Last day in Seville

1^st of November

All Saints Day. Another public holiday in Spain. We caught the bus into town again and went first to the Alcazabar which was great. It impressed more than the one in Granada really, probably because it was more restored, so historically probably not as accurate/exact, but from an aesthetic perspective stunning.

Hilary with Kindle

Hilary with a friend

We had our now routine cafe stop next before moving on to the Casa de Pilotes which as the photos show is an over the top, tiled casa/palace still lived in by some duchess who has donated it to a foundation similar to National Heritage/Trust.  At the beginning of the visit you are in the courtyard in the centre of the building, a round fountain is in the middle and the square courtyard is surrounded by the two storied casa in white with yellow trim. 

It is quite soothing or calm, and then shortly later you are confronted by a series of amazing walls covered in multi-coloured, highly patterned Moorish styled tiled walls. Just when you think you couldn’t be more overwhelmed you enter the Barroc styled chapel  which is a eye and mind-boggling affair of gold and white, and pinky brown based incredible paintings/murals depicting all manner of religious scenes. It really did leave me gaping, I think even Hilary was impressed. Once you had your fill of that part of the casa it was possible to do an extra part with a guide, which involved looking upstairs at some of the rooms. Only one of the two wings were open for public consumption up here because the Duchess lived in the other half, and it was very strictly run by a Spaniard whose manner was verging on Germanic rather than the more laid back Spanish approach we are getting familiar with.

After our time here we went and sat in a small square and ate our lunch, before heading back through some narrow streets in a quiet part of town and then on to our bus stop. Being a public holiday the bus came when the driver felt the urge to get there, and we settled in for our 15 minute ride back to the marina.