Palacio de la Condesa de Lebrija

I had never visited this palace in any of my previous visits to Seville, quite possibly because I had never noticed it. It has a quite unassuming entrance off a pedestrian street, and it isn't really a palace. More a city mansion. Part of it dates back to the 16th century, but it was extended in the early 20th century after being bought by the Countess of Lebrija, whose relatives still own it. Also you can only visit the upper floors on a guided tour, so having tried to get in earlier I then circled back after my sightseeing to join the 4:45pm tour.

It was well worth visiting. The countess was an early archaeology enthusiast and so the whole ground floor was remodelled to house her collection of antiquities, primarily mosaics that she got from the nearby Roman city of Italica.

While downstairs is the museum, upstairs was more the living quarters. Unfortunately photos of upstairs not allowed, so nothing to show you but the staircase

The redoubtable countess painted by the great Spanish impressionist Sorolla

 

Seville sightseeing

Recovered from the trauma of our first night we did a bit of  random sightseeing in Seville, partly all three of us an partly on my own

Metropol Parasol

If you have ever seen a snail crawling up a wall...

The Cathedral

The wisteria is well out in Seville whereas mine at home is still in green bud stage

Given the number of signs about this in central Seville, the main public nuisance is sitting on camp stools!