Travel Facts - Seville, Spain

Seville is a typical Spanish city in Andalusia. With over 700.000 inhabitants, it's the fourth largest city in Spain. However, the 'Old Town' is very well preserved with three different UNESCO sites: the Alcázar palace complex, the Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies.

The city was founded by Romans, after liberating the people from the Muslim rule. The discovery of the Americas marked the Golden Age for Seville due to it's convenient location.

It's also a moviemakers paradise with many movies being fimed in the Old City. Starting with Lawrence of Arabia being fimed in different locations. More recently it featured as the city of Dorne in Game of Thrones and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the clones.

Seville is also rich culturally, such as being the birthplace of Tapas and home of the best Fiestas in Spain. During the Golden Age the city was known for it's artistically inclined and even now you will see a lot of art all over the city.