Sevilla Non-smoking Hotels

Santa Cruz Quarter.
The former Jewish quarter of Santa Cruz is a perfect place to walk along narrow white streets with numerous bars and restaurants where visitors are welcome to try delicious tapas snacks. By the way, tapas were invented in Seville, so, of course, tourists will find thousands of places in which they can try this meal. By order of King Ferdinand III all the Jews had the right to settle only in this quarter. In the XIV century Christians came to power, and Santa Cruz was turned into a district for working class. Nowadays, this part of the city with its narrow streets and picturesque alleys is a popular tourist destination.

The number of tourists in Calle Mateos Gago Street , a street full of restaurants, bars and souvenir shops, can scare anyone. Go through the street to Plaza de Doña Elvira, where, in the building number 6, you will find the house in which Ines de Ulloa, the eternal love of the famous conqueror of female hearts Don Juan, was born. Nowadays, this house has been turned into a restaurant that, by the way, offers excellent local cuisine. Don Juan is a fictional character, but this fact does not prevent residents of Seville from composing legends about him. Some people even genuinely believe that he really existed and was born in building 2 in Calle Justino de Neve Street . Plaza de los Refinadores is the place where you can even see a monument dedicated to this loving man.
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