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                <title>Alfalfa and Alameda</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Both Alfalfa and Alameda are the hub of Seville´s nightlife. Alfalfa is a narrow street chock-a-block with bars and cheap tapas places. It kicks off about 11 o´clock at night and is stuffed with natives and foreigners alike. Bar Robotica is worth a view if only for the comic-book wallpaper and litre-sized drinks, and Bar Berlin is guaranteed to be open until the wee hours. Look out for the old man with a multi-coloured afro and a battered pair of rollerskates.<br><br>Alameda, despite the fact it is currently being reconstructed into what can only be described as a giant sand-pit, is still fun, lively and slightly more bohemian. In particular check out Cafe Central, one of the most popular joints, with the punters spilling out on the side walk, and the odd spontaneous flamenco clapping. The majority of punters there are local Sevillianas, and are all too happy to take the hapless foreigner under their wing, and direct them to the next venue. Don't expect to be in bed before 7 o'clock the following morning though!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Las Coloniales</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[An incredibly popular tapas bar on the edge of the Santa Cruz district, Las Coloniales is one of the best and cheapest places to eat in Seville.  When you arrive you have to write your name and the number in your party on a small blackboard and your name is called when a table is free.  It's located on the edge of the leafy (for Seville) Plaza Cristo de Burgos, which is handy as you have somewhere shady to sit whilst you wait.  The food is uniformly good and the tapas sizes are exceptional for the price.  Two people can have a decent meal with a couple of drinks for little over ten euros.  One of the best things on the menu are the quail eggs and chorizo on fried bread, which is like a sausage and egg sarnie in the sun.  You can't go wrong with the staples either.  The Solomillo al Whisky is as good as you can get in Seville.  On Sunday afternoons the plaza is full of Spanish families eating ice cream from the Heladeria across the road.  Seville is full of Heladerias and though this one is probably the most expensive it's also the best.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Quitapesares (Bar Perejil)</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[For those of you travelling to the heart of Andalucia to sample something with a little more local flavour than an Irish pub, Bar Perejil is quintessentially Sevillano.  It is owned by the former flamenco singer Pepe Perejil and photographs and mementos from his illustrious career adorn the walls.  The man himself is quite a character and will often treat his customers to an impromptu burst of his still-incredible voice, particularly when accompanied by one of the many guitarists that stop by to have a casual jam Sevillanas-style.  To complete the experience, go for the vino dulce or fino on tap - they go down worryingly easily but don't worry as Pepe will keep a chalk tally on the bar of how many you've had.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Las Columnas</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[For the last 7 years I have been going, every Thursday night, and sometimes other nights too, to Las Columnas-Bodega Santa Cruz on Mateos Gago street. It is a real, authentic, traditional tapas bar. Always busy and bustling. The food is good, the staff very friendly and there's nothing better than standing at one of the tables outside and gazing up at the beautiful Giralda tower at the end of the road while sipping an ice cold beer and eating one of the many tapas available.]]></description>
                
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                <title>El Baron Rampante</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Very friendly gay bar in La Alameda. Very good ambience with a large outdoor seating area. Good beers and cocktails. Go on a Saturday night in the summer when the young Sevillians spill out into the promenade with their drinks and tapas until dawn!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Merchant's Malt House</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[An Irish pub in a very Spanish townhouse, popular with locals but with quite an international feel about it (when we went the bar staff consisted of a Swede, an English girl and even an Irishman!)  You can tire of the ubiquitous tapas, even in its native city, so might enjoy a more substantial bar meal (the wraps are good) washed down with a pint of Guinness or, as the name suggests a good selection of Irish malts.  There’s also a pool table upstairs and a big screen, in case there’s a match you just can’t miss.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Merchant's Malt House</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Merchant's makes a refreshing change from your usual pitch black Irish pubs filled with knick-knacks and kettles on the walls. Surprisingly luminous and with a friendly, international staff, Merchant's is one of Seville's most popular bars. Offering a menu that is a joy to work your way through as well as a fine selection of ales and specialist whiskeys. Populated by interesting characters, Merchant's is an ideal choice for sporting events or a fine pint.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Barbiana</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Celebrated bar with waiters from the Manzanilla sherry producing town of Sanlucar de Barrameda. Bustling with well-dressed Sevillianos. It serves good fish dishes and manzanilla at just over a euro a glass.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Las Columnas</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A great traditional bar where your beer and tapas orders are written on the bar top in chalk and where if you don’t smoke already, you might as well start.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Bodega Belmonte</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[One of three bars owned by the same proprietor on the road. Roasted artichokes with chopped garlic and oil, garlic mushrooms and deep fried cheeses all on the menu.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Rent a bike in the Parque de Maria Luisa</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A huge landscaped park laid with wide boulevards where horse drawn carriages still transport visitors and where you can hire a four wheeled bike to transport you and family. Within the grounds are the 1929 pavilions – a series of often eccentric buildings by various countries taking part in the 1929 Iberian-American exhibition.]]></description>
                
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                <title>La Carboneria</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This is one of those great places that you think you've just discovered and then find every other visitor knows it. You get live music in a cool cavernous setting. Plenty of locals seem to go there too. Easily missed - just a small door in the wall and not much to advertise it. Especially good to hear a bit of flamenco, with some authentically gurning singers. Free entry.]]></description>
                
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