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In Seville there were two big events in the past century, next to the normal holidays as Semana Santa, Feria de Abril, Christmas etc. Those two, were the world expos that were held here...

Juan Belmonte is a famous Spanish bullfighter, born in Seville. He was raised in Triana, and that's why his statue is in Triana. He became a bullfighter very young and he were in different famous bullfighting groups for childeren. The most famous one he was part of as a kid, was Los Ninos Sevillanos. He killed his first bull on July 24, 1910. 

He differs from other bullfighters because his technique wa...

For the people that live in Belgium and Holland it’s a normal holiday but a lot of people never heard about it, do you know what I am talking about? Sinterklaas of course!...

Black Friday

It rather sounds as a sad day, like something sad happened. Well it is a sad day for my purse I guess. Because black Friday is actually about a lot of discounts and sale in almost all the shops.

But why? Why the day after Thanksgiving? Well because of the fact to get people to the shops and to spend money. And this has all to do with Christmas. A month before already. So discounts and sales all over the place to get your...

Thanksgiving in Seville, Spain. Do the Spaniards celebrate it as the Americans? Well, the modern people do actually. But as for the classic people, the older people do not actually. Thanksgiving is tradition in America, this tradition actually flew over to Spain and more European countries but moreover through movies and the internet....

Food is everywhere in Seville, from tapas to burgers and pizza’s to meats. But where can you find local foods? Local products? Are there any better places than the local supermarkets where you can shop fresh local products?

….. Yes!! There are, actually a lot. Because Seville is still so traditional, you will find a lot of mercado’s as we call them in Spain. This simply means markets. Indoor markets. Those are the best. There are 2 very good ones actua...

At the beautiful square, Plaza Virgen de los Reyes, there is a lot to see. The one thing that stands out and screams for your attention is the enormous cathedral with its high Giralda tower. Next to that you have the...

Seville is a very large city, one of the largest in Spain to be exact. So were there a lot of people and tourists here, the city also attracts a lot of students. Students from everywhere in Spain and Seville itself. But also a large amount of international students from everywhere from the globe, usually here with Erasmus. And of course as a student you want to party in a club, have a great night in one of the bars in the centre or you just want to relax somewhere in the...

In Seville we have a lot of national and local holidays. Many of them are well known and therefore also familiar with the tourists that come to Andalucía. Others are a little less familiar than the famous ones but they still have the importance, a lot of (important) history, for Seville of the region of Andalucía, and big parties in the centre of Seville. A perfect example of a holiday like that is Columbus Day that is celebrated very largely in...

"Do you speak English?" This is the first thing you ask when you here in Seville. At least it was the first thing I asked a lot of people here in Seville because my Spanish was not very good yet. Unfortunately a very very few people did speak English. This is actually very weird for me as a North-European. Because I am used to everybody around me speaking English. But still, for Spain as an European country and for Seville as the city of...