More Seville

My last full day in Seville before heading south and I wanted to get a local SIM card, some medicines for my first aid kit and visit the local Camino office to glean any further information I could. But first I wanted to catch some more sights. I headed out, grabbed a coffee and then headed towards the river and the 'Triana' district. However, before I got there I noticed a queue leading into what looked like a big wooden door in a wall. Being British I couldn’t help but join and I was rewarded with the magnificent interior of a 17th century Baroque church: it was wall to wall frescoes, paintings and ornate and gilded carvings. Well worth the ten minutes I managed inside before it closed.

It was then over the river to Triana, an old working district of Seville apparently known for producing bull fighters and Flamenco artists of renown. Wandering its colourful, narrow and quiet streets felt a million miles away from the frenetic madness just across the river. I stopped for coffee in the market (no tomato shortage here) and visited another church which had been recommended before heading along the river bank and back to the historic centre.

No salad shortage here!

Triana

Triana

       

It is my last day here in Seville and I still had need to prepare for my walk. As a result I spent the evening walking across town from one side to the other: from Vodafone shop (to sort a problem on my Spanish SIM), to a rather questionable part of town to find the Seville Pilgrims' office (to check for any additional useful information) and then to the final point of a triangle on the map, an out of the way place I had been recommended for music and food. Unfortunately, it turned out to be cash only. The music and food would not start for a while and I only had enough to cover one beer. By the time I had got back to the busier streets, where I might find a cash machine, I had also found a tempting tapas bar which drew me in for this, my final evening, although sadly without the music.