Friday, November 24th – Monday, November 27th (2 nights)
Arrival and First Night (Friday, November 24th)
Here is the hotel, the Welldone Quality Crystal Pool Hotel, and the suggested dinner location for the first night in Seville — Las Golondrinas 2 (there’s another one in Seville, Las Golondrinas 1, just to add to the confusion — it’s just around the corner — see the map). Follow the first link to see some of the dishes they serve. They look scrumptious! Here’s a quote from that first site:
The food here is just as fabulous as at the original Golondrinas, possibly better. It’s simple, traditional fare and most tapas are about 3€, which is excellent value. Favourites include the carrillada (stewed pig’s cheeks), the grilled mushrooms with parsley alioli (sic), and the simply sensational grilled punta de solomillo (Iberian pork sirloin). And yes, you really must try the radishes.
I’m hungry already!
I just discovered that Las Golondrinas means “The Swallows” in Spanish. Nice!
The Walking Tour of Seville (Saturday, November 25th)
Here are the prime candidates for viewing in Seville. There’s a lot to see, and we’ll probably have to pick and choose where we spend our time. Only some may be worthy of seeing inside (Seville Cathedral probably being essential). Note that we only have one full day in Seville, so let’s try to make the most of it!
Here’s the proposed walking tour, including a couple of stops to eat in what I think are interesting places. While it’s probably ambitious, note that the walking tour time is estimated as 1 hr 19 min, from the hotel back to the hotel. Clearly, we’ll take longer, with viewing and eating.
Lunch (Saturday, November 25th)
For lunch, I’m suggesting Bar Casa Morales, recommended by James Blick’s Tapas 101 Guide. Here is what he says about this bar:
This gorgeous old tavern is a Seville icon. It opened in 1850 and remains in the same family. There are two parts to the bar: the more ornate side which was once a shop, and the area with the large barrels, which was where wine was once stored (i.e. a warehouse, for want of a better word). These two distinct spaces reflect the fact that back in 1850 this wasn’t a tapas bar (there wasn’t such a thing back then). It was a wine shop that stored its wines in the huge clay vats out the back. Nowadays, both sides serve exactly the same food and drink, so it’s up to you which aesthetic you’d prefer to be surrounded by. The montaditos (small sandwiches) and cured meats and cheese are excellent. I usually stick to them rather than the cooked tapas.
Those small sandwiches and cured meats and cheese sound ideal for a light lunch.
It gets a good review from TripAdvisor. It’s near the Cathedral, so not too much off our planned route for today:
Dinner (Saturday, November 25th)
Then, there’s dinner. I looked at where we will end up on this day’s route, and asked Google for restaurants near there, with the intention of not having far to walk from there, and to get some rest while eating, before returning to our hotel.
I found Ta’Kool !
Ta’Kool is a Mexican Restaurant! In Seville! It gets a very good review on TripAdvisor, in fact it gets their Traveler’s Choice award for 2023.
A nice change of pace!