Living Like a Local: A Month in Seville, Spain [Tapas to Siestas]

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  • Опубліковано 7 січ 2025
  • In this video we talk about what a typical day in seville spain looks like for me. Grocery shopping, lunch, dinner, tapas, and drinks.
    Join me on a journey through the vibrant city of Seville, Spain, as I take you on a tour of a typical day in my life. From the local markets where I shop for groceries, to my favorite place to get the menu del dia where I enjoy a leisurely lunch, and the bustling restaurants where I savor delicious tapas and drinks with Kristy.
    This video provides an immersive experience of the sights, sounds, and tastes of Seville. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or a curious explorer, this video is the perfect way to discover the charm and allure of this beautiful Spanish city.
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  • @letstakearide70
    @letstakearide70 Рік тому +13

    All Spain is amazing, the culture of the bars and tapas, the live in the streets until midnight, the diversity of the gastronomy and the landscapes, being a small territory, is awesome. And all of this with a beautifull weather and cheap prices! And strongly safe!

    • @JeffCurtis
      @JeffCurtis  Рік тому +5

      I agree with all of this! Spain is fantastic and we felt safe the whole time. Day and night.

  • @brycebertolino3220
    @brycebertolino3220 Рік тому +2

    I spent a month in Seville, one week, Semana Santa. Up at Noon beddy bye at 4AM Bodegas, tapas, religious processions, the horses and the music. Escorted around by someone from an Old Family. Sobered Easter Sunday in front of the Bull Ring eating a sheep brain sandwich. Had to be fortified for the bullfights. Viva Espana!

  • @mariajesusparga1936
    @mariajesusparga1936 Рік тому +9

    Los españoles no todos hacen la siesta, descansamos al medio día porque a la tarde se vuelve a abrir los comercios y como oscurece tarde abren hasta las nueve de la noche. En otros países tienen abierto hasta las cinco. No trabajamos menos, son distintos horarios por el tiempo de horas de sol

    • @JeffCurtis
      @JeffCurtis  Рік тому +1

      Thank you for sharing your perspective on the siesta in Spain. It's interesting to learn that the midday rest is not necessarily about taking a nap, but rather a break to coincide with the opening hours of shops in the afternoon.

    • @juanandradehuidobro1006
      @juanandradehuidobro1006 Рік тому +1

      ​@@JeffCurtis has pasado un verano completo en España? Entenderás lo de la siesta..no sé puede salir a la calle hasta las 19:00😮😅

    • @dancinginthedark666
      @dancinginthedark666 Рік тому

      La siesta se suele dormir porque a esa hora de la tarde hace muchísimo calor (15:30-20h), pasando muchos días de 40C°

  • @mitcoes
    @mitcoes Рік тому +1

    I would recommend you a coastal tour in Spain. Perhaps not a month, but 2 weeks at each place, Huelva, Cadiz, Málaga, Granada, Almería are all great experiences all in Andalucia, Cartagena in Murcia, Alicante - Elx - Costa Blanca, Denia, Ibiza - Formentera Mallorca - Menorca València, Castelló, Tarragona, Barcelona Girona, Donostia, Bilbo, Santander, Oviedo - Gijón, Lugo, A Corunha, Pontevedra, (21 stages, less than a year) and after that Portugal, Porto, Lisboa y Alentejo. Or in the other way, starting from the south of Portugal.

  • @HappyRareGrooveMan
    @HappyRareGrooveMan 6 місяців тому

    We got lost so many times in Serville but in a good way .

  • @albertomartin7576
    @albertomartin7576 Рік тому +7

    Para los que dicen que nadie hace siesta....
    Yo hago la siesta...¿Qué pasa?
    Y mucha gente la hace, y es muy bueno.
    Vente a Badajoz a dar un paseo a las 4 de la tarde en verano. No te jode.

    • @JeffCurtis
      @JeffCurtis  Рік тому +1

      I love the siesta - It prepares me for the evening tapas and cerveza.

    • @alvar534
      @alvar534 Рік тому +1

      Yo también. Es un lujo del que deberíamos presumir, porque es síntoma de sabiduría y saber vivir

  • @RobertRod818
    @RobertRod818 Рік тому +1

    Food looks yummy in Seville.

  • @franciscobenjumea3519
    @franciscobenjumea3519 Рік тому +1

    Sevilla una ciudad única

  • @juanjosegarciaromero8051
    @juanjosegarciaromero8051 Рік тому +4

    Bella la ciudad de sevilla

    • @JeffCurtis
      @JeffCurtis  Рік тому +1

      Seville is a beautiful city. I can't wait to go back. 😍

  • @chuche249
    @chuche249 Рік тому +1

    I LOVE 🇪🇸 🇪🇸 🇪🇸

  • @kel2700
    @kel2700 10 місяців тому

    Omg with your glasses on I thought you were Hair Buddha!🤣🤣

  • @haroldclark1787
    @haroldclark1787 Рік тому

    Sevilla es una maravilla. I lived there for a year in the 1970s. I'm afraid to go back because it's changed so much. Perhaps for the better? ¡Ojalá! Great video. Are you still there, and do you work in Sevilla?

