The square opened up. It was virtually empty. This really was an ideal time to see the city.Ornate lamps hung from the centre of small fountains, and deep shadows tried to hide the front of the buildings.
Dominating the square was the Cathedral. This vast building occupies the site of the mosque built by the Almohads in the late 12th Century. Work on the Catholic Cathedral, and it is the largest in Europe, started in 1401 and took nearly a century.The sheer bulk of the building and the elaborate and ornate rooflines and flying buttresses were breathtaking.
The north-east corner of the Cathedral offers one of the iconic sights of Seville. La Giralda, the huge bell tower. We would return to this later.
Gorse Fox can't quite believe how many photos he has that feature La Giralda. It seems to turn up time and time again among the 500+ photos we took in the 2 days!
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