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| Pure opulence! |
Last week we walked to Palacio de la Dueñas the former residence of Duchess of Alba, renown for her love of all traditional Sevillano culture such as flamenco, Semana Santa, April Fair, bullfighting and horses. You can see her passion for these pastimes in her palace and gardens. It is said that you can walk from one end of Spain to the other and never step foot off one of her properties. She was the most titled noble in the world, more than Queen Elizabeth II.
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| Cleanest stables I've ever seen, not a speck of straw. |
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| One of many entries to the garden, look at the carving around the arch. |
After she passed away, her family opened the home as a tourist destination in 2016. Entry fee was €10 which is higher than most museums because this one is not run by the city. Both Angela and I have wanted to see it and today we did. The gardens are in full bud, perhaps we should have waited a week to see them in flower never mind it/they were beautiful!
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| Posters of Semana Santa and April Fair |
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| One of many statues in the garden. |
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| Live "statues" in the garden |
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| It is said she would dance flamenco at any occasion. |
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| Detail on a door, not your ordinary door, it is a palace... |
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| Extensive gardens with water features, each had a name, this was the Lemon Garden (I think). |
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| Around the garden and in the house there were large beautiful pots, the green thing above is a huge cacti. |
Afterward we had lunch at the restaurant Catalina which was great. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been there and it didn’t disappoint. Waitress was from Argentina and had a good sense of humour.
Next post will be about our day trip to Gibraltar.
Cheers, Bev
Love your pictures of Europe as it looks like travel will be restricted fir awhile. Hopefully, next year will be better as wife and I pre-booked 14-day Baltic and St. Petersburg cruise with 2 other couples. Regards!
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