Seville is such a wonderful magical city in Andalucia with well preserved Moorish architecture best visited in March as it's warm but well before the oppressive heat of the summer months !
Lets go with the flow and spend some days here and also explore nearby towns with some really stunning walks too.
There shall not be any major hills although one or two of the walks may be a little undulating.
Please book a hotel in Seville in the coming months for 3 nights - Sunday to Wednesday - and then leave a comment to that effect on the event page.
You may wish to arrive a day or two early or stay on after the trip and perhaps visit nearby Ronda, Malaga, Jerez or Alhambra Palace in Granada.
Deadline to book your hotel is end of December.
Suggested Easyjet return flights to/from Seville
Sunday
From Gatwick 8.25am
Wednesday
To Gatwick 7.50pm
You may fly with different airlines but please fly on Sunday before 10am and on Wednesday after 7pm.
Please book your flights as soon as you can.
We shall be taking local buses or trains during the trip but may need to book the odd taxi.
Responsibility rests individually to buy the appropriate internal train tickets in Spain on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
For all those arriving on Saturday and wish to dine together please all meet 2 mins from the Cathedral outside the restaurant ' Gusto' 7.45pm for 8pm and then make restaurant choices.
Buy train tickets using
TRAINLINE or TRAINPAL
Likely itinerary :
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Sunday
Suggested 2.30pm visit to Alcazar of Seville to be booked in advance before walking at 4.45pm to the meet place for 5pm.
Meet 5pm for 5.15pm at Monument a Belmonte in Parque Juan Belmonte by Puente de Isabel 11 for stroll by Guadalquivir River before finishing at the iconic setting of the 1929 expo
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Monday
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2 Train tickets to be bought
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Meet train station as from 8.20am - train tickets to be BOUGHT IN ADVANCE
Seville to Niebla 8.48am
Niebla to Seville 3.22pm
Bring packed lunch
Train to Niebla ( destination : Huelva) at 8.48am arriving at La Palma del Condado at 9.58am for an amazing 3 and a half hour hike around the stunning orange and red coloured waters of the Rio Tinto so called because of the high levels of acidity, iron and heavy metals and indeed we shall be passing some mines along the way
We shall commence the walk immediately after departing the train at La Palma del Condado.
We shall stop half an hour for lunch at 12.30pm and aim to arrive in Niebla by 2.15pm or preferably 2pm.
Train back from Niebla at 3.22pm that arrives back in Seville at 4.27pm
If anyone wishes to do a shorter walk they should do a route entirely around Niebla itself.
If we fail to be back in time then train back from Niebla is at 7.20pm that arrives in Seville at 8.35pm
Book in advance :
Cathedral and La Giralda visit at 5pm
Dinner 7.45pm
Please some of you make online bookings for table of 6 or 8 at Islamorada Tapas Restaurant - Seville and then invite others by Meetup message or wotsapp
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Tuesday
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2 train tickets to be bought
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Morning
Meet train station as from 9.30am
Bring packed lunch
Train tickets BOOKED IN ADVANCE
Seville to Cadiz 9.59am
(train at 10.15am is more expensive)
This train will take us to Rio Arillo after changing at Puerto Real where we shall depart at 11.49am.
Walk will start by noon
and we shall walk around 3 hours to Castillo de San Sebastian in Cadiz with spectacular panoramic views most of the way.
If anyone wishes to do a shorter walk they can take local transport to Cadiz at any point once we have walked across the bridge where we shall stop half an hour for lunch.
Cadiz is an incredibly picturesque and historical town on a peninsula and we shall walk directly to the little island Castillo de San Sebastian hopefully by around 4pm before having free time to further explore the area
Train ticket BOOKED IN ADVANCE Cadiz to Seville at 6.40pm that arrives at 8.17pm
( also train back at 7.40pm and 8.40pm)
Total miles walked : 10
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Wednesday
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2 train tickets to be bought
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Choice :
Meet train station as from 9am - TRAIN TICKETS BOUGHT IN ADVANCE
Best to leave cases at left luggage
Seville to Cordoba 9.34am
Cordoba to Seville 2.27pm
Train at 9.34am that arrives at 10.15am to the wonderful historical city of Cordoba where we shall walk a stretch of Guadalquivir River for 3 or 4 miles and explore on the way back some of the sights including the famous synagogue and mosque.
Entrance to the synagogue is free.
Entrance to the mosque is €13 and you may wish to buy online in advance in which case you should book for 1pm.
Train back to Seville at 2.27pm that arrives back at 3.21pm.
Train to airport at 4.06pm arriving soon after 4.30pm.
Or
Jerez sightseeing
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Meetup fee £40 payable in advance by bank transfer ( season ticket holders : £30 ).
Meetup fees to be paid by end of February.
You should be able to walk 2.5 miles per hour and have adequate and appropriate insurance for this type of activity.
Walking and hiking in the Great Outdoors presents certain low level risks and by rsvping to this trip uch risks
You must stay with the group at all times during the walk as it puts too much pressure on the group if people wander off.
If you make arrangements with others for restaurants or taxis you should honour it.
Only post photos of others with their consent.
My no 07714250849
