If you ever visit Seville, don't miss the Parque de Maria Luisa. In some cities, guidebooks tell you to visit the city's park, and then you're disappointed when the park is nothing more than a green lawn with a few trees and flowers. When you visit Maria Luisa in Seville, you won't be disappointed! This park is a lush and colourful adventure with orange trees, fountains, birds, sculptures and amazing buildings.
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Walking tour with local guide
Here in Seville we had a meeting with the blogger Annika, who lives in Seville with her Jesús and their little daughter Disa. Annika writes interestingly about things like everyday life, cultural differences and Spanish food on her lovely blog. Casa Annika.
Annika has lived in Seville on and off for eight years (and for the last few years permanently) - and what's better than a local guide? We started with a tour of the amazing Maria Luisa Park.
Maria Luisa in Seville - park with a long history
The park has a long history, but much of it was built for the 1929 World Ibero-American Exposition. The most striking structure is the Plaza de Espana, a huge palatial building in front of a square and canal. It housed Spain's pavilions and you can still see mosaics depicting important events in different Spanish regions.
Scenes in different films
The setting of the square is reminiscent of a fairy tale, which probably explains why it has been used in several films, such as Lawrence of Arabia, Starwars and The Dictator.
More of Seville and good food
After visiting the park, we walked along the canal, before taking a bus home to Annika and Jesús. We were spoilt with, among other things, delicious mussels (coquinas) and the dish Arroz de marisco (rice with seafood). We also got tips on more sights in Seville and on different Spanish specialities that we can look for in the shops! How great is it to have blog contacts?
Motorhome parking in Seville
After our adventures in Seville, we headed back to the caravan park where we keep our motorhome. The car park Areas Autocaravanas is centrally located and consists of a fenced site on tarmac. It has water, the possibility to empty tanks, rubbish collection, electricity (for some cars) and WiFi in a special room. The price (2015) is €12 per day + €3 per day for electricity.
Quite ok considering it is so central, and considering there are staff on site. The site is located on Carretera de la Esclusa, Avenida García Morato S/N.
The Barber of Seville
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Marina says:
Definitely to be memorised!
09 February 2015 - 3:11
Snows says:
It looks exciting and beautiful so thanks for the tip. Who knows where you end up 😉
09 February 2015 - 7:09
Ama de casa says:
That park is really fantastic! I feel like I need to take a trip to the beautiful Andalucia again soon.
🙂
09 February 2015 - 11:33
Mr Lars Permelin says:
How beautiful and delightful, thank you for the great pictures.
09 February 2015 - 11:54
BP says:
Soooo beautiful! Oh how lucky you were with the weather too.
09 February 2015 - 12:14
Bosse and Gerd says:
Thanks for the tip - we will be going via Portugal in the autumn when we return here to Benidorm again and then we will pass Seville !
09 February 2015 - 18:04
admin says:
Ama de casa, the park is really surprisingly worth seeing!
BP, good weather always makes for an even better experience!
🙂
Bosse and Gerd, then it is perfect to take a trip to the park. There is a car park relatively close too!
09 February 2015 - 18:42
Ditte says:
Thank you for very beautiful pictures. I would love to go there on my next visit to Seville but I missed that park. But next time I will take a look there, for sure.
09 February 2015 - 21:40
scottish moments says:
Such wonderfully colourful pictures! Looks so lovely!
09 February 2015 - 21:44