Seville is like a lot of cities in that it has a lot of beautiful buildings that are completely unappreciated because what's going on at ground level isn't as interesting. At home in Dublin we have a lot of gorgeous Georgian buildings that are now shops, so you can forget that behind the Marks and Spencer sign is some lovely architecture. That's until you look up. Seville is the same. Walking along the main shopping streets of Sierpes and Velázquez, all you see is Zara and Mango and shoe shops (I am convinced Seville has the most shoe shops per capita in Europe. If there are official figures that say otherwise they are lying I tell you.) until you tilt your head up from the shopfronts and see the beautiful railings and balconies and plaster work. I'm not the first person to realise this, there's an entire scene about looking up to enjoy architecture in the film 500 Days of Summer, I think when the song Sweet Disposition is playing, so this seems to be a common problem. I suggest wherever you are that the next time you're out on a city street, you look up and see what there is to be enjoyed when you aren't just looking at the ground in front of you*. Here are just some of the sights to be enjoyed above eye level in Sevilla.
Hasta luego x
*If you fall over or into someone that is not my fault unless the person you fall into turns out to be your soulmate and you get married a la The Wedding Planner. Please observe traffic lights also.
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