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                <title>Area around Plaza Alfalfa</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Good vibe around the Plaza Alfalfa with plenty of good tapas bars (La Bodega &amp; Bar Alfalfa), cafes and alternative shops.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Superb Flamenco in Seville</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Genuine Flamenco at Casa de la Memoria, well worth a visit, great guitar playing, dancing and singing all without the touristy food and drink.<br>As a family we thoroughly enjoyed the experience and it's a must if you visit this fantastic city.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Please, please avoid the Tapas bars around Giralada</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Avoid the touristy tapas bars near Giralda. Poor service and greasy food and ice cold red wine.<br>Try the tapas where you see lots of the local people and you are sure of finding excellent food and wine.<br>Two we found were fantastic, one the other side of the Cathedral on Calle Santo Tomas near the Archivo de Indias. And the other called Cinco Jotas, Calle Castelar in the Arenal district.<br>Both serving delicious tapas, look and see what the locals are eating and drinking and point to the waiter, you can't go wrong.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Horno de San Buenaventura for breakfast</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Go to Horno de San Buenaventura for breakfast.<br>We stayed in a hotel nearby where the breakfast was 20 euros each. As a family of four we decided to explore an alternative and found this great place. Great food, great value and the best coffee we have had in Spain.<br>The cost for the four of us was only about 16 euros.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Casa Salva</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[See <a target="_new" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2007/oct/27/saturday.seville">www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2007/oct/27/saturday.seville</a> for details.<br><br>Open only on weekdays, between 1pm and 5pm.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Hacienda los Gorriones (Sierra Norte)</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hacienda Los Gorriones are two 'cortijos' (typical Andalusian cottages) tucked away in olive-dotted mountains in the Sierra Norte (about 1.5 hours north from either Sevilla or Cordoba). <br><br>The cottages are located in an area of dramatic landscapes, and within an area renowned throughout Spain for its Iberian cured and fresh meats. The owners of the cottages also run a ham drying facility, and for a very reasonable price you can enjoy excellent Iberian fare in the barbecue.<br><br>The cottages make an excellent detour for people visiting Sevilla and Cordoba, and are ideal for people wanting to go walking in the hills. There are very few tourists, but the cottages are often booked by locals for the weekend.<br><br>They are both family and pet friendly.]]></description>
                
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                <title>El Patio</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A great place to get a cheap bite to eat.  With a great selection of montaditos and a fair selection of cold tapas as well, it's a lively venue that always reminds me of an old municipal swimming pool.  The main seating area is a series of tiled banks beyond the bar. It's very noisy but that's half the fun.  If you're feeling greedy head down the road a few doors to the bar with the Chocolate y Churros sign hanging outside. The churros there are as good as you'll get in Seville and the background din of gossiping local senoras is the perfect accompaniment to the stodgy churros and thick, rich chocolate.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Alcazar</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Yes, it's in all the guide books but the Alcazar is easily missed.  From the outside it doesn't look anything special but inside it's magical and a lot less frantic than the Alhambra. If you visit make sure you spend some time in the gardens. If you only have an afternoon in Seville and have to choose between the Cathedral and the Alcazar then give the Cathedral a miss.]]></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>Murillo Gardens</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The Murillo Gardens are very Sevillian in style, full of arcades and foliage, ceramic work and abundant flowers. A very peaceful haven in the centre of Seville. Ideal for children and families.]]></description>
                
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