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Home » Important Places to Visit in Spain »Sevilla

Sevilla



Welcome to the cultural, artistic and financial capital of southern Spain named Sevilla. Sevilla is a place that is watered by the river called Guadalquivir. Being the capital of Andalusia and the province of Sevilla, all the dwellers of Sevilla are recognized as Sevillanos. Sevilla is a most populous place with 704,154 of people calculated by the census of 2005. The population of the urbanized area of Sevilla was 1,043,000 in the calculation of 2000 census. Sevilla is grading as the fourth biggest metropolitan area of Spain.

According to myths, Sevilla the place was established by the famous personnel Hercules and the origins of Sevilla are linked with the civilization of Tartessian. The civilization was named Hispalis under the reign of Romans and Isbiliya under the rule of the Moors. The high point in the history of Sevilla was observing the breakthrough of America.

The climate of Seville is Mediterranean which has an influence of ocean. The average temperature of a year is 18.6 �C and for that reason Sevilla is one of the warmest cities in Europe. Winters are mild in Sevilla and January is the coolest month here when the temperature falls at 5.2 � C. On the contrary, Summers are very warm in Sevilla as July is the hottest month of Sevilla. If you are planning a tour in Sevilla, the middle of Summer and Winter will be the ideal time for you to visit Sevilla.

There are several festivals in Sevilla as it is a culturally enriched city. The Easter Holy Week which is known as 'Semana Santa' and the wonderful Seville Fair known as 'La Feria de Sevilla' or 'April Fair' are the two most widely known festivals of Sevilla. Seville is internationally renowned throughout the world for the solemn and wonderful processions on the festival of Semana Santa and the colorful as well as charming Sevilla fair. During the celebration, the families of Sevilla,prepare tents, casetas which is the place for drinking, dancing and socializing of the people of Sevilla. The women of Sevilla wear refined and decorated flamenco garments and the men wear their best suits on the day of celebration.

 
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