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SightSeeing in Seville: A PostCard From JudySeville is immeasurably more than a city caught in the amber of its ancient traditions. This modern and comfortable metropolis of the 21st Century confronts its future while temporarily side-stepping the obstacles of the construction of a new undergroThe 1992 World Expo brought updated infrastructure to Seville, a new airport and train station, a fast train, the AVE that speeds people comfortably from Madrid to Seville in less than 2½ hours. Seville is home to some of the finest, most charming and unusual hotels and restaurants in Europe. It continues to serve, as it has for centuries, as a magnet for visitors, students, artists, writers, performers and residents from all parts of the Orient and the Occident. Life expectancy is longer here ? the low fat diet, fruits, vegetables, wine, year-round celebrations and the SIESTA all work their magic. I have adopted Seville as my home because I think it is the only place in the world where one can feel so strongly the pulse of the ?Collective Unconscious?. This gazpacho of cultures ? the ancient Iberians, Phoenicians, Tarsish, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Moors, Arabs, Jews, the parade of Kings and Queens, explorers, wr The flamenco cry recalls the Oriental tonal scale of the Muslims and the Jews; the omnipresent olives, wine and fish are reminiscent of the Greco-Roman heritage; the Pilgrimage to the Virgin of Rocío reconnects to pre-Christian fertility rites. And the symbolism of the bullfight harkens back to the Paleolithic hunter-painters and to the Roman events celebrated in Italica?s amphitheater, just outside of Seville. I am certain that had Carl Jung ever spent springtime in Seville, he would have found a veritable ?Living Museum? of his ?Collective Unconscious?, transcending cultures and time! Un abrazo, Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Judy Cotter, a native Californian and ?Sevillana? by adoption, is a professor of Spanish Culture and Art History in Seville. Her presentations to university students and visitors to Spain cover. For Further information about Seville, please check out www.sightseeing-in-seville.com For a Free Seville GuideBook sightseeing-in-seville-spain.com/things-to-do-in-sevilla.html Permalink: http://expert-talk.com/tips/30/sightseeing-in-seville-a-postcard-from-judy-129030.htm Related Tips and Advices
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