Places of interest near the Monte Carmelo Hotel
From the district of Los Remedios, you can take a walk along the banks of the river Guadalquivir, and in just ten minutes you will come to the Golden Tower. Opposite it is the Real Maestranza Bullring and museum. From there, the historic and monumental centre is just ten minutes away, where you can visit the Giralda, the Cathedral and the Golden Tower.
Bullring and Museum
The Real Maestranza Bullring of Seville was built by Vicente San Martín in 1761. The building has a characteristics feature: the bullring itself is not circular, but slightly egg-shaped. The bullfighters chapel, which is tiny, is presided over by the image of Our Lady of Sorrows, and is the work of the sculptor Juan de Astorga. The bullfighting museum, which houses a collection of bullfighting costumes, photographs, paintings, etc. related to the bullfighting world, is open to the public.
Cathedral and Giralda
Seville Cathedral is the largest in Spain, and the second largest in Europe. It is classified as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO and houses many important archives and libraries.
Over the ages, the Cathedral has been subjected to reform work and transformed on many occasions, every since the Grand Mosque of the Moors was first built on this site. The only thing that remains of the mosque is the Patio of the Orange Trees and the minaret, the famous Giralda.
Designed by Ahmed Ben Baso, the foundations of the Giralda are estimated to be 8.5 m. The weather vane that crowns the ensemble, popularly known as "El Giraldillo" represents the victory of the Christian faith. The Giralda is 103 metres in height.
Over the ages, the Cathedral has been subjected to reform work and transformed on many occasions, every since the Grand Mosque of the Moors was first built on this site. The only thing that remains of the mosque is the Patio of the Orange Trees and the minaret, the famous Giralda.
Designed by Ahmed Ben Baso, the foundations of the Giralda are estimated to be 8.5 m. The weather vane that crowns the ensemble, popularly known as "El Giraldillo" represents the victory of the Christian faith. The Giralda is 103 metres in height.
Golden Tower
Converted into the Naval Museum in 1944, it contains important graphic documents and texts on the navel history of Seville. The Golden Tower was given this name due to the fact that it was covered with gilt tiles, and was built by the Moors in the 13th century, as part of the walls defending the city. The main body has a dodecagonal shape, the intermediate body is hexagonal and the upper circular part was once joined to the Fortress by part of the wall.
Royal Fortresses
The oldest inhabited royal palace in Europe, and classified as a World Heritage Site. It is a group of palaces and the result of successive reforms that have been carried out since Muslim times by different monarchs, and is now an amalgam of different styles. It has beautiful gardens, with Mudejar, Renaissance and Baroque elements.
