Thursday, June 01, 2006

22nd May: Off to Seville (Cathedral and Giralda)




This is one of my favourite cities so far. It boasts a vast natural and cultural heritage, offering a mixture of fun, poetry, flamenco, history, fashion and handicrafts.

One of the highlight this city offers is the Cathedral of Seville. This Gothic temple is the largest temple in Spain and the third largest in Christendom, surpassed only by St Peter's in Rome and St. Paul's in London. Another city's symbolic feature is the Patio de los Naranja and Giralda, the remains of the Muslim Mosque. The giralda's bell tower is reached by climbing a hefty series of ramps (about 40) running round the tower's interior. Panting when I reached the top, but the view from atop was breath-taking.

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