SEVILLA

First case of West Nile virus of the year confirmed in SevilleThe virus, which can be caught from mosquito bites, caused 77 severe cases and seven fatalities in Andalusia in 2020.  The Andalusian health department has reported the first case of West Nile virus so far this year in Seville. The patient.. 17/06/2021

Free guided tours on offer in the Palacio de San Telmo in SevillaThe historic building dates back to the 17th century and is the home of the Andalusian regional government The Palacio de San Telmo in Sevilla is offering free guided tours to those who wish to learn more about the cultural and historical significance.. 16/06/2021

Seville reconnects with Rabat, Marrakech, Tangier and Fez from this WednesdayFlights from the Andalusia region to Morocco From Wednesday June 16 onwards, Seville resumes air connections to and from Morocco after the reopening of international borders on June 15. The easing of Moroccan border controls includes the UK.. 16/06/2021

Great ball of fire crosses Andalusian skies and disintegrates over Seville Multiple witnesses in Málaga, Cádiz and Seville reported having seen the ball of fire, which entered the atmosphere at around 11.33 pm. Anyone in southern Andalusia who happened to be looking towards the heavens late on Monday evening.. 15/06/2021

Cuarto Alto at the Sevilla Real Alcazar to reopen to the public after 15 monthsA popular part of the Real Alcazar in Sevilla, Andalucia, will reopen for tourists. After Sevilla council announced free tours of the city’s Real Alcazar, a further section of the cultural attraction is set to re-open to the public.  .. 11/06/2021

Seville teams up with Barcelona to attract high-spending French touristsSeville and Barcelona are working to attract tourists from the luxury travel sector. As areas across Spain push to encourage tourists to come back following a drop in visitor numbers the pandemic, Sevilla city council has announced it will be working.. 11/06/2021

No PCRs needed for football fans attending Euro2020 matches in SevilleThe Andalusian health department has clarified that it will not be demanding PCRs from those who have tickets to see matches at La Cartuja stadium (Seville). Players from the Spanish team have finally been vaccinated. In light of complaints.. 11/06/2021

Illegal marijuana plantations held responsible for frequent power failures in SevillaOnly 22 per cent of the electricity supplied to the Polígono Sur in Sevilla is delivered to customers with valid contracts The Andalucía government Commissioner for the southern districts of the city of Sevilla has blamed a series of.. 10/06/2021

Sevilla police save infant from drowning in an inflatable swimming poolThe infant nearly drowned at a pool on the El Campillo urbanisation in Sevilla, Andalucia. Officers from the Guardia Civil have saved the life of a 16-month-old child who was drowning in an inflatable swimming pool in Sevilla.   The incident.. 10/06/2021

Flamenco photography exhibition in Sevilla until September 15The exhibition, ‘Portraits of Flamenco,’ is open at the Andalucian Institute of Flamenco in Sevilla. As cultural attractions reopen across Andalucia, a new exhibition celebrating flamenco has opened in Sevilla.   The show, &.. 09/06/2021

Over 600 people found at a rave in Sevilla on Saturday nightPolice issued over 100 fines and seized several different types of drugs at the event in the municipality of Aznalcóllar, Seville province, Andalusia A large rave, with around 600 people in attendance, took place in the municipality of Aznalc.. 07/06/2021

Torrential hailstorm batters Ecija in Seville province Aemet had issued storm warnings in advance but many were taken by surprise at the ferocity of the storms across Andalusia in June To say the weather has been a little out of kilter this spring is an understatement and June began with a week of unsettled.. 07/06/2021

Free guided tours of the Real Alcazar for Sevilla residents and nativesThe free tours of Sevilla’s Real Alcazar in Andalucia begin in June. As many of Andalucia’s attractions begin to reopen to the public following the pandemic, Sevilla city council is offering free guided tours of its historic Real Alcazar.. 01/06/2021

Air Nostrum launches new summer route connecting Seville and CastellonNew flights linking the Andalucia region via Seville province to the Valencia region in Castellón province The flights will be operating twice a week, on Wednesdays and Fridays, from July 28 until September 3   The Air Nostrum airline.. 27/05/2021

Virtual and in-person tours in Paseo Matematico Al-Andalus initiative in AndalucíaThe initiative aims to reveal hidden mathematical elements in historical monuments and buildings in the cities of Granada, Córdoba and Sevilla A new project entitled, ‘Paseo Matemático Al-Ándalus’, is being launched.. 26/05/2021

Singular Fest Sevilla from June 19 to June 29 2021The Singular Fest will host names like Buika and M Clan in Sevilla, Andalucia, in June. As cultural attractions across Andalucia begin to reopen as infections drop and the number of vaccinations increase, another popular festival has been confirmed.. 25/05/2021

Cheap local getaways available for Andalusian residents with bono turistico until December 2021 The Tourism Department of Andalucía has announced improvements to a scheme launched last year to encourage residents to travel within their own region The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have been devastating for many sectors across Spain.. 25/03/2021

An introduction to the province of Seville Sevilla is the capital city of the region of Andalucía The province of Sevilla is one of the eight in the Autonomous community of Andalucía, along with Almería, Cádiz, Cordova, Granada, Huelva, Jaén and Málaga..