Tips for traveling to Seville, Spain

If you plan a trip to Seville, I gathered my best advice according to you are in town for a short trip, a longer stay and some of the things I want to know.

Hi friends! I hope you spend a wonderful week so far! This is the last post in my series of travel (we made a Cruise in Spain, Italy and France + Time in Barcelona And Four weeks in Seville) And things will come back to our regularly scheduled programs here. You know, until I plan my next disarticulated trip lol.

Today, I wanted to share some of the things I learned about Seville: Things to know, favorite restaurants / spots and advice that I had to teach the hard. I divided it into two segments; The first is if you plan a shorter trip (about a week) and for longer trips (3-4 + weeks).

Tips for traveling to Seville, Spain

Short trip:

Language:

If you travel to Spain, I think it’s really worth learning key sentences you will use. This book is extremely useful and I also recommend working with a tutor if possible. Josep is my current tutor And it is incredible! Although I found that quite a few people in Spain know English, many do not. It is worth knowing at least how you want to go to a taxi, how to order food and drinks, ask the bill, ask where the bathrooms are, make a polite conversation, etc.

It should also be noted that in Seville, they will use condensed versions of sentences, which is relaxed and fun:

– Favorite por (please) = Porfa (I did not use it personally because it feels a little cute but I heard it definitively)

– See you later (to see late) = a then

– Hello (Hello) = Well (but you can say well at any time of the day instead of Hola Hello)

– Gracías (thank you) = gracía

Also expect to hear and use a lot of “Vale”. This can agree, ok, do you understand? (Vale?), Are you ready? (Vale?), I’m ready (sí, vale), let’s go (vale!), Etc.

Wear comfortable shoes!

There is a lot of walking, which is one of my favorite things. I love to explore new places on foot 🙂 The streets are paved and sometimes uneven, so stay away from the heels. Cute sneakers and sandals are always a good choice. You can exchange with more dressed sandals or a sneaker for dinner. I live in Vejas when we are in Europe!

Air conditioning

AC is rarer, even in restaurants and stores. Get a nice fan and you will settle perfectly! As we are AZ and I love hot yoga, the heat didn’t bother me much at all, but the children were melting. We ended up going to Alehop to get a face face and a fan of the neck.

Reservations:

Book the reservations and tickets to eat in advance.

Some of my favorite places:

Royal Alcazar

Flemish dance museum

Mushrooms

Plaza España

Triana Market

Cathedral

Flamenco on mushrooms, House of Memory or The Cabonería (a bar with performances of impromptu flamenco)

Restaurants

Advice to eat:

– If you want water, be sure to specify if you want Agua Con Gas (sparkling) or natural (always).

– Cafes will often ask if it is para aquí (to eat there) or para llevar (to go). Although it is not serious for small places, some restaurants do not offer take -out meals or will not charge take -out – just something to consider. The boxes to take away after a meal are not as common, so you have to ask and expect to pay a little (0.50-1 euros) for take-out supplies.

– The tilting is still not expected here, but appreciated. My friend in Barcelona said to tip one or two euros if you have the impression that the service was excellent / above and beyond.

– Order the Tinto de Verano instead of Sangria. It’s less soft, super good and refreshing. I also strongly recommend obtaining a bottle of Albariño wine.

– The paella is more generally a lunch dish, not food for dinner. 😉

Our best restaurants in Seville:

– Mokambo for brunch

– Alfalfa 8 for cocktails and dinner

-Petra for cocktails and dinner

– El Rinconcillo for lunch or dinner

– Maria Trifulca for a romantic dinner

– Cañabota (an incredible Michelin star experience that we appreciated)

– Gluten -free bakery Chok

– Almazen – Cute Breakfast Cafe

Longer trip:

Since we were in Seville for four weeks, we were able to discover what it could be to live * there for a little while, with a lot of stopping time, grocery store, cooking in the airbnb, the laundry and not having the impression of rushing to do everything.

Grocery stores:

We ended up doing grocery store most of the time because it’s summer and the children nibble on a ton, but also so that we can see what was fresh and good. When we are out of the city (especially for longer trips), we try to go out to eat Max 1x per day (may also be a snack or an ice cream) because it can become very expensive and we do not feel our best with meals at 100% restaurants.

In addition, vegetables are a little rare here in restaurants. It is not the standard to go to restaurants and see many sides of vegetables or salads on the menu. I tried to snack them and cook them in the airbnb when I could, just to enter nutrients and additional fibers.

Produce purchases:

You must wear gloves to touch all the products and put the products in a bag of products. Once it is packed, bring it to a nearby food scale to weigh it. You find the products you weigh on the screen, press the button, a sticker bar code appears to fix the product bag.

Bring your own bags.

They have bags available, but you have to pay them, and it is easier to just hide some tote bags in your baggage to use as beach, pool and grocery bags.

Some of our staples:

Fruits

Veggies and Houmous or Guacamole to dip

Gluten -free picos and nutella

Spanish tortilla prepared refrigerated (Soooo good)

Yogurt

Eggs

Chips and bars

Peanut butter on toast with berries or bananas

I also brought Daily nutritional support And They find From my home so that I can mix both for a protein pudding lined with berries, bar or peanut butter

Laundry:

We generally plan to do the laundry if possible when we travel, because we do not have to pack as much! I bring our linen cloves from my home. (I use the Thrive Market Rosey brand.)

It should be mentioned here that the dryers are not as common in Spain. You dry your clothes outside. To be honest, I really like that. The sun dries the clothes so quickly and they feel so fresh and clean! The only disappointment is that the towels become a little crunchy 😉 Our Airbnb had a washing machine and a sections that I would transport on the roof to dry our clothes.

The roof ended up being locked for a while, so I dried them in the living room on drying:

Airbnb:

If you stay longer, I certainly recommend finding a place with AC (worth it in summer) and a patio or a place to relax outside. It was my only regret with our airbnb. It was very cute, but very small because I thought we would have come out and about most of the time. We ended up spending a lot of time there and I would have loved having a little terrace or something to relax outside while the girls were sleeping or relaxed in AC.

Garbage recycling +:

It’s different from states! Most spots have a location of neighborhood waste where you will place your garbage and sort recycling. I am always impressed by recycling here with a tank for glass, pastic, paper / boxes, leftover food and various.

Bathrooms:

It should be noted here that you cannot eliminate the toilet on most toilets in Seville. There is generally a large trash can next to the toilet paper toilet or everything you need to launch. The pipes are very old and can be easily obstructed. Sometimes public toilets do not have hygienic paper, so it is practical to have a packet of handkerchiefs and Hydroalcoholic gel in your handbag.

Random:

– Eat the Jamòn. I never eat pork in the United States but you can bet your booty, I jamón almost every day in Spain.

– Get apartments in Flabelus !! (Heads up, they run small. I am generally a 38 and dimensioned up to 39)

– Discover Mira Mira for super inepxensive but very cute jewelry

– Get some of the chocolate vouchers and the chocolators’ turrón.

– Buy a little The best olive oil (which you can really order on Amazon but anyway!)

-Arilada (pork cheek with a red wine reduction sauce… in Dieeee for)

– Walk towards Triana to browse all the handmade ceramics!

Ok, I think it’s most of my advice … for now !!

If you go to Seville, have the best time. It’s really a magical place with a beautiful culture, super nice people, incredible food and breathtaking sites. You go the look.

OK, friends: What’s on your travel list right now? A Seville recs to add?

xo

Gina