Skipping Barcelona’s Crowds: The Architecture Lover’s Case for Valencia and Seville
Barcelona’s architectural reputation is well deserved, but Spain’s most compelling buildings are not confined to Catalonia’s capital. Across the country, other cities reveal equally absorbing stories through their street layouts, religious monuments, residential façades and ambitious contemporary projects. Valencia and Seville make an especially interesting pairing. One combines Mediterranean modernism with Gothic landmarks and futuristic cultural spaces, while the other layers Moorish craftsmanship, Renaissance grandeur and regional building traditions into…