Seville is the capital of Andalucia and the cultural and financial center of southern Spain. A city of just over 700,000 inhabitants (1.6 million in the metropolitan area, making it Spain's 4th largest city). I joined two other backpackers walking from the hostel to Cordoba bus station to get to Seville.
We got maps from the local information office, and then went to our separate hostels in the old town. One is very close to the bus station, one offers free sangria, and my was next to the Cathedral of Seville.
The Cathedral of Seville was once judged the third largest church in the world after Saint Peter's in Rome and Saint Paul's in London, it is now arguably the largest church in the world when compared using the measurement of volume. Seville's fifteenth century cathedral occupies the site of the former great mosque built in the late twelfth century. The central nave rises to an awesome 37 meters over a total area of 11,520 square meters. The Cathedral is the final resting place of the remains of Christopher.
The Cathedral of Seville was once judged the third largest church in the world after Saint Peter's in Rome and Saint Paul's in London, it is now arguably the largest church in the world when compared using the measurement of volume. Seville's fifteenth century cathedral occupies the site of the former great mosque built in the late twelfth century. The central nave rises to an awesome 37 meters over a total area of 11,520 square meters. The Cathedral is the final resting place of the remains of Christopher.
I was lucky to arrive on Monday when a few facilities in Seville are free. I visited the Cathedral of Seville, the Golden Tower of bulge Neval Museum, and the Bullfighting Arena for free. I was do exhausted and had a fix tapa set for dinner with a glass of sangria. 
The Torre del Oro (English: "Gold Tower") is a dodecagonal military watchtower in Seville, southern Spain, built by the Almohad dynasty in order to control access to Seville via the Guadalquivir river.
Seville is known for its tapas. "Tapa", while it is associated with certain dishes, is actually a size and many restaurants or bars will offer atapa, 1/2 ración (half serving, although sometimes enough to make a meal) andración (serving) of the same dish.
I ate at a great tapas place around the foot of the cathedral in the center of town. My five-tapa set included tortilla española (potato omelet), pulpo gallego (Galician octopus), patatas bravas (spicy potatoes), pork, and seafood rice.
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