Hispanophiles Podcast
Travel In Spain With Only Half A Brain
A Podcast about Spain and all things Spanish. In each episode, the Hispanophiles explore their adopted home one topic at a time with thought provoking discussions and plenty of laughs.
From biographies of some of Spain's most famous men and women to comprehensive city guides via the essential dos and don'ts of travel in one of the world's most popular destinations, the Hispanophiles bring you as close to the land of sun, sea, siesta and Sangria as possible through your smartphone!
So grab your passport, sunglasses and some decent shoes and come join us on our adventure.
Hispanophiles Podcast
Andalusia's Most Underrated Tourist Attraction
The Casa de Pilatos is a 16th century palace that fuses multiple architectural styles in the middle of Seville - the city at the centre of the world in the 1500s. Between the Mudejar archways and the Romanesque columns, the Casa de Pilatos boasts the first ever application of Italian Renaissance design anywhere on the Iberian Peninsula. Therefore, the palace tells the story of the evolution of Spain's high society in the post-Columbian and post-reconquest era where silver mined in the Americas paid for tonnes of neoclassical marble statues imported from Naples. But in spite of its splendour, the Casa de Pilatos remains relatively unknown to the millions of people coming to Spain each year!