Reportage on the goings on of Craighan
Triana is a neighborhood in Seville on the west bank of the Guadalquivir. Founded as a city by the Roman emperor Trajan, Triana has been, among other things, the center of a traditional pottery and tile industry since the Almohad period (and possibly as early as the 3rd c.).
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I’ve got some more pictures of churches in Seville for you. Santa Marina Basílica de la Macarena Santa Catalina
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The Cathedral of Seville was built on the foundations of a 12th century mosque. As John Allyne Gade notes, “each of the four side aisles is nearly as broad and high as the nave of Westminster Abbey, while the arcades of Seville’s nave have twice the span.” Some remnants of the 12th century mosque remain. Most notable are the Court of the Oranges, the Giralda, and the Gate of Pardons.
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The Royal Alcazar of Seville (Real Alcázar de Sevilla) is a palatial complex built mostly after the reconquest of the Iberian peninsula. The vast majority of the of the existing palace was built for the Christian monarchs, but the Mudejar design gives the Alcazar the appearance of Islamic origin.
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In Seville, at a housewares chain called Muy Mucho, we purchased a plastic placemat to use as a cutting board. The words on that placemat, under a silhouette of a unicorn, couldn’t sum up Seville any better: It’s magical.
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The Roman ruins of Itálica are just outside of Sevilla. Founded in 206 BC, Itálica was the first Roman settlement in Southern Spain.
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Spain is full of Roman ruins.
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Our time in Spain unexpectedly turned into about 11 weeks, but we’re done with Spain for now. So, in way of an adios, here are a few unconnected thoughts on Spain that we haven’t had time (yet) to develop into more substantial posts.
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Well, the exchange rate has not improved any since my last tallying of the expenses, and this month we felt the effects much more than the first month because we no longer had the benefit of a month’s lodging booked back in October. Here are the totals.
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