Have just returned from a wonderful 5 day trip to Seville staying at Amanda’s lovely apartment. I had excellent communication and directions from Amanda before, during and after our trip. My daughter and I were greeted at the apartment by Olga, who spent an hour providing us with lots of tourist information and history about Seville, numerous areas that we would find interesting and also places to eat and drink.
The apartment is the apartment is very central, a fantastic location in walking distance to every area. It is on the ground floor of a small complex with a court yard and is well equipped throughout with all the usual mod cons in the kitchen if you wish to eat in. The bedroom has lots of wardrobe space, the Kingsize bed is very comfortable and the bathroom is large with double sinks and a hairdryer! The blinds are complete blackout which is great, we googled how to close them as we forgot to ask...draw the grey tape up on the right of the blind to open and then pull the bottom out towards you to close!
My daughter chose to sleep in the lounge on the sofa which has a pull out bit, the only problem she had was unfortunately the noise made by the children living upstairs especially very early in the morning and also the sound of their shower running but these are the only cons of using the lounge to sleep in....you don’t hear anything if you sleep in the bedroom with the door closed!
I would highly recommend a day trip by train to Cadiz, a very beautiful seaside town with lots of interesting places to visit....stroll along the stone walk way to the Castle of San Sebastian and to the top of the Cathedral tower up a winding slope which is hard work but the views are outstanding and worth it!
Seville is an amazing city so much to see and do and all within walking distance along the winding streets. The obvious tourist places like the Royal Alcázar Palace, Casa de Pilatos, Plaza de España and the stunning Maria Luisa Park are all a must but make sure you visit the Museo del Baile Flamenco ( Flamenco Museum!), it is free and very interesting. We then bought tickets for the evening show at 10pm for €22 which was superb, very up close and personal, we were dancing and clapping all the way home!
Restaurants and bars are in abundance and we particularly liked the El Rinconcillo which is the oldest tavern in Seville dated back to 1670, beautiful tiles adorn the walls and the barman writes your tab on the wooden bar in chalk! Be warned though there are no stools in the drinking area so be prepared to prop yourself against the bar whilst you take in the atmosphere!
In closing I will say that I would highly recommend staying at Amanda’s perfectly located and cosy apartment in the stunning city of Seville. I will most definitely be returning in the future as there is still so much more to see and do and would love to visit other areas outside of the city.