{"id":127,"date":"2020-05-27T18:03:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T18:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gavilansevilla.com\/en\/?p=127"},"modified":"2020-09-28T22:13:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T22:13:39","slug":"the-santa-cruz-neighbourhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gavilansevilla.com\/en\/the-santa-cruz-neighbourhood\/","title":{"rendered":"The Santa Cruz neighbourhood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Seville\u2019s most charming neighbourhood.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Precisely because of this, it\u2019s normal for it to be full of tourists. But this shouldn\u2019t dampen the walk for its many nooks and crannies are so beautiful its appeal prevails anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Jewish quarter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is the neighbourhood located next to the Alcazar and the Cathedral; it was built and lived in by the Arabs, and was then converted into the Jewish quarter, that\u2019s to say, a place surrounded by walls where the Sephardi Jews lived in the late middle ages until their expulsion, leaving legends of these persecutions between its streets. After this it was inhabited by the Christian population, and the synagogues were converted into churches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A charming neighbourhood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s characterised by a combination of labyrinthine and intricate streets, where it\u2019s easy to get lost, but also easy to delight in, thanks to its colours, smells, and the quantity of hidden squares and courtyards. It\u2019s so integrated in the Sevillian culture that the majority of the story of Don Juan Tenorio happens in this neighbourhood, and so what many do, is follow the footprints of this famous character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n