After a prolonged stay in Granada, it was finally time for free Tapas to come to an end so I decided to spend at least a few days in Sevilla, Spain´s fourth largest city and while there, visit the famous cathedral in Sevilla.
Sevilla´s Cathedral
After meeting up with some fellow travellers on my first day, we decided to visit the cathedral in Sevilla along with its bell tower the following morning. This cathedral is the 3rd largest in all of Europe (St. Peter´s at the Vatican and St. Paul´s in London are largest) and it also took over 120 years to built. Needless to say, its quite impressive when you walk in and my photos do not give it justice with its daunting 30 meter columns that rise to the ceiling and its overall size in area being found in the Guiness book of world records.
Near the High Altar Inside
One of the most interesting things you find inside is actually a tomb that is off from cathedral´s entrance and is surrounded by four kings. Although my photo is very bad here due to the lighting, anyone wish to venture a guess who´s tomb this ?
The tomb of Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus. Word has it that he was originally buried in the Dominican Republic, then Cuba and then finally making his way back to the cathedral in Sevilla once Cuba gained independence from Spain. Truth be told, all his remains are not in the tomb but research and testing was done over the past years that showed proof part of his remains are still in tact within.
Giralda Tower overlook showing the court of orange trees
The next hike was to the top of the Giralda Bell Tower which is connected with the cathedral. The tower itself is the tallest structure within the center of Sevilla and provides excellent views of the city though again, my camera shots do not give it justice. Rising 330 feet to its top, anyone care to venture a guess as to how many steps there are to get to the top of it? 17. Just 17 steps which are actually at the very top of the tower. The rest of the tower´s climb is made up of ramps than spiral to the top that allowed riders on horseback to make it to the top more easily as they went up 5 times a day to give the Muslim call to prayer.
The next stop right across the street was the Alcazar which was a palace built in the 10th century and is surprisingly still used as a palace in present day. Below are some of the photos from within the palace along with photos of the gardens.
Bath area beneath the palace
Fountain within the garden area
This last image below was one I knew wouldn’t look too good from ground level but I felt the pressing need to take it anyway because for some reason, it reminded me of corn mazes from back home during Halloween. It is far from it but likely as close as I´ll get anytime soon…
A maze within the Garden
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