Plaza de Espana, Seville

 After our three hour bus trip to Seville from Granada, traveling through endless miles of olive groves, we decided to stretch our legs and explore the city of Seville on foot.

We came across Plaza de Epana quite by chance. It is a monumental square located in the Parque de Maria Luisa and was constructed specifically for the Ibero-American exhibition of 1929.

It's an amazing blend of Renaissance Revival and Moorish Revival architectural styles and is built in a semi-circle. The plaza is enormous, covering an area of 50,000 square metres.

Around the curve of the building facing the plaza are 48 alcoves decorated with colourful tiles, each showing a province of Spain. There's also a 500 metre long canal that runs around the plaza, crossed by four bridges symbolising the historic kingdoms of Spain. You can rent a row boat to enjoy the views, or take a tour in a smart horse drawn carriage.

The atmosphere is lovely and is enhanced even more by the musicians busking  around the plaza.















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