![Seville, Spain has a number of unusual sites to visit including the Metropol Parasol pictured here. [Image A.G. photographe/Flickr]](https://staticr1.blastingcdn.com/media/photogallery/2019/3/29/660x290/b_502x220x82/seville-spain-has-a-number-of-unusual-sites-to-visit-including-the-metropol-parasol-pictured-here-image-ag-photographeflickr_2237687.jpg "Seville, Spain has a number of unusual sites to visit including the Metropol Parasol pictured here. [Image A.G. photographe/Flickr]")
The Tomb of Christopher Columbus - Seville, Spain
The tomb of explorer Christopher Columbus lies just inside the door to the Cathedral of Seville, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. Columbus’ tomb is held aloft by four figures representing four of the kingdoms of Spain in Columbus’ life, namely Aragon, Castile, Leon and Navarra. Due to much moving around of the tomb, there is a slight doubt that it may contain his brother and not Columbus himself.
Metropol Parasol - La Encarnacion Square, Seville. Spain
At first locals were not happy about the design by Jurgen Mayer-Hermann of the Metropol Parasol, but they grew to accept it. The Metropol Parasol is located in Seville’s Old Quarter, smack in the middle of historic, beautiful buildings. The design itself is an interpretation of wooden mushrooms. The structure is huge, measuring 150 m by 70 m, and with a height of 26 m, making it the largest wooden structure in the world. Visitors can stroll around on it.
Solar Power Tower - Sanlúcar la Mayor, near Seville, Spain
If you are interested in renewable energy, a short drive out of Seville takes you to the Solar Power Tower. The power plant uses concentrated solar power systems, including 624 mirror, moving to track the sun and focusing the beams on the 160 m tall tower. This focused light heats a tank of water which powers a steam turbine. Once the complex is complete it is thought it will power180,000 homes in Seville and prevent 600,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases every year.
Hospital de los Venerables - 8 Plaza Venerables, Seville, Spain
This former charity hospital is tucked away in the Barrio Santa Cruz in Seville and is now an art museum housing a collection of oil paintings by Francisco Varela, Diego Velasquez and others painters from the Spanish Golden Age. The exquisitely decorated church of the hospital is pictured here.
Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House) - 1 Pl. de Pilatos, Seville, Spain
This typical Andalusian palace dates back to the 16th century and was the residence of the Dukes of Medinaceli. The unique architecture was reportedly based on the estate of Pontius Pilot and displays a bust of Caligua. This led to it being named Casa de Pilato. Enjoy viewing Renaissance architecture and paintings dating back over the centuries. The building was used as a film set for the film “Lawrence of Arabia” in the 1960s.
