Alternative Spanish destinations: Valencia and Seville

The long weekend of May is approaching and stilladmire colourful houses.
you are without any interesting ideas for spendingIf you decide to drop to Seville couple of days
this period? Have you been thinking of going tobefore 1st of May, you can still take part in the
Spain? I know what you think: “For sure agreat local party Fiesta de Abril. During this event
lot of people are going to go to Spain to seeyou can spot typical clothes, especially dresses of
Madrid and Barcelona. There will be crowds, lots ofthis region, you can try a lot of tapas and other
tourist on the streets; that is not for me!”dishes of Andalusia, see people dancing flamenco
But why not to choose some less popular, but stillto the southern crazy music and take part in the
extremely interesting direction? What about Sevillenever ending parties.
or Valencia?1st of May in Spain is also a free day due to the
They are both not so attended by tourists as theLabour Day. You can count on less traffics in the
two capitals of Spain, even during Puente decities, but on the other hand, most of offices and
Mayo (that is how the Spaniards call their longshops can be closed, so you better think of
weekend), but still you can find there a lot ofdispatching needed things in advanced.
amazing monuments, relaxed atmosphere ofThree days in Seville are enough to fall in love
Spanish cities and delicious meals and drinks. Theywith that city and with the language, which has
are more in the south of the country, so you canespecially nice for an ear pronunciation in Andalusia.
count on good weather and tasty fresh fruits inMaybe you will decide to stay or come back to
the beginning of May. In Valencia, you can even sitlearn Spanish in Seville? Or if you choose Valencia,
on the beach, maybe take some sun bath.maybe you will look for Spanish school in
Necessarily you should also try paella- typical dishValencia? For sure you will love these places so
from this area and visit museum of Fallas, regionalmuch that you will want to come back one day
party of Valencia. It is also worth to take a walkfor longer.
in the little and curved streets of the old city to