Hoy en la masiva Alcazar con berta, fernando, un amigo de la familia, y yo. (today in the massive Alcazar with berta, fernando, a friend of the family, and I)

We started off our day by going to eat real Spanish churros!!! mmmmm.

 

Gone pretty quickly... heh heh

 

This place has so much history, that I had to look it up in order to explain all of it in my post. The Alcázar of Seville is a royal palace in Seville, Spain, originally a Moorish fort. It is the oldest royal palace still in use in Europe, and it was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, along with the Seville Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies. The palace was the birthplace of Infanta Maria Antonietta of Spain (1729-1785), daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese. The king was in the city to oversee the signing of the Treaty of Seville (1729) which ended the Anglo-Spanish War (1727). The palace is one of the best remaining examples of mudéjar architecture. Subsequent monarchs have added their own additions to the Alcázar. The upper levels of the Alcázar are still used by the royal family as the official Seville residence and are administered by the Patrimonio Nacional.

 

Fans are a huge thing for Spanish people, they use them a lot. They also tell a lot of history with the way they are decorated or painted.

 

The architecture and mere size of the place was amazing.

 

The arches are mainly an Arabic design, but with a "Christian designers input" is what the guide said. haha

 

The ceilings are AMAZING.

 

SO MUCH DETAIL!

 

One of the middle courtyards, currently in repair.

 

Outside in the garden! Their were fountains everywhere... even inside!

 

The famous baths of Dona Maria. Soooo cool (temperature wise). Very pretty.

 

A crazy looking fountain that was once decorated with lots of rock figures, but they have eroded severely over time, and the moss has taken over. The real preserved fountain is inside if you can see the white.

 

The gardens from a window. There is a platform here where there are classical concerts for the public to go and listen to.

 

My next post will be of Morocco!!! leaving tomorrow around 7 am, can't wait!