We left Santiago at 4:25pm for a14+Hour bus ride to Seville. This was not a fun evening, trying to sleep on a bus that made frequent rest stops.
What an interesting town Seville is,with a magnificent cathedral, museums, old town and old bridges. We spent an enjoyable day touring the town, and stopped for an afternoon snack on prawns and chilled wine and beer. However the town is easy to get lost in, even with a map. None of the streets in the old town go straight. Even though we were close to our hotel it took 30 minutes to find it. By the third day we figured out the street patterns.
There is a Camino de Plata that starts in Sevilla and goes 1000km to Santiago and we decided to walk the first portion. The trek followed the river and after two hours we ended up in the small town of Santiponce that contains the ancient Roman city of Italica. We toured the museum filled with religious relics. Unfortunately, like most other museums, pictures are not allowed.
On the third day we visited the Spanish Palace, which was truly spectacular. It is the most beautiful building ever seen! The palace is huge and on the front-side there is a moat and boats are available for tours. On the last day we toured the city from a different direction and saw their ancient wall going through a residential area. By noon we were at the university, which is also centuries old. Across the street from the main entrance was a bar/cafe filled with students enjoying their beer and tapas. We joined in.
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