Our first stop on our first full day in Seville is the Casa de Pilatos, which Carol reminded me we visited in 2001. I didn't remember doing so until we were walking through it.
It's an absolutely stunning place. Rick Steves calls it "a scaled-down version of the Royal Alcazar" because of its similar mix of Moorish, Gothic, and Renaissance styles. Apparently the nobleman who built it was inspired a visit to the Holy Land, where he saw the supposed mansion of Pontius Pilate.
(Editor: Is that true? Writer: I don't know, so I'm washing my hands of the whole question. Editor: That's cringey comment.)
We skipped the upper floor tour and just did the ground floor and garden, both of which are jaw-droppingly beautiful. Between the flowers and the tiles, it was well worth the visit.
Rick Steves rates place to see on a one to three star level (three being the best, and also rarely given out by him) and also places that get no stars but he considers worth visiting.
I would definitely give Casa de Pilatos one star, even though I haven't gotten rich off guidebooks and tours like Rick Steves.
(Editor: Why use his full name, why don't you just call him "Steves." Oh, never mind, I see the problem.)
As an aside, Pilates was invented by a German named Joseph Hubertus Pilates while being held in a British POW camp during World War I. The explanation he was forced to invent it as a way to eat less British food has not yet been proven true. And it has not yet been proven false, either. (To my British friends/readers, I'm kidding! We kid because we love!)
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