Sevilla is located in the Southeast of Spain, and is one of the three main cities of the costa de la Luz, along with Huelva and Cadiz. A provincial capital, seat of the government and parliament of the Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía (Regional Government). It has more than 700,000 inhabitants, nearly half the population of the whole province. The city of Sevilla is located on the plain of the Guadalquivir river which crosses the city from North to South.

The river can be navigated from Sevilla all the way to its outlet near Sanlúcar de Barrameda, on the Atlantic coast. In the past the port of Sevilla played an important role in commerce between Spain and the Americas and remains today one of the most active river ports of the Iberian peninsula. The Tartessians were the original founders of Hispalis.

More recently, Expo 92 reinforced the image of Sevilla as a modern and dynamic city. Dont's miss out on the tapas. The city is credited with their invention and has more than a thousand bars where the choice of food, is virtually unlimited, from seafood to ham and sausage, from vegetable to cheese. The Sevillians actually make a meal of. them, moving from bar to bar and trying one dish at a time. Within an accessible distance are the towns of Ayamonte and Isla Cristina in Cadiz and the areas of Chiclana, Jerez and Sanlucar in Huelva.