When I guide in the Alcázar, I seem to talk about everything except the Alcázar. This is, of course, an exaggeration. Or not, really. But I do try to avoid exact dates, and I am unlikely to spend much time telling you whether an arch is horseshoe-shaped or polylobed. And although plenty of kings have left their mark on the Alcázar over the centuries, I have no ...

I picked them up early, the way I always do for day trips. Already seated in the mini van, after I'd introduced the driver, I did the same thing I always do: I told them what the day was going to look like. "So today, Arcos de la Frontera..." "Sorry — what?" The woman in the back seat was already pulling up her phone. "We have ...

It's the turn for the ever-present most iconic sandwich in Seville, the "montaíto" de pringá. Althought you might not be thrilled by the idea of tasting a sandwich as your first incursion into Seville's gastronomy, wait a second, keep reading and I will tell you why you cannot miss this bite from heaven! The recipe of montaditos de ...