{"id":830,"date":"2012-07-16T12:22:27","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T12:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.veoapartment.com\/blog\/?p=830"},"modified":"2012-07-26T06:52:50","modified_gmt":"2012-07-26T06:52:50","slug":"seville-vela-de-santa-ana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veoapartment.com\/blog\/seville-vela-de-santa-ana\/","title":{"rendered":"Seville | Vel\u00e1 de Santa Ana in Triana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-831\" title=\"vela 2012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veoapartment.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vela-2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veoapartment.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vela-2012.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.veoapartment.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vela-2012-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><strong>Triana<\/strong> has long had a reputation for knowing how to fiesta, and every year in late July Sevillanos flock to &#8220;the other side&#8221; for the barrio&#8217;s biggest annual street party \u2013 the <strong>Vel\u00e1 de Santiago y Santa Ana<\/strong> \u2013 which starts this Friday July 20th. The evening streets around <strong>Plaza Altozano<\/strong> will fill up with revellers, and busiest of all will be <strong>Calle Betis<\/strong>, where a small fun fair for children and a variety of food and craft booths will be set up. It&#8217;s a great place to stroll, to see and be seen, and to enjoy a beer or a glass of fino with some \u201cpescaito frito\u201d or the traditional green hazelnuts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As usual plenty of concerts and activities are planned for