Gorgeous park in Sevilla!…read more This park is home to the famous Plaza de Espana pavillion as well as numerous other statues, water fountains, and other pavillions. The mujedar pavillion is quite striking. Worth walking through the whole park.

One of my fond memories from my last visit to Seville in 2012 is strolling this park to the Plaza…read morede Espana, and fifty countries later, it is still one of my all-time favorites. From the river, walk straight across the park to the plaza, or catch one of the many horse carriages giving 30-minute tours. Shady, with numerous paths criss-crossing the park, there are flowers, benches, toilets, and carts selling water bottles, hats, fans, and trinkets. Busy with families on weekends, one end is filled with the archaelogy museum, while the palace is on the other. Many buildings from the 1929 expo still line the park.

I felt sorry for this garden. I've been to many gardens around the world and this one ranks pretty…read morelow on the list. It had such an abandoned feel to it. It looked like something forgotten in time. Entry signs had graffiti, an old cafeteria was closed down, there was no one else in the place except for myself. It has possibility but no strong focal points that are very enticing or beautiful. Even the Cordoba courtyard/patio display was weak. They need to make a real wall with a big display of color and a strong focal point. The local's homes I visited in Cordoba blew this one away. It's a nice, green area to get away from the city but that's it. Cordoba needs to get some volunteers in there and spruce it up fast or I can see this garden fading away.