Andalusia was occupied by Moors for about 800 years and today Moorish influence is architectonically most evident. The fertility of this land and its favorised climate with mild winters and about 3000 hours of sun per year made Phoenicians and Carthaginians settle here. Later came Romans, like almost to any place in Europe, and two of their emperors, Trajan and Hadrian, in fact were born here.
Also later on Seville was the home of famous and infamous figures of history, the legendary "Don Juan" started from here to conquer the hearts of women across all Europe, while Columbus started from a port close to Seville to discover a new world. Prosper Merimée's "Carmen", who couldn't make her decision between the officer Don José and the bullfighter Escamillo - the consequences you can watch still today in opera houses - was a worker in Seville's old tobacco factory. By the way, this factory serves today as a University, that may give you a glimpse on Andalusian talent for improvisation :))
When you visit Seville, you are in the very heart of Andalusian culture, THE CENTER OF BULLFIGHTING AND FLAMENCO MUSIC!
Charm, joy, beauty... flamenco, elegance, tradition, fiestas and folklore... stunning people... beautiful architecture... gastronomy... and rich history... that is Seville!
I wish I could live here! :))
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