Seville deserves its place on the A-list of travel destinations. The magnificent cathedral and Giralda tower, the beautiful Moorish palace and gardens and the beguiling old Jewish quarter with its winding alleyways are just a few of the attractions that draw millions of tourists to southern Spain's greatest city every year.
But Seville has other delights, not least of which is its shopping. Visitors find it hard to leave without indulging in a spot of retail therapy. Shoppers' paradise Andalucian style is focused on Calle Sierpes, which runs from the Plaza de San Francisco, the square near the cathedral, as far as the Plaza Duque de la Victoria, a store-filled kilometre to the west.
Sierpes is flanked on one side by Calle Cuna and on the other by Calle Velazquez and Calle Tetuan. A network of smaller streets crosses the main arteries to form the Centro area. That's what it says on the map, but Sierpes is the word on every shopper's lips.
Plaza de San Francisco is where the traditional Spanish outfitters are concentrated in shops such as Mercado Sevillano de la Plata at Plaza de San Francisco 8. There you can buy everything to indulge those polka-dot flamenco dreams. Abancinos de Sevilla next door specialises in amazingly ornate fans, with prices from five euros (HK$47).
