Curiosities

The Royal Alcázar of Seville: The Stories Most Visitors Never Hear Every year, millions of people walk through the gates of the Royal Alcázar of Seville, admiring its elegant courtyards, intricate plasterwork and lush gardens. It consistently ranks among Spain’s most visited monuments and is often described as one of the highlights of any trip…

What Is Slow Travel? A Better Way to Experience Seville Most people visit Seville with a checklist. The Cathedral. The Alcázar. Plaza de España. Tapas. Flamenco. Done. And yet, many leave feeling like they never truly connected with the city. Not because Seville lacks beauty — quite the opposite. But because Seville is not a…

Game of Thrones Filming Locations in Seville: A Complete Guide Welcome to Seville, one of the most spectacular filming locations featured in Game of Thrones. With its magnificent palaces, ancient monuments and breathtaking gardens, the city became the perfect setting to bring parts of Westeros to life. Several iconic scenes from the award-winning HBO series…

Royal Alcazar, an authentic ‘Game of Thrones’ The Royal Alcázar of Seville is one of the three World Heritage listed monuments in the city and it is a truly unique landmark to visit. Alcázar, an Arabic origin word, refers to palace, and here we are digging in what it is considered the oldest royal palace still in use in whole Europe. The origins of this complex go back to the fortress built after a Norse barbarians’ invasion of the Moorish city of Seville in year 844 aD. From that time this became the official residence of governors, rulers and kings. We should face our visit to the Alcázar open minded so we will deeply immerse ourselves getting to know the mixture of cultures, religions, patterns, materials and architecture styles that this palace is consisting of. In 12 centuries of history…