There are plenty of things to see and do in Sevilla, while we were there we visited the Alcazar Real, an old Muslim fort from the days of the Islamic conquest of the Iberian peninsula that was later converted into a Christian/European palace for the king. Below is a preserved Islamic carving inlaid into one of the walls of the palace.
We also had a look around the fine art museum where there's a wonderful collection of medieval and modern paintings as well as sculptures and ceramics. On one of the days we hopped onto a train and took the 90 minute ride down to another famous Southern Spanish city, Cadiz. The trains are cheap, frequent and fast most of our journey was done at around 180 km/h and all the seats are pre-allocated so you can't get on a train that's full (no standing up!)
Like Sevilla, Cadiz is another ancient settlement, one of the oldest permanently inhabited places in Europe apparently. It was quite nice to visit the coast as it was a little cooler and Cadiz has the most wonderful central market where you can find all manor of fresh produce, tapas and seafood, we had some of the freshest oysters I've ever tried, delicious. Below is a snap of the grand entrance to the market, well worth a visit.
We also saw the bullring and walked around 60km in the week taking in the shopping district, many bars and restaurants as well as a trip up the "mushroom" or the Metropol Parasol which is one of the largest free-standing wooden structures in the world and well worth a visit simply to admire the views of the city from the top (see picture below)
Sevilla is a great place for a city break, I can't recommend it enough, the picture below is a pano of the view from the top of the structure pictured above, such a pretty city!
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