Seville

By Pictures of cities

on January 17, 2012

Seville is capital of southern Spain and is around 2000 years old. This city is full of arts and culture. There is World Heritage site of Moorish and Gothic Buildings are found in the old quarter of Seville. There is a big town hall of the 16th century built in Plateresque style by Diego de Riano. The first tobacco factory in Europe was built here and now it is the University of Seville. There are also several museums parks and gardens in the city. The bull fighting museum is the one of its kind. One can enjoy the tasty seafood made from olive oil from Jaen, Cadiz and Sherry from Jerez de la Frontera. People go aroung enjoying a small dish called as Tapas from one bar to the other. This is popularly known as tapas scene. The mouth watering sweet cakes of this province are polvorones and mantecados. It’s a short cake made with lard, almonds and sugar.