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New Year's Eve in Seville

info@sevillaurbany.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Hello everyone!

Do you know what’s going on in Seville for New Year’s Eve? Unlike other cities, in Seville the tradition is to have dinner and spend a while at home with family or friends. Another option is to have di [...]

Christmas in Seville

info@sevillaurbany.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Christmas is a time to be with family, it is also a time to be with friends celebrating this special time.

For all those that spend Christmas abroad, we will offer an excellent service to all our customers that stay at Urbany Hostel in Seville. Within the hostel there wil [...]

IV Gay & Lesbian Film Festival of Seville 2008

info@sevillaurbany.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0100

This is the 4th year Seville organized the Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. It start four years ago as a reflection about the orientation affective-sexual through the cinema.

Organized by an andalusian Foundation in favor of equality of rights for Gay and Lesbian citizens, it is supported by the local and regional government.

The festival take place from the [...]

SICAB - The Purebred Spanish Horses' Trade Show 2008

info@sevillaurbany.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0100

There is no other trade show dedicated just to one horse's breed in the world. So what a great chance to enjoy and learn about other part of the Andalusian and Spanish culture.

The exhibition starts the 25th until the 30th of November. It is located into the "Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos" of Seville, and you will find not [...]

International Exhibition of Contemporary Dance of Seville

info@sevillaurbany.com — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:00:00 +0100

This edition call Efecto Memoria (Memory Effect) want to investigate about the memory, legacy and transmition of the contemporary choreographic language.

MES DE DANZA 15

Also, the producers, Trans-Forma, want to remember the last 15 years of the festival. 15 years to present 66 international shows, 74 national shows, 215 Andalusian shows, and other activities.

It take part in different places of the city from the 31st of October until the 23rd of Novembe [...]

The International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Seville (BIACS-3)

info@sevillaurbany.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:00:00 +0100

From the 2nd of October until the 11th of January, Seville is the capital of Contemporary Art.

The exhibition, call Youniverse, will get 150 international artists together during more than three months, and the visitors will be the main protagonist.

We propose to Urbany Hostel customers to raise the relationship between Art, Architecture, Science and Tecnology through this exhibition.

BIACS-3 is divided into 4 spheres:

Retrospective of Media Art' [...]

Barcelona Urbany Hostel

info@sevillaurbany.com — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Are you planning to go to Spain? Don't miss out this great and cosmopolitan city in the north-east of the country.

Barcelona Urbany Hostel is a brand new hostel that offers high-class services.

I'm telling that because I was working there during it's first month open (july'08), so I can assure you that it's much more than just a hostel:

13 floors with great views of the city, specially the great Agbar Tower and Olympic Port. Huge common area including [...]

Seville April Fair 2009

info@sevillaurbany.com — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:00:00 +0100

From the 28th April until the 3rd May

A basic definition of the April Fair would be: a big amount of tents and fairground attractions located near Los Remedios quarter... But the April fair is more than that: it is the big party in Seville; it is the Festival in capital letters. The [...]

Easter week in Seville

info@sevillaurbany.com — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:00:00 +0100

The Easter week is the period of time from Palm Sunday until Easter Sunday. During this week, we remember the Passion, Death and The Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Easter week is one of the most important times of year in Seville because of its tradition… Seville's TraditionDuring Easter, you will be able to experience the most genuine and purest traditions in Seville. Thus, you will see the very strict tradition (many people make religious promises and go barefoot during the proce [...]

Pure and raw Flamenco at La Carboneria

rosadelsventsweb@gmail.com — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:00:00 +0100

I was barely arriving at the reception of the Sevilla Urbany hostel when I could listen a group of canadian girls talking about how incredible had been their first "flamenco experience" in the city. They were laughing because arriving at La Carboneria had been a treasure hunt by the narrow streets of the Santa Cruz district, but getting the hostel after some glasses of sangria had been the bigger challenge... The place has no banner or flag at the entrance and when you cross the littl [...]