Seville “ las setas”

Seville “Las Setas “(Mushrooms) are one of the main attractions of the city. It is one of the most visited monuments, and according to a recent survey conducted by the Tourist Board, this space is arousing more interest than the Cathedral among tourists. As an architectural refurbishment, innovation and technological symbol, “Las Setas” are the world´s largest wooden made structure and they are located on the northern area of the old city, previously known as Encarnacion Square. Let´s find out a little more about this charming building.

Las setas de sevilla. Source: José L. Vega

“ Las setas” origins

Seville “ Las Setas” were originally referred to as Metropol Parasol Space and they were designed in order to renew Encarnacion Square. It aimed to link two independent areas located either side of the road, where cars usually drive, and to shade a leisure and entertainment area rich in history in our city.
Initially, it was not welcomed between neighbours due to an inadequate design completely opposed to the classicism of historical monuments, but it is being slowly accepted as a first move towards modernization of the Andalusian capital.
The structure was inaugurated in 2011 and due to a series of problems in its completion, the price increased from its initial budget to 86 million euros.

Its architect: jürgen mayer-hermann

The project was assigned to Jürgen Mayer-Hermann, as a winner in the International Contest of Ideas Encarnacion de Sevilla in 2004.
Jürgen is a german architect and artist, he was born in 1965 in Stutgartt. Some of his works were presented at the MOMA in New York and he was awarded for several of his works, as Mensa Moltke, University of Karlsruhe, before the building of “ Las Setas”.

Parasol construction and design

Having a size of 150  long, 70 wide and 26 metres high ,  Seville “Las Setas “ stand as one of the great monuments in the historical centre. As previously mentioned, it was basically built from wood, it took more than 7.500 wooden elements linked together with steel structures.

One enchanting walk

“Las Setas” construction were intended to provide a cultural area in the city centre . Its main square was designed for major events and the cellar holds royal ruins belonging to the Roman period, it is called Antiquarium . Encarnacion´s market is placed inside, where you could enjoy our local cuisine.

Antiquarium Setas de sevilla

This area is plenty of terraces, restaurants, cafeterias and bars to enjoy Seville evening and night.

On the top of the building, there is a viewpoint, which is a lovely walk through Seville sky. A tour through the top of Metropol Parasol that overlooks 360º views of the city, perfect to get a more accurate picture of its size and morphology.

There are free visits to this space excluding the Museum and the Viewpoint, they offer a unique entertainment city experience at a small fee.

In order to improve the visit, there is a Tourist Information Point, as well as a “Past View “service providing a Virtual tour that turns this setting to a medieval city.

Casa Del Poeta would like to recommend you a visit to this charming venue and our front desk staff will assist you if you should require any further information.

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Discover How is decoration in Charming Hotels

Fresh Aroma

In our city, the orange blossom smell that arrives between April and June spread a fresh and sweet aroma around the streets on the city centre. It is a very nice experience when you are walking down the streets in Santa Cruz quarter with the company of this particular smell characteristic of our city.

Albero

This is the predominant colour of the main palaces and monuments on the city. It is a warm colour that you can find on the arena at the La Maestranza bullring. This albero colour is combined in squares and buildings with the white colour characteristic of cities and towns in Andalusia. At night, under the lights of the lampposts, the city burns in colours inviting the visitor to try a tapa with some fresh wine on a terrace on a hiding square of the quarter.

Our hotel wears this dress of albero colour that gives you a clue of the place that you are.

Fresh flavors

Andalusian gastronomy is very rich and Seville is known for the good food. The most delicious flavors can be found at the tapas bars that offers the typical potatos omellette, salmorejo with ham or ensaladilla with prawns between others that always should go with the company of a good wine or a very cold beer. Today, what is very popular is what is called gastrobares where they mix the traditional ingredients and the proper high kitchen techniques. This establishments are promoting the creation of gastronomic routes very interesting.

Two Charming Squares in Santa Cruz Quarter

Santa Cruz Square

This beautiful square has this name because on it was based the old Santa Cruz church, which gave its name to the quarter where it was located. On it we could find the rests of Murillo, buried after the knock down of the church on the XIX century. It is a very charming square covered with orange trees and the iron cross in the middle. It is a pleasure be sat in one of its benches, feeling the late afternoon breeze with the flamenco sounds on the background, because a famous flamenco show is located in it.

Plaza de las Cruces

On this square in cruces street, the time don´t pass: the visitors that goes through it admire its three crosses on the top of classic columns that looks like if they were took from the best palace of the city. It is a very characteristic square.

Casa del Poeta – Charming Hotel Seville

In Casa Del Poeta all these feelings are a reality where you can experience the sounds of our culture of the hand of our guitarist, try a nice and fresh glass of wine, and enjoy the colours of the sevillian night from our panoramic rooftop and feel the jazmin smell once you walk in our charming hotel.

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The beautiful and vibrant Seville has a huge amount of inns for all type of guests; from the most exigent to the ones with the budget more adjusted. Between all the establishments on the city, there is a group of them that are characterized because they have a charming decoration. They are examples of the beauty architecture, built with undoubted good taste and with extreme care of the minimum details. An example in Seville is the hotel Casa del Poeta.

Repecting the origins, we are also innovative

Many of these charming hotels are built similar to the classic “Casas Señoriales sevillana” from the XVI, XVII and XVIII century, following the architectonic style and the configuration of the villas that made the city one of the most beautiful in the country. Many of these houses from that time have been refurbished to accommodate now charming hotels that have all the most exigent guest´s requirements, keeping also the architectonics characteristics and the essential decoration from the sevillian houses from that time.

They are places refurbished respecting the original noble materials and the classic architecture, trying not to lose their charm.  The beautiful decoration is done imitating the one on the old sevillian houses. Also, the walls are covered with Andalusian and taurine decoration, so the tourists can feel Seville on every corner of these establishments.

The courtyard, the centre of everything.

In our boutique hotel Casa del Poeta, the rooms are located around a central courtyard full of life. The courtyards were the most important spaces on the Sevillian villas. Normally, these courtyards have a fountain and they are decorated with flowers and marvel columns. They are dream places to have a rest after a long day of tourism and enjoy their beautiful decoration of the most charming hotels.

The sevillian hotels that follows the decoration of the classical houses on the city are characterized also for their spacious balconies that they have on their frontage. The central balcony has normally a more careful design and is covered with slate cover.

Some of these houses has also, on the top of the building, a panoramic terrace. That is the case of our hotel with its wonderful views of the sevillian sky. Seville is a city that takes care of its cultural legacy and try to preserve the beauty of its buildings and adapt them to contemporary needs. Probably, as result of this, Seville is a city where more charming hotels can be found.

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