  • @davidpaul3821
    @davidpaul3821 Рік тому

    Really enjoying your videos, so glad I found your channel.

    • @JeffCurtis
      @JeffCurtis  Рік тому

      Thanks David! I appreciate the kind words. 🙏

  • @butterflylady7097
    @butterflylady7097 Рік тому

    Ay Sevilla qué bonita es

  • @jingm2151
    @jingm2151 Рік тому +1

    Hola - visit Cadiz - you and yours will fall in love with that city

    • @JeffCurtis
      @JeffCurtis  Рік тому +1

      We went to Cadiz once during a cruise but it's not the same when you can only stay a few hours before you need to get back on the ship. I definitely need to go back and spend more time there.

  • @marekck
    @marekck Рік тому

    Pues yo soy español y si hago siesta, y en mi familia, cuando se puede, todos hacen siesta, y mis amistades tambien, y ademas nos encanta

  • @christinecavanagh8220
    @christinecavanagh8220 Рік тому +1

    Just discovered your channel. I'm in love with Spain and plane on returning soon to stay for three months. A few weeks here and there. I'd like to know how you secured an apartment for a month?!? Please and thank you.

    • @JeffCurtis
      @JeffCurtis  Рік тому +3

      We normally book our apartments on Airbnb. In my experience it's best to book on Airbnb at least 3 months before you plan on arriving - that way you'll have more options available. A lot of places on Airbnb offer monthly stay discounts if it's 28 days or more(10-30% sometimes more), so be sure to message them and ask for a discount. Every place we visited in Spain was amazing. My favorite was Seville but Granada was pretty damn nice too. Tapas heaven. 😍. Thanks for watching 🙏

  • @manuelmolerocasado7878
    @manuelmolerocasado7878 Рік тому

    ❤ Sevilla!

  • @juanandradehuidobro1006
    @juanandradehuidobro1006 Рік тому

    Para comer tapas Granada y del interior León,Valladolid muy top..Linares muy barato y Ciudad Real muy muy barato...la calle Laurel en Logroño...hay muchos sitios😅😂😂

  • @MCoelloF
    @MCoelloF Рік тому

    I see you bought sliced bread, but not the normal bread we eat in Spain (you buy it on a daily basis at the "panadería"). Once you eat that bread, you´ll never want sliced ever again ;) :D

  • @keb107
    @keb107 8 місяців тому

    The only negative I’ve ever heard about Seville is the summer heat.

  • @LMPV4
    @LMPV4 Рік тому +2

    I don't know why everybody insists on nobody doing the siesta. In Seville, there is nobody on the streets at certain hours in summer, except for the tourists, and the nights are nice and busy, though. People"s sleeping hours change. I know many people who take a nap after lunch. In the practice, summer is the predominant season, going from May to October. Spring can be quite hot too. In towns and villages it is difficult to find anything open before 5:30 pm in summer, especially when they know they are going to be open until late, when people fill the streets, the busiest hour being around 7 pm in summer. It gets dark quite late too. If you want to make some money, you open when there are going to be people coming into your shop. Of course shopping centres and departament stores can afford to be open all day. So, yes, there are people who do the siesta, or try to, or just disconnect and relax in the sofa. People who have outdoor jobs, like people working the land or working at construcción sites, have full day's work with no lunch break finishing at 14:30 in June, July and August. Other Jobs do it in July and August, or just August. Basically, people adapt timetables to the weather. If you live in Iceland, the streets are probably empty at different hours. What people do during the hottest hours in Seville is something only they know, but doing a short siesta is not uncommon for people I know, and your mind really appreciates it!

    • @JeffCurtis
      @JeffCurtis  Рік тому

      " In Seville, there is nobody on the streets at certain hours in summer, except for the tourists," This was exactly my experience when visiting Seville.

    • @hiscoregirl9784
      @hiscoregirl9784 Рік тому +1

      ¡Gracias por el comentario que estaba esperando! ¡Somos muchos! Que en Madrid, Barcelona, etc... no puedan ni planteárselo por el estilo de vida aceleradísimo y las distancias demenciales no significa que ellos representen al país! ¡España es mucho más que Madrid y Barcelona! Yo también conozco a más gente que echa la siesta (o que se relaja en el sofá un rato) en cuanto tiene la oportunidad que gente que no la eche y dedique sus sobremesas a actividades en la calle. Yo la echo cuando puedo, cuando mi mente me deja desconectar, que no es siempre.

    • @alazraq6475
      @alazraq6475 Рік тому

      I agree It is related with climate. People working in construction or agriculture start before the rise of Sun, using lights, in order to finish around lunch time when It gets too hot. Then they have finished work for the day and do not come back. Then you can lunch, do siesta or play videogames but as Anys other person in Anys country.

    • @alazraq6475
      @alazraq6475 Рік тому

      @@hiscoregirl9784 yo soy de Valencia y aquí tampoco es normal la siesta en días laborables para volver después al trabajo. Quien trabaje a turnos hará siesta o leerá un libro o lo que quiera, como en cualquier país.

  • @carlosllor2937
    @carlosllor2937 Рік тому +7

    Ya tocan mucho las pelotas con lo de la siesta

    • @olgah.c4369
      @olgah.c4369 Рік тому

      jajajajajaaj

    • @JeffCurtis
      @JeffCurtis  Рік тому

      🤔👍

    • @carlosllor2937
      @carlosllor2937 Рік тому +3

      Sr Curtis, no todo el mundo hace la siesta, la gente por la tarde Tra is baja y no todo el mundo los negocios cierran. En verano en el sur como hace tanto calor,si,se abre más tarde para evitarlo. Ojala todos los españoles pudiésemos hacer 2 horas de siesta todos los dias

    • @hiscoregirl9784
      @hiscoregirl9784 Рік тому

      @@carlosllor2937 Pero si comes en casa y tienes una hora por delante qué haces? ¿Vas al centro comercial? Apuesto que te sientas en el sofá con el estómago lleno y, si cae un sueñecito, pues cae. Otra cosa es que no puedas irte a casa a comer. Si no te queda más remedio que no alejarte de la oficina porque vives lejos... ahí lo tienes crudo. Pero yo te digo que los que viven a una distancia normal del trabajo... más del 75 % echan una siestecilla corta si pueden.

    • @carlosllor2937
      @carlosllor2937 Рік тому

      No lo digo por eso, pero lo que no me gusta es que parece que aquí vivimos del cuento según los americanos. Nos pasamos la tarde durmiendo la siesta y luego fiesta por la noche. Encima son tan ignorantes que le preguntas a uno de ellos donde está España y te dicen que en mejico

  • @TheMariodeblas
    @TheMariodeblas Рік тому +1

    ❤💛💛❤️

  • @edvalor278
    @edvalor278 Рік тому

    What area of Sevilla was that?

  • @tonyforreal
    @tonyforreal Місяць тому

    How did you rent your flat ?

  • @alazraq6475
    @alazraq6475 Рік тому +4

    I do not know anyone in Spain that does siesta apart from holidays or weekends.

    • @JeffCurtis
      @JeffCurtis  Рік тому +3

      That's a shame. I needed a siesta just to keep up with the great nightlife. 😂

    • @hiscoregirl9784
      @hiscoregirl9784 Рік тому +2

      A lot of people. My husband sets an alarm at 4 to wake up and go back to work. But needs half an hour of rest as minimum at the middle of the day. As for me, not everyday, but some days I need it.

    • @alazraq6475
      @alazraq6475 Рік тому

      @@hiscoregirl9784 maybe in Andalusia or other warm places. And only in some jobs, as the usual ones just do one quick stop for lunch and back to work.

    • @hiscoregirl9784
      @hiscoregirl9784 Рік тому

      @@alazraq6475 Galicia, in the north! And working in Systems administrators. It's not so difficult to take a time for a nap if you need it.

    • @franciscocastro7916
      @franciscocastro7916 Рік тому +1

      @@hiscoregirl9784 tu marido debe de ser el único, compañera.

  • @Darragh1
    @Darragh1 Рік тому

    My level of jealousy right now.....why am I still in Ireland??? This is like my idealistic idea of Spain!

  • @hollowcow
    @hollowcow Рік тому

    Imagine if Americans(in this case, poorly educated Southerners) made a video. Well, there you go. At least they didn't slag on the locals for being "different". But, this wasn't exactly insider stuff. More like, Yokels unleashed.

  • @juanjoseromanoheredia9763
    @juanjoseromanoheredia9763 Рік тому +1

    Hi, wellcome!!
    Has a spaniard i have to tell you that not many people do the "siesta" and if the do its not more than 30 minutes.
    Any way its just the tipicalle stereotipe of every place.
    Thanks for your beauty words about my lovely country!

    • @JeffCurtis
      @JeffCurtis  Рік тому

      I definitely needed the siesta! I had trouble adjusting to the amazing night life in Seville. Thanks for watching 🙏