City Analysis of Seville

The city that I will be focusing on is Seville, Spain. Seville is the largest city and the capital of the Spanish province, Andalucía. It is one of the oldest cities in Spain with history going back to the Roman times and it was one of the main economic centers of the Spanish Empire during the Golden Age. Due to its extensive history, Seville has many historical landmarks, and has the third largest original city core in Europe. Currently, Seville has a municipal population of around 705,000 and a metropolitan population of around 1.5 million, making it the 4^th largest city in Spain. Spain’s largest cities include Barcelona and Madrid, with municipal populations of 1.6 and 3.3 million people, respectively. Major cities in Spain with a smaller population would include, Zaragoza and Málaga, with populations of 680,000 and 568,000, respectively.

Seville is one of the most unique cities in Spain for many reasons. One of the main components of Seville is the Guadalquivir River, the 2^nd longest river that is completely in Spain. The Guadalquivir’s proximity to the Atlantic Ocean made Seville a major trading route and harbor. Also, there are many historical landmarks that make Seville one of the most popular tourist destinations in Spain. Structures such as: La Torre del Oro, la Catedral de Santa María, the General Archive of the Indies, and the Alcázar, are just a few of many impressive landmarks that many tourists visit every year from around the world. In a smaller city in Spain, one would not be able to encounter these extraordinary buildings because they are very expensive and are almost always exclusive to large cities with an extensive history. Since Seville is one of the larger cities in Spain, there is not much that you wouldn’t be able to find in the city that you would be able to find in a larger one. The only difference would probably be a matter of variety.