The most critical and attended event in Seville is the ‘Feria de Abril’, a celebration which generally takes places for two weeks after Seville’s Holy Week. The official start is at midnight on the Mon. with the ‘Alumbrao’ the function which kicks off with a never ending list of lamps and street lights being put up. People who book appartamenti a siviglia will be in a position to enjoy this party till midnight on the Sun. when, with an amazing pyrotechnic show, the Feria de Abril finishes and everything goes back to normal.

The 1st ‘Feria de Abril’ was organised in 1864 by 2 business men, a Basque and a Catalan, who wanted to increase their own businesses by coming up with an event which attracted plenty of people. Undoubtedly, today it manages to bring in millions of people and is one of the most important folklore celebrations, as well as one of the town’s biggest tourist attractions.

The ‘Feria de Abril’ is celebrated in the Los Remedios area of the city, on a massive plot of land to the south of the town and on the west bank of the Guadalquivir river. Here the most significant families, establishments and certain associations build the typical ‘casetas’, which are wooden constructions with a tarpaulin roof. There are such a lot of ‘casetas’ which make up a large village, but this will disappear once the party is over. When you go into this provisional town, you will find a giant monument which is modified every year and which takes after a representative monument in Seville.

To be in a position to get in the personal ‘casetas’, you need to be invited. The owners of these constructions are commonly really hospitable and there certainly do not lack public ‘casetas’ like those society ones where visitors can go in at no cost.

Those of you who want to %LIMK2% for the entire week will not have any problems attending a ‘sevillanas’ show, which is the typical dance of the Andalusian capital, which, although being similar to flamenco, has its own tradition and customs. In fact, many people go to the festival in their own traditional dress and they often become involved in improvised dances.

The ‘corrida’ ( running of bulls ) which takes place in the afternoon can’t be missed. Even if you do not like this sort of show, it’s worth going along anyway. In fact, the Andalusians go there on the typical carriages, towed by horses harnessed in by sequins.

The ‘Feria de Abril’ in Seville is surely not an event to be missed, as it catapults everybody that takes part into another world. It is also an occasion to enjoy Seville’s interesting traditions which also has its roots in gypsy customs. You also can’t not get mixed up in the music and the fabulous atmosphere which characterises this silly week where everything is intended to be fun.

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