Seville's traditional fair
Hotel Bécquer in Sevilla
DO YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE FERIA DE SEVILLA´S HISTORY?
Alfonso X el Sabio in 1254 gave permission to celebrate a Fair in April and another in September, six years after his father conquered Seville.
The Fair was created at the initiative of two councillors who asked the Plenary to recover the fairs in Seville. This is how the first Fair of modern times was born, inaugurated on April 18, 1847 in the Prado de San Sebastián, with 19 booths and with such a success with the public and with business that, the following year, those in charge of organising the sale of cattle went to the Municipality to ask for a greater presence of agents of the authority because “the Sevillian men and women, with their songs and dances, made it difficult to close the deals”.
It began as a purely commercial event, but over the years the people of Seville have made it their own and nowadays it is considered one of the most unique expressions of colour and joy where Sevillians and those who visit us enjoy the festival for 6 days each year.
This year the Fair, our most famous festivity worldwide, is held between May 5th and May 11th