2. OUR COUNTRY:
SPAIN

3. MAP OF SEVILLE

4. MONUMENTS
PLAZA DE ESPAÑA PLAZA DE AMÉRICA

5. CATHEDRAL
ALCÁZAR

6. PLAZA DE TOROS DE LA MAESTRANZA
PLAZA DE ESPAÑA

7. TORRE DEL ORO

8. Owing its historicOwing its historic
patrimony, monuments,patrimony, monuments,
culture and localculture and local
holidays (Holy Weekholidays (Holy Week
and the April Fair )and the April Fair )
amounts of visitorsamounts of visitors
,both national and,both national and
international tourists,international tourists,
come to the city all overcome to the city all over
the year to enjoythe year to enjoy
themselves in Seville.themselves in Seville.
Most of foreigners areMost of foreigners are
Asian and EnglishAsian and English
although many otheralthough many other
people come frompeople come from
other places of Spain.other places of Spain.

10. HOLY WEEK (I)HOLY WEEK (I)
‘HOLY WEEK’ IN SEVILLE IS
ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS AND
CULTURAL EVENTS IN THE
CITY. NORMALLY, IT IS
CELEBRATED A COUPLE OF
WEEKS BEFORE THE APRIL
FAIR.
SEVILLE HOLY WEEK IS
CONSIDERED AS AN
INTERNATIONAL TOURISTIC
ATTRACTION AND WIDELY
RECOGNISED BY CATHOLIC
CHURCH. STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED TO SEE!!!!

11. Holy Week in Seville goes from Palms Sunday to
Easter Sunday. Every day during this week lots of
religious figures representing Passion, death
and resurrection of Jesus Christ process through
the streets of the city in huge parades(belonging
more than 60 Lay Brotherhoods). ‘Costaleros’
bear the pasos and others, nazarenos
(Nazarenes) and penitentes (penitents) walk
alongside the pasos, in their distinctive costumes.
During the processions they sing saetas,
flamenco verses mourning Christ's passion. The
Seville celebrations date back to the sixteenth
century.
HOLY WEEK (II)HOLY WEEK (II)

14. Fair in the eveningFair in the evening

15. April Fair and horses performanceApril Fair and horses performance

16. BULLFIGHTING IN ‘LA MAESTRANZA’BULLFIGHTING IN ‘LA MAESTRANZA’

19. GASTRONOMYGASTRONOMY

20. Gastronomy in Seville is famous by theGastronomy in Seville is famous by the
peculiar ‘tapas’. They consist of small snackspeculiar ‘tapas’. They consist of small snacks
relatively easy to cook but extraordinarelyrelatively easy to cook but extraordinarely
delicious. Some of them are : aliños,delicious. Some of them are : aliños,
pescaíto frito, caracoles, solomillo al whisky,pescaíto frito, caracoles, solomillo al whisky,
gazpacho, espinacas con garbanzos,pavíasgazpacho, espinacas con garbanzos,pavías
de bacalao, menudo…de bacalao, menudo…