Cultural Program

An attractive cultural programme for participants and guests is organised to accompany the conference content.

Note: The organization of the complete programme of activities depends on the number of participants. For that reason, the Secretariat reserves the right to suspend or to modify the projected program notifying previously the changes to the participants.

	Cultural programme and complementary activities
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Classic Seville   Price / Person: 30 EUR. Includes guided city tour and entrance tickets. Duration (estimated) 3 hours. Dates available: Friday – from 10.30h to 13.30h Saturday – from 10.30h to 13.30h Description: The Classic Tour takes you through the old Arabic quarter and visits the famous Casa de Pilatos where the third richest family of Spain, called Medinaceli, is still residing. To continue with a nice walk across the romantic and picturesque Barrio Santa Cruz, the Murillo Garden, the old Tobacco Factory, where the famous Carmen of Bizet was working and the Hospital de la Caridad with the best baroque church of the city and some paintings of Murillo and Valdés as well as sculpture of Pedro Roldán. We can not forget other monuments such as the Palacio San Telmo, la Plaza de España and the Parque María Luisa.

Artistic Seville Price / Person: 30 EUR. Includes guided city tour and entrance tickets. Duration (estimated) 3 hours. Dates available: Friday – from 15.30h to 18.30h Saturday – from 10.30h to 13.30h Description: Bullfighting has always been one of the main traditions in Spain and for that reason we would like to show you the second oldest bullfighting arena of our country with this tour, the Maestranza. There you will see the arena and a museum where you will learn about the art of the bullfighting. After this we will go for a walk through the city centre with the beautiful churches and palaces to finish in the Fine Arts Museum, second biggest after the Prado in Madrid. The best paintings of Murillo, Velazquez, Goya, Zurbarán, the Greek...etc. are waiting for you.

TRIP TO GRANADA VISIT OF THE ALHAMBRA AND GENERALIFE Price / Person: 50 EUR. Includes guided city tour and entrance tickets. Duration: All day long Dates available: Friday from 8.30h to 18.30h (approximately) Saturday from 8.30h to 18.30h (approximately) Description: For the one that travels to Granada, it is still possible to perceive the elements that inspired the literary work of Lorca such as the light reflected in the white houses in the Albaicín or the purity of the air in the mountain range. Granada is first of all a lively city, with numerous avenues and small and winding streets. The Alhambra will remain Official New7Wonders Finalists, which were nominated from hundreds of sites around the world. The Alhambra represents Dignity and Dialog. Mohammed I, the first king of the Nasriden – a Moorish dynasty in Granada - converted a 9th-century castle into his private royal residence, and it is this which we now know as the Alhambra. The structure, which covers an area of 13 hectares, is renowned for its stunning frescoes and interior detail. The building is one of the finest examples of Moorish architecture in the world.

TRIP TO CORDOBA VISIT TO THE MEZQUITA Price / Person: 50 EUR. Includes guided city tour and entrance tickets. Duration: All day long Dates available: Friday from 10.00h to 18.30h (approximately) Saturday from 10.00h to 18.30h (approximately) Description: Cordoba is a city with an enormous heritage of culture and monuments. Due partly to its strategic position on the River Guadalquivir and partly to the wealth of remains left by the different peoples who inhabited the city, Cordoba has become a privileged city in the very heart of the history of the Western World. It is one of the most frequently visited cities in Spain mainly because of its enormous historical interest and artistic heritage: churches, convents, hospitals, palaces and numerous stately homes surround the marvellous, unique building that is the Mosque-Cathedral and make Cordoba one of the greatest monumental cities in Europe. In 1994, the UNESCO recognised the universal importance of the historic buildings in Cordoba, by extending the limits of the World Heritage Site beyond the Mosque itself to include the whole of the historic quarter: el barrio de la Judería.

WINE AND TAPAS Price / Person: 40 EUR. Includes drinks (wine or beer) and a selection of tapas in 3-5 bars/restaurants. Dates available: Saturday from 13.00h to 15.00h (approximately) Saturday from 20.00h to 23.00h (approximately) Description: Seville is the perfect place for discovering the cuisine and wines of Andalusia. The city itself is considered by many to be the best place in Spain for tapas. ...And what are Tapas? Tapas are small portions of foods, both hot and cold, served in bars, bodegas and tascas to accompany a copa of dry Spanish Sherry or draught beer. We can taste the best tapas bars or restaurants of the city, discovering the origin and history of tapas, tasting the typical ham, Andalusian gazpacho soup, our famous fried fish, the world-known Sevillian olives or the popular orange wine and many more.

FLAMENCO EXPERIENCE Price / Person: 40 EUR. Dates available: Saturday from 17.00h to 19.30h (approximately) Saturday from de 20.00h to 22.30h (approximately) Description: Someone said that two ingredients are necessary to learn flamenco: Technique and Soul. Among other definitions, we can find the following one: “The Flamenco is the art that expresses the soul of Andalusia and affects all the people of the world which have sensitivity to recognize the beautiful things”. Bright Dilermando of Oliveira, Brazil. Flamenco is a genuine Spanish art. It exists in three forms: Cante, the song, Baile, the dance, and Guitarra, the guitar. The Heart of flamenco lives in occidental Andalusia and there is no better place than Seville to apreciate it. Enjoying a nice musical evening coming to see one of the most enchanting, colourful and full of passion Flamenco is the key to enter the magic world of this art.