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We’re here at the most famous square in Seville which is the overwhelming Plaza de España or Spain Square in English.
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Plaza de España is one of Seville’s top 3 highlights (along with the Cathedral and Real Alcazar).
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The Plaza de España complex is a huge half-circle in Maria Luisa Park in Seville, Spain designed by the great Seville architect Aníbal González. Located in María Luisa Park, this plaza incorporates different styles of Spanish architecture and has a canal and four bridges in front of it which represent the ancient kingdoms of Spain.
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Its proportions are lavish. It has a total area of 50,000 square metres.
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Along the entire perimeter of the plaza, is a canal of 515 metres in length.
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You can rent small rowing boats on the canal. Because of this some call the Plaza de España, “the Venice of Seville. Truly romantic experience.
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In the centre is the Vicente Traver fountain.
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This architectural masterpiece was built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929.
Ibero-America includes all Hispanic American countries in North, Central, and South America plus the Hispanophone Caribbean, as well as the Portuguese-speaking country of Brazil.
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Many tiled alcoves were built around the plaza, each representing a different province of Spain.
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Free show by Flamenco performers
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This beautiful place in Seville, Spain and has been featured in different movies including Star Wars, Lawrence of Arabia, and as the presidential palace in Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator (El Dictador)
Music
World’s Sunrise - Jimena Contreras
