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la plaza de santa marta

30 Monday Oct 2023

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Hearing about this made me feel sick and sad and, yes, fucking angry. A week or so ago a 16th century sculpture in a tiny hidden away square next to the Cathedral was brutally vandalised. After existing in this tiny spot for centuries some fucking asshole (or assholes) thought this was the thing to do. Now… not placing blame on the recent influx of less than desirable tourists in our fair city, or the hoards or football fans from abroad who were in town for two big matches that weekend… but it’s also hard not to.

Meanwhile, this was lovely. Someone put up a floral cross as a memorial while the original one is being restored. That’s the real Sevilla.

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calendar bars

01 Thursday Dec 2022

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alfredo calendar 23

It’s December and look what I’ve got! Isn’t this FABULOUS? I’ve long been a fan of Alfredo’s “city façades” of various classic bars and other iconic buildings in Sevilla, a collection he began during the Covid lockdown, and now he has created this wonderful 2023 calendar. A perfect Christmas present for Sevilla lovers, don’t you think? Not only do you get a different bar each month, there are dates mentioned for special Sevilla holidays and birthdays of well-known sevillanos (though I noticed mine was missing).

If you’d like to order one get in touch with Alfredo (he ships all over the globe) via his Instagram page

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supporting local art

27 Thursday Oct 2022

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You may recall that I own a couple of prints by local artist Alfredo Rodriguez (lower right), now well-known for his colourful sketches of Sevilla façades. Well this week the boys behind La Casa del Tigre (upper left) opened a new bar called El Pantera (review coming soon!) and – I love this – chose to feature Alfredo’s work as a kind of permanent exhibit. Every wall is covered with his prints and the effect is fabulous. What a wonderful way of supporting local art and also creating a unique décor and focal point for your bar. Well done guys!

casa morales

05 Monday Sep 2022

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So this is what led me to discover Cuadros Venecia the other day. My friend Reyes Morales had given me this fabulous print of her bar by local artist Alfredo Rodríguez and I needed to find a frame. Alfredo started his Fachadas de Sevilla & Co as something to keep him occupied during lockdown and now he has over 50 in the collection, which are available as hand signed limited releases. The detail here is amazing, as it is in all of his drawings. So this is now my second of the collection (I bought Casa Eme in 2020 after hearing he had shut for good). Below you can see some close ups of Casa Morales and a pic of the first sketch he made (swiped from Alfredo’s Instagram). I really love these.

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