Yet another one of these posts! The way I see it, the touristy ones are like me giving you a guided tour around Seville if you can't visit me. Also I haven't been up to much else lately so this is going back in time a bit. These photos were taken in September and October on the two occasions I visited Casa de Pilatos, my nearest tourist attraction. It's literally across the road from me, it's the building you in the view from my window :)
Casa de Pilatos, or "Pilate's House" is sort of a mini palace, obviously not on the same scale as the Alhambra in Granada or Seville's own Alcázar, but it doesn't take long to get around and it is very pretty. Now, as always I'm fuzzy on the history of this place, but I do know it is/was the residence of the Dukes of Medinaceli, is a few hundred years old and has been a national monument in Spain since 1931. I also know that you should go on a Wednesday where access to the ground floor and gardens is free for EU citizens. To be honest, that's all you need. There are some lovely rooms and paintings to see on the first floor, but you must go as a part of a guided tour which only lasts about 10 minutes so sadly you don't have the time to take everything in.
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So basically if you like arches and statues and fountains (and tiles! There are some lovely tiles!) Casa de Pilatos is for you. Google map it though, at this stage I have helped over a dozen tourists find it, no one seems to know where it is at all. Also worth a visit is the woman who stands outside selling nuts. They are some very nice nuts. Almonds I think.
Hasta pronto amigos x
I like arches and statues and tiles :)
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