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Feria de Abril<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\nUpdated April 2023<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
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Photo credit: Ludivine Mimar<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Feria is now a not-so-distant memory but when I think about it, it still brings a smile to my face. I was told by various Sevillanos<\/i> that you either hate or you love Feria and that\u2019s that. It\u2019s not for everyone and not everyone in Seville is thrilled about attending Feria. The enthusiasm that goes into this single week of activity is something incredible to behold.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
After 2 long years without a Feria, you can only imagine how hungry the city was for this fiesta. This week-long multiple block party that would put off any introvert as much as it would delight the party animals in your life is a tradition that started quite differently and for some different purposes but I\u2019ll have to go into that in another post.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
So what\u2019s the deal with the love\/hate relationship with Feria which always falls 10 days after the end of Semana Santa? To present you with two contrasts, I have a friend whose spouse would not set foot anywhere near the Feria. She can go off dancing the Sevillanas as much as she likes but he won\u2019t be in attendance not even for 1 minute. On the other extreme, I have another friend who is a \u201csocio\u201d (member) of a caseta and after paying a whopping 1200 euros\/year for this privilege to attend Feria in one of the many private casetas, he very much intended to spend every single day there from sometime in the late afternoon (more like evening), until almost 5 am only to turn back around and return again.\u00a0 <\/span>Completely nuts to some, and absolutely amazing to others.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
We were very lucky to have been invited to not one but three private casetas. You will hear it said by many locals that if you want to really enjoy the Feria, you need to have a friend who has a caseta. Why, you may ask? Well the tents (the casitas), in the Sevilla Feria are mostly private. While there are a number of public ones that you can enter freely, any private casita would have a \u201cbouncer\u201d at the door verifying that you are indeed meant to be there, so you\u2019ll see people outside the \u201cclub\u201d waving to their friends who are inside enjoying their rebujitos. I\u2019m told that other Ferias throughout Spain are not quite as elitist but I got my golden ticket so I\u2019m not going to worry about that. No, actually, we also went to two public casetas, one was quite large and crowded and the other much less so and it was fine. Both of these occasions were during the day so not quite as rowdy as it can get as the night drags on. For a list of suggested public casetas<\/strong>, read through to the end of this post – patience is everything.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
I thought that I could share with you today my tips on how to successfully navigate the Feria so that if you are here next year or the year after, you can enjoy the festivities because, frankly, you should see it at least once.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\nFirst things first – Navigation<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
Download the Feria grounds map. This place is huge, like a mini-city within the city. Currently, the Feria grounds are located in the barrio of Los Remedios between the Puente de San Telmo & the Parque de Los Principes. The streets are all named after famous bullfighters and each caseta has a number so if you still remember how to read a map, you\u2019re good. This was the map for 2023<\/a>. Each caseta has an address, a number and a street name. Using the map, you can find the caseta name and then find its number on the map so you get yourself dropped off at the most logical entrance so you are not walking forever! Whatever year you are coming just Google, Plano feria de Sevilla,<\/em> and off you go to the races.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Dress for Success<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
The Feria is now a not-so-distant memory but when I think about it, it still brings a smile to my face. I was told by various Sevillanos<\/i> that you either hate or you love Feria and that\u2019s that. It\u2019s not for everyone and not everyone in Seville is thrilled about attending Feria. The enthusiasm that goes into this single week of activity is something incredible to behold.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
After 2 long years without a Feria, you can only imagine how hungry the city was for this fiesta. This week-long multiple block party that would put off any introvert as much as it would delight the party animals in your life is a tradition that started quite differently and for some different purposes but I\u2019ll have to go into that in another post.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
So what\u2019s the deal with the love\/hate relationship with Feria which always falls 10 days after the end of Semana Santa? To present you with two contrasts, I have a friend whose spouse would not set foot anywhere near the Feria. She can go off dancing the Sevillanas as much as she likes but he won\u2019t be in attendance not even for 1 minute. On the other extreme, I have another friend who is a \u201csocio\u201d (member) of a caseta and after paying a whopping 1200 euros\/year for this privilege to attend Feria in one of the many private casetas, he very much intended to spend every single day there from sometime in the late afternoon (more like evening), until almost 5 am only to turn back around and return again.\u00a0 <\/span>Completely nuts to some, and absolutely amazing to others.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
We were very lucky to have been invited to not one but three private casetas. You will hear it said by many locals that if you want to really enjoy the Feria, you need to have a friend who has a caseta. Why, you may ask? Well the tents (the casitas), in the Sevilla Feria are mostly private. While there are a number of public ones that you can enter freely, any private casita would have a \u201cbouncer\u201d at the door verifying that you are indeed meant to be there, so you\u2019ll see people outside the \u201cclub\u201d waving to their friends who are inside enjoying their rebujitos. I\u2019m told that other Ferias throughout Spain are not quite as elitist but I got my golden ticket so I\u2019m not going to worry about that. No, actually, we also went to two public casetas, one was quite large and crowded and the other much less so and it was fine. Both of these occasions were during the day so not quite as rowdy as it can get as the night drags on. For a list of suggested public casetas<\/strong>, read through to the end of this post – patience is everything.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
I thought that I could share with you today my tips on how to successfully navigate the Feria so that if you are here next year or the year after, you can enjoy the festivities because, frankly, you should see it at least once.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n