Hotel Tryp Macarena Seville

This is a nice 4 star hotel situated very near the town centre, right alongside the guadalquivir river.

I have to say that this hotel is very cosy and the staff are extremely well trained. giving on the feeling of really being away on vacation. The food is quite good and is and the service is excellent.


I must worn you that finding this hotel was quite difficult because it does not look like a hotel but a beautiful building. The entrance to the hotel is rather small and on may miss it.
The rooms are very well decorated and the bathrooms are all marble. At the entrance of the hotel there is a pretty indoor patio where one can enjoy a little Peace and quiet.

It also has a charming pool on the roof of the hotel which helps gives you both morning and afternoon sun in order.



I would recommend this hotel to many and I must add that the prices to the hotels are very reasonable.

Torre Del Oro Sevilla / The Golden Tower Seville

Today the “Torre del Oro” (Golden tower) is a naval museum, containing engravings, letters, models, instruments, and historic documents. The museum outlines the naval history of Seville and the importance of its river.

This Tower was named the “Torre Del Oro” in 1248 when it was givin to an Italian named Nicoloso de la Torre Del Oro.

During the Almohad Dynasty in the13th Century.The “Torre Del Oro” was built as part of a defense mechanism running from the Alcázar to the Gualdalquivir River. It was then modified with a tower by Sebastian Van der Borcht in 1760. This tower was built in order to control the access to the city via the “Gualdalquivir River”. The tower has twelve sides, in order to prevent enemy ships from traveling to the port of seville the “Torre del Oro” has chains that stretch from beneath the water at the foot of the tower. However in 1248 the Castilian navel army broke through and helped Ferdinand III to conquer Seville. The ships were commanded by Ramón de Bonifaz.
During the middle ages The “Torre Del Oro” also served as a prison at a time when metals were brought from the Indies.

There is also a twin to this Tower called “Torre del Plata” ( The Tower of Silver) which was also built in the 13th Century and was recovers in 1992, where it was resored o join its mate “Torre Del Oro” .

Plaza De España

The Spain Square of Seville deserves a special attention by its great value of architecture and multitude of details.




Built in 1929 by Anibal Gonzalez for the Iberian American exposition, this building represents the regional architecture of Seville. Formed in a semicircle with 200 meters in diameter it represents the embracing of Spain and all Spain’s former colonies. It faces the river as if opening the way to the Americas. Its main decoration is of brick, marble and ceramic and a major fountain in the centre, this gives the building a Renaissance and baroque appearance. This building was the most expensive part of the exposition.

The plaza is surrounded by the canal crossing the 4 bridges which represent the 4 kingdoms of Spain. The walls are individually marked with mosaics, maps and symbols representing the 48 provinces of Spain. All showing historical maps of the areas every city and historical events, art, books etc…

The exposition was also attended by the king Alfonso XIII in the inauguration of the building. In reality the building accommodates the delegation of the central government of Andalusia and the captainship of the general military of the southern region.


The plaza de España was used in one of the scenes of STAR WARS (by George Lucas) episode II “The attack of the Clones” (2002).

Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), and Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman) promanade accompanied by R2 – D2 in one of the romantic scenes of the movie.

The Plaza de España is considered one of Spain’s most spectacular architectural buildings.

Other Sites to see in Seville coming onto Huelva

The National Park of Donana is the largest aviary reserve in Europe. Located on the right hand bank of the river's mouth; due to the good climatic conditions and geographic location it is the perfect spot for bird watching as it is on the bird migration route.

It is about an hour drive along the "Autovia de los Descubrimientos"(motorway of discovery) in the "Huelva" direction

The biological reserve of the natural park of Aracena Sierra and the Aroche peaks are located in the Sierra Morena in the western end. Consisting of a thick forest of chestnut oak and cork trees, a great place for climbing and hiking, with fantastic mountain villages such as Alajar, Castaño del Robledo and Aracena, with its castle and Grotto of Marvels, as well as near by lakes such as Aracena and Zufre with water sports and fishing equipment available.

This is a great little spot hidden away from reality where you can enjoy the country side and maybe a picnic or two.