I was pretty pleased with myself for finding us a place to spend a few hours this morning that was not only beautiful, but was beautifully cool. We are staying about 500m from the Seville Museum of Fine Arts and at only €1.50 to get in, it was a very worthwhile investment. It was interesting to note that people with European passports did not need to pay the entry fee.

This particular room was dedicated to the works of Bartolomé Murillo, who was famous in the 17thC. His paintings were enormous and all were religious. This room was gorgeous. I found it hard to believe that this building was constructed in the late 16th Century (as a monastery) and became a museum in 1839.

The museum comprised different sections / displays (95% of the works were religious paintings) with gorgeous courtyards scattered throughout.
Mick was taken by this painting of San Pedro Nolasco, founder of an order involved with releasing captives of the Moors in the 13th Century. This building was the original monastery for the order.

We took advice from the locals, and we spent the middle of the day inside in air conditioned comfort, and headed out on an evening bus tour of Seville. This however did not turn out to be much cooler at all to explore this beautiful place. The temperature signs were showing 45°C at 8.30pm. These two photos show some typical architecture of the city.