A couple of weeks ago, I was walking across the Triana bridge in Seville with my friend Shawn Hennessey, of Sevilla Tapas fame. We stopped to look at a cluster of padlocks attached to the wrought-iron railings, which I had never seen before, but had read about a few months ago on Inside the Travel [...]
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Unlocking a not-so-old Seville tradition
Posted: July 24, 2010 in Andalucia, SevilleTags: Federico Moccia, padlocks, Seville, Triana bridge
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The Sacred Made Real
Posted: October 17, 2009 in Andalucia, SevilleTags: Easter processions, Martinez Montanes, National Gallery London, Pedro de Mena, Semana Santa, Sevilla, Seville
Hundreds of penitents in white habits, their identities concealed by pointed hoods with small openings for the eyes and mouths, moved slowly through a narrow street in the centre of Seville. It was Easter, and this was just one of the processions that take place in the course of a week, when revered figures of [...]
