Secret Seville

Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 288 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Why is there a stone relief of Grace Kelly on the wall ofSeville Town Hall and how can you track down the railwayfrom the Ibero-American Expo of 1929? Where might youfind the legacy of Christopher Columbus' son, a medievalJewish cemetery in a car park, the oddest of barbershops,forgotten souvenirs from the Guadalquivir steamboats,Masonic symbols in a church, the last remaining vestigesof the Andalusian pavilions from the '29 Expo, a little-known Modernist electric power station, an example ofthe Nazi Enigma machine, a collection of Chinese andJapanese art in a Renaissance mansion or the pillars of amedieval synagogue?Far from the crowds and the well-worn clichés, Seville stillhas many hidden gems it only reveals to locals and visitorswho head off the beaten track. An essential guide forthose who thought they knew Seville well or are seeking todiscover another side of the city.