Been there | Tips http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. El Rinconcillo tapas bar http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32403 Dark wood panels with seating at a minimum but great food and a great atmosphere.
You stand at the bar and order and your tab is chalked on the bar counter to keep track.
Food really good quality and not that expensive. The espinacas con garbanzos (spinach with chickpeas is particularly to be recommended.
You can book a seat at the back for the dinner menu but we much preferred the tapas menu at the bar, so much so that we returned a number of times during our stay in Seville.
While we were there there we encountered an elderly gentleman named Valentino who writes poetry on napkins and hands to people in the bar. If you do see him, buy him a glass of beer for his trouble.
We first heard about this place on Rick Stein's TV programme 'Spain'.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32403 Metropol Parasol, Plaza de la Encarnación http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31263 Locally known as the Setas (mushrooms) this 'architectural innovation' houses an archaeological museum, the Antiquarium (Roman ruins were found when a carpark was constructed some years ago); a regular market; and a walkway offering vistas of the cathedral and the Cartuja. Swanky bars and restaurants are set to open shortly.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31263 La Maestranza http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31230 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31230 Aire de Sevilla Arabic Baths http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/29176 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/29176 Casa Palacio Hernan Cortés http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22388
The building from the XVI century with neomudéjar style was later bought by the duchy of Montpensier.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22388 Seville Cathedral http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9689
The Golden Alter at the centre of the cathedral is something that you just cannot miss even if you tried.

Must be seen to be believed.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9689 The Alcazar http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8796 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8796 Cathedral http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8779 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8779 The Alcazar http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8761 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8761 Palacio de la Condesa de Lebrija http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8722 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8722 The Cathedral http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8716 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8716 The Alcazar http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8712
By contrast, the cathedral next door is a gloomy, depressing place. The Giralda is part of the Grand Mosque that the Christians incorporated into their church post reconquest.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8712 The Giralda and the Alcazar http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8701
The Alcazar is beautiful and very cool and peaceful inside. Lovely gardens too.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8701 La Giralda http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8697 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8697 Carmona http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8690 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8690 The ancient Roman city of Italica http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8689 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8689 Plaza de España http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8679 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8679 Hospital de la Caridad http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8673 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8673 Casa de Pilatos http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2218 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2218 Take a tour of La Maestranza http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2217 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2217