April and May. Two months. Sixty days. This is when Seville lives in the season that she has been preparing for the whole year, when there is a multitude of people that you won’t be able to see at other times. All are longing for the arrival of this season when Seville shines with her special color: spring, the season that is specially noted in this city.
At the end of March or the beginning of April, the city starts to feel the bloom of joy and colors with the celebration of Holy Week, during which days the feelings of the Sevillians are materialized through pain to happiness. This is something special that attracts tourists to come to the city, book a hotel and stay for several days.
Two weeks later, Seville softly transforms and substitutes sadness with joy – two feelings contrast like two sides of a bullfighter’s cloak. There arrives the Seville April Fair when parties and happiness pervade the city. Seville is packed with women in flamenco costumes, horse carriages and good wine. It is the starting signal of the season yearned by all Sevillians.
After this ephemeral week of joy arrives May. The month when everything fits in: a relaxing ambience after the peak of tourists and visitors that let you enjoy the city calmly. But Seville is still in festivals. Now it is time for the Romería de El Rocío, a pilgrimage in Huelva in which people from all Andalusia participate. The pilgrimage has a special influence in the district of Triana of Seville. Watch the neighbors of Triana singing and praying to the statues of the Virgin while preparing themselves for the pilgrimage; Enjoy the environment in a local bar, typical gastronomy of the region or a drink on the rooftop of a hotel in Seville; take the boat crossing the Bridge of Triana or just stroll around the streets and gardens where the aroma of flowers overflow.
For all above, it is important to find an excellent accommodation that is conveniently close to different districts of the city, just like the Hotel Ribera de Triana. The hotel is located on the riverbank of Guadalquivir in the district of Triana, offering a unique and unrivaled view of the city and river. Don’t forget to ask at the reception of your hotel about different cultural events, most of which are usually held at this time of the year, such as flamenco shows.
So now you know. If you want to visit Seville, there is no better time than spring when the city will show you her most charming and lovely face. Come and discover what Seville has ready to offer you.
