Seville

José Mari Egaña is a Basque chef, but he serves modern Andalusian cooking. Try the lomos de lubina con salsa de erizos de mar (perch with sea urchin sauce) and solomillo con foie natural y salsa de ciruelas (fillet of beef with foie gras and plumb sauce).

This is the equivalent of Jamie Oliver’s restaurant Fifteen in London. A place where wayward youths learn to become master chefs and professional waiters. The menu is Neoclassical with ingredients from feudal days. For example, the Cordoba soup is served with both quail eggs and jabugo ham.

The tower, 45 meters high, gives a great view of the city. From the beginning this tower was part of an ammunition factory. In the 1950’s the factory was closed down and in 2007 the Camera Obscura was built on the Tower of Perdigones, which also has an adjacent cafe where you can have a rest before or after your visit.

Enrique Becerra is an old family-owned Andalusian restaurant complete with a tiled bar. The kitchen creates refined versions of traditional home cooking, including the pez espada al amontillado (swordfish with dark sherry) and exquisite side dishes such as espinaca con garbanzos (spinach with chick-peas).

This upscale restaurant is completely devoid of Andalusian features, except when it comes to the menu. Try the Cantabrian anchovy toast with grilled sweet paprika, or the vegetable soup with onion and ham creme.

The Andalusian region, where Seville is located, is the birthplace of tapas and there are plenty of great places in the city to enjoy them—both in terms of atmosphere and for the food itself. Visit Calle Mateo Gago and try several tapas bars. La Fresquita is a hole-in-the-wall type place serving mini toasts with morcilla (blood sausage), and The Bodega Santa Cruz has a tasty tortilla. Bar Giralda in a former Moorish bathhouse is also worth a visit.

Becerrita is a fine dining restaurant situated in the historic centre of Seville. The atmosphere can be described as rustic with a traditional Andalusian feeling. You can expect the best quality service and indulge in a wide variety of classic and innovative Andalusian cooking.

This seafood restaurant is situated just a few meters from the Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza de Seville and specialises in Mediterranean and Andalusian cuisine. All dishes are prepared according to traditional recipes. You should try the sea bass or the roast shoulder of lamb (Paletilla de Cordero).

Camper's shoes are known for being extraordinarily comfortable and still stylish. Their top-quality shoes, always with sleek designs, come for men, women and children.

The history of this Spanish brand has its roots way back in the 1970's, and today there are shops all over Spain and also worldwide. The clothes, bags and shoes designed by Adolfo Domínguez are stylish and elegant and there are collections for men, women and kids.

For more than 150 years, Loewe has provided men and women with luxurious well-tailored fashion and leather goods. There is also a store in Hotel Alfonso XIII on San Fernando 2.

As the name reveals, this boutique sells women's underwear, lingerie, swimwear and cosy home wear. This Spanish chain offers everything from comfy pyjamas to sleek, sexy bras and panties.

Spain’s department store colossus is both loved and hated, but it successfully performs its main task, that is, to offer most things to most people. Designer fashion, enormous perfumery and make-up departments, leather goods, toys, art materials, food and delicatessen, home furnishing devices, garden furniture, a tobacco department with humidors, here you will find all this and much more.

After being inspired by the Flamenco dancers during your stay here in Seville, you might would like to buy a nice piece of traditional clothing to take home with you. Go to Juan Foronda for lovely Flamenco garments.

You cannot go wrong with a traditional Sevillan styled hat. There are a few places around where you can buy one, but no doubt Sombreros Maquedano is among the best.

Plaza de Armas is beautifully located in the old Córdoba Train station. This amazing historic building now houses many different restaurants, speciality shops, cafes and even a movie theatre.