Our Favourite Five Seville Restaurants

Over the weekend our guide to Seville launched, already it’s had a fantastic response.  If you are thinking about taking a trip to the capital of Andalucia then make sure you download the newest and best available for iPhone, completely free, through iTunes here.

We wanted to give you and idea of what to expect from our guide to Seville, here’s our favourite five restaurants from the city with a little extract of what you can expect from each one.

Egaña Oriza

Egaña Oriza is one of Seville’s most renowned restaurants and is a flagship of modern Andalucian cuisine.  Inspiration is taken from the owners home in the fiercely independent Basque county in Northern Spain, and is combined with traditional Andalucian dishes. 

Enrique Becerra

Enrique Becerra is one of Seville’s best restaurants, serving some of the finest dishes in Southern Spain. Popular among the locals for its hearty, inexpensive, quality food. Here, tapas isn’t just a novelty but simply the way food comes. Lots offlavours and options ensure you get a really varied experience, but the low prices and high quality mean you don’t have to sacrifice anything for the pleasure.

Becerrita

Small, cosy and a favourite among locals, word of this delightful eatery is only just reaching visitors to Seville.  Out on the west edge of the old part of the city is a glorious little restaurant serving delicious Andalusian inspired dishes, including a great selection of tapas. Visitors would like to keep this hidden gem a secret for a while longer, but it’s reputation continues to draw in diners from all around the world.

Taberna del Alabardero

The hotel of the Taberna del Alabardero is home to one of the most prestigious restaurants in Seville. Known for its exquisite nouvelle cuisine just as much as it is for it;s relatively inexpensive bistro lunches, you are sure to have a fantastic meal here whenever you come

Heladería La Fiorentina

Without doubt the best place in Seville to get an ice cream. Walking past the counter will make your eyes light up with wonder, and once you’ve picked a flavour from the wide range of the usual suspects and the shop’s signature recipes,  a tub of Ben and Jerry's will never taste the same again.

So there's our five favourite places to eat in Seville - each of which (plus many more) are included in the Trippa Seville app which you can download today.  If however you’re not off to Seville any time soon then why not take a look at the rest of our travel guide destinations.  We have a whole collection of new destinations recently launched along with our old collection which is constantly being updated.

Cardiff Fashion Week

London, Milan, Paris, New York - all places which automatically bring fashion and style to mind.  Hopefully soon Cardiff will be another city on the global landscape which will make you think of fashion as soon as you hear the name, well thats the hope from the organisers of Cardiff Fashion Week.

The first CFW was in 2012 and was a roaring success, it was the first event to celebrate Cardiff's status as one of the leading shopping destinations in the UK (Cardiff has been described by one person as having better shopping than Milan, although I don't know if we would go that far)

The 2013 CFW runs from the 19th to the 27th of Ocotber and is shaping up to be an even more exciting event than 2012's.

Expect to see emerging designers showcasing their new collections, much loved high street stores displaying on catwalks and the whole week to finish off in the Hilton Hotel with the high-glamour retail awards.

There willl be fring events happening across the city, including instore fashion shows, champagne receptions, promotions, makeovers and live photoshoots.  One of the best places to go to see the independent side of fashion would be Cardiff Fashion Quarter, opposite the castle.  Events will be taking place there sporadically over the whole week.

If you're a regular shopper in Cardiff or just someone who wants to come along and take a look at what is happening over the week take a look at the CFW Twitter and Facebook pages to stay up to date with all of the weeks events.

If you happen to be visiting Cardiff for the fashion week then make sure you download the Trippa Cardiff app from the app store.

If you're not visiting Cardiff but are heading somewhere else in Europe then why not take a look at our list of travel guide destinations here, we're constantly adding new locations to our list and all of our guides are completely free to download and use.

We're Going to London!

We had a bumper week of published guides last week, Stockholm, Berlin and Barcelona all were published in the space of seven days so it's time to line up our next big travel guide destination - it's London!

Just to give you an idea of what to expect from our next big app launch, here's the top five sights that we're going to be including in the guide

Big Ben

The famous clock tower in London isn't actually called Big Ben, that's the name of the bell inside it, but everyone calls the tower Big Ben...so we're just going to go with it as well.

Hyde Park

Probably the most famous park in London, Hyde Park is the host to festivals, concerts, joggers and dog walkers all year round.  It also has some interesting and historic monuments that should definitely be seen on any visit to London

Piccadilly Circus

An iconic symbol of London, the neon that illuminates the city by night is a mecca for tourists to get their photo taken infront of the lights and see the traffic come past.  It's a great meeting spot before heading out on a night out as well.

Science Museum

The Science museum is London's interactive science and technology experience.  Although it is aimed more towards children, many adults (including myself) have been known to go there and have a fantastic day out.

London Eye

The London Eye is the largest ferris wheel in Europe and provides tourists with a fantastic view across the whole of London.  A trip around the wheel takes just less than an hour and gives you a view of London like no where else.

Keep your eyes peeled for the launch of Trippa London, but for now you can see our existing selection of destinations on our website

Whats On, October in Barcelona

Here is the monthly roundup of the best events we have seen in the heart of Catalonia - Barcelona. We've taken a look at the best the fine city has to offer, even when the weather looks like it's turning a bit for the worse

4th October - 12th October - Oktoberfest in Barcelona

I think everyone who reads these blogs will know how much we love a good beer festival. Unlike the Oktoberfest that's held in Munich every year though, the one in Barcelona is actually in October, rather than late September. Over 30 German beers will be served along with German food and live music. Tickets are free but you need to reserve a table in advance

11th October - 13th October - Barcelona Jazz Weekend

Barceloan Jazz Weekend works as a warmup for the much bigger Jazzfest which takes place every year. The three day event takes place around the whole of the city and a full program of events can be seen though the link above. Tickets are available for €50.

13th October - Correbarri

If you're a fun of running, or just standing and watching people run around you, then the Correbarri is the event for you. Entry costs €14, but ends today so you need to be quick if you still want to go. Anyone can come along and watch the historic event which has quite a strong sense of competition between the 10 districts of Barcelona. If you prefer watching or taking part in Marathons then head along to the towns of Castelldefels and Gavà i Sitges on the 20th of October.

26th or 27th October - El Clásico FCB v Real Madrid

It's the fixture of the Spanish Football season. This year it's got even more interesting though with the worlds most expensive player Gareth Bale joining Ronaldo for Real Madrid, against (arguably) the worlds best player Messi and the hotly tipped for big things Neymar for Barcelona. The match takes place in the Nou Camp but if you can't get tickets then find a pub playing the match, sit down and enjoy - the atmosphere will be truely electric.

These are just our favourite picks from Barcelona over the coming month, there’s always something going on in this spectacular city.  Our Barcelona guide will be available to download in a matter of days, so keep your eyes peeled for the big launch.

Take a look at our current list of travel guide app destinations for when you next take a trip away!