The Real Alcazar & Flamenco

Our final day in Seville was greeted with more great weather. The 1st of November in Spain is a Bank Holiday so we were also greeted with a very crowded Real Alcazar.

The Real Alcazar is still in use by todays Spanish Royal Family and we were lucky enough to sneak in the second last tour of the Upper Palace which is furnished and in use for things like Royal Dinners and other functions


The Real Alcazar was reminiscent of Alhambra, but not quite as impressive which isn't surprising. The architecture had the plasterwork similar to Alhambra, but by the time it was used in the Real Alcazar, it was fully worked by christian Spaniards rather than muslims. The palace was impressive enough though for Ridley Scott to borrow for his movie King of Jerusalem.

Our final night was rounded off with more Tapas, Spanish wine and Flamenco. This time we went to see a more professional Flamenco act which was very good and we were lucky enough to get front row seats. The singer and dancer both earned their money, Flamenco dancers certainly work hard!