About 10 minutes from my host family's apartment lie the Calles Sierpes and Tetuán/Velázquez, the central shopping district of Sevilla. The narrow, stone streets are lined with elegant 3-story buildings that require a bit of neck craning to fully admire. Spanning many of the buildings are giant white tarps, some bearing the Coca Cola logo, which provide shade for weary shoppers. Put together, the effect is somewhat like standing in a flower vase looking up at a billowing sail -- enclosed and protected but not penned in. The variety of items offered here is all-encompasing: wedding gowns, fans, jewelry, baby clothes, books, American and European brand names... even a sex shop hidden down an enclosed alleyway. The variety of architecture found in the buildings is equally impressive; like the rest of this city, the Calle Sierpes seemlessly incorporates new edifices into the centuries-old landscape.
Photos here.
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