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440  SE VILLE

Street-by-Street: Santa Cruz

The maze of narrow streets to the east of Seville
Cathedral and the Real Alcázar represents Seville at its
most romantic and compact. As well as the expected
souvenir shops, tapas bars and strolling guitarists,
there are plenty of picturesque alleys, hidden plazas
and flower-decked patios to reward the casual
wanderer. Once a Jewish ghetto, its re stored
buildings, with characteristic window grilles, are Plaza Virgen de los Reyes is often
now a harmonious mix of upmarket residences and lined by horse-drawn carriages. In
tourist accommodation. Good bars and restaurants the centre of the square is an early
make the area well worth an evening visit. 20th-century fountain by José Lafita.

Palacio Arzobispal,
the 18th-century M A T E O S G A G O
Archbishop’s Palace,
is still used by R O D R I G O
Seville’s clergy.

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La Giralda
This huge Gothic
cathe dral and its Moorish
S A N T O T O M Á S M A N A R A
bell tower are Seville’s Convento de la
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Plaza del Triunfo
has a Baroque column
celebrating the city’s
survival of the great
earthquake of 1755.
In the centre is a
6 Archivo de Indias modern statue of
Built in the 16th century as a merchants’ exchange, the Virgin Mary
the Archive of the Indies now houses documents (Immaculate
relating to the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Conception).
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp571–2 and pp597–8
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