Seville is the capital of Andalusia, it is the fourth
largest city in Spain with a population of 704.114 inhabitants
within the metropolitan area.
The total population of some 105 towns within the province
reaches 1.758.720 inhabitants who are spread out over
an area of 14.042 square kilometers. Seville is considered
without doubt, the artistic, cultural, financial, economic
and social center of southern Spain.
The Guadalquivir River hosts a first class port, the only
interior port in Spain. It supports intense traffic from
tourist cruises as well as regular commercial shipping
lines.
The Santa Justa Train Station, built by Seville architects,
Cruz & Ortiz, have received various European awards.
This station serves as an important hub for connections
between the Andalusian capital and all of the Autonomous
Regions of Spain and Europe. Major train lines from Madrid,
Malaga and Granada converge here. The AVE, (high speed
train) provides service to Madrid in just two and a half
hours. A trip to Cordoba takes only 40 minutes.
