The gorgeous city just 3 hours flight from UK where a pint is just £1.68 | World | News
British tourists love a pint abroad, and now a European city has been revealed to charge an average cost of just £1.68 for a beer. The incredible price is offered in the Spanish city of Seville, which is just under a three-hour flight from London.
Boasting six breweries and 127 bars and pubs, Seville’s prices are sure to quench any traveller’s thirst for a pint. Located in southern Spain at the heart of the Andalusia region, Seville has a population of around 1.5 million, making it the country’s fourth-largest city.
It features a UNESCO World Heritage Site contained within its old town, comprising historic buildings including the Alcázar palace complex, its cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies.
Officially called the Royal Alcázar of Seville, the palace complex was formerly the site of the Islamic-era citadel in the area, begun in the 10th century.
It is still used by royalty today, with its upper stories hosting the Spanish royal family when they visit Seville.
The city’s cathedral, officially the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See, is a Catholic site and a former 12th-century mosque.
It is the largest Gothic cathedral in the world and also one of the planet’s largest churches, having become the largest cathedral in the world when it was built in the early 16th century.
By taking this title, it supplanted the Byzantine cathedral Hagia Sophia, which had held it for a thousand years.
The final element of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Seville is the Archive of the Indies, which was created by King Carlos III of Spain and inaugurated in 1785.
Housing archival materials documenting the history of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and Asia, it comprises autograph material from the first Conquistadores to the end of the 19th century, including a papal bull dividing the world between Spain and Portugal and the journal of Christopher Columbus.
Seville is also considered the birthplace of flamenco, as its Romani population is noted as being central in the dance style’s development.
It also boasts local specialities of tapas, including fried and grilled seafood such as marinated dogfish, spinach with chickpeas and gazpacho.