{"id":42370,"date":"2012-06-03T05:23:49","date_gmt":"2012-06-03T11:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wend.ca\/?p=42370"},"modified":"2015-09-17T17:51:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T23:51:58","slug":"sevilla-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=42370","title":{"rendered":"Sevilla, Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ahhh… Sevilla. It’s the fourth largest city in Spain and is thought to be the Spanish leader culture, literature and art. The city is a major religious centre in the country and we were in town for one of their two largest festivals: Semana Santa and the Good Friday processions. The other big festival is the Feria de Sevilla (Seville Fair).<\/p>\n

Personally, we found the locals in Sevilla rude, sneaky, and eager to rip off tourists at any given opportunity… this is a city tainted by tourism… and maybe even a step further… a city that hates tourists. Even a well known brand like the Marriott double billed us for our room, and then feigned not being able to help when we tried to resolve the issue.<\/p>\n

However, if you like being packed into tourist sites like cattle, frequenting Starbucks \/ McDonald’s, discovering fake “professional” Flamenco shows, spending double your money, being followed by touts, and being yelled at by locals for no apparent reason, then this is a city for you. And, I did talk to one woman who was relieved to be in a city that had “real food” and “real coffee” (read: McDonald’s and Starbucks).<\/p>\n

Knowing what I know now, I think I would have skipped this city altogether and spent more time in some of the smaller surrounding towns.<\/p>\n