding lands.
La Colonia Julia Romula Hispalis, founded by Julius Caesar, develops a spectacular commercial activity. Created important settlements throughout the territory, whose monumental survives today. The Arabs will leave an indelible cultural and monumental mark on these lands. In the sixteenth century Seville experiencing a period of maximum splendor. Seville port goods arrive in Europe and New World precious metals, which contribute to the development of Western Europe. With the illustration revive trade, agriculture and industry. The 1992 World exhibition spreads and magnifies even more, the name of Seville.Landscape
The province of Seville is a mosaic of cultures that have their roots in the distant past. The great basin of the Guadalquivir River, Sierra Morena and the marshes of the Doñana Natural Park, can offer visitors a scenic landscape of large wetlands, the refuge of a variety of birds, go mountain trails of lush Mediterranean vegetation; behold the bull grazing on pastures of centuries-old oaks, or lost on flat land of gentle hillsides where people sit cozy and monumental cities are living witnesses of a past history of great splendor.Gastronomy
Game meats, pork products that grows in the meadows, rice fields of the Guadalquivir marshes and fish and shellfish from the Andalusian coast, are the raw material of a varied cuisine, whose highest expression is the "tapas ". In the villages, towns and cities of Seville geography there is the ritual of visiting bars, taverns and "bars".
The gastronomic offer is completed with the soups, stews, traditional sweets and handmade shortbread in the district of Estepa.
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