On our last day in Seville we were met by Chef Ana Lopez who has a cooking school located not far from our hotel in the old part of Seville. We had arranged in advance for Ana to teach us how to make salmorejo, a traditional Andalusian soup made with tomato, bread, olive oil and garlic. Salmorejo Read more

On our second day in Sevilla we got to take a tour of the Alcazar, the royal palace, with our guide, Manuel. As with most things royal in Andalusia, there is a long and complicated history involving Romans, Moors, Visigoths and Spaniards. The palace that stands today is built right on top of a Read more

It was a short drive from Cadiz to Sevilla, about an hour and a half. Compared to Cadiz, Sevilla is a big city. It is one of Spain's most historic cities and so it combines the new with the old. In the central historic zone they have regulations preventing the new from creeping in too much, but Read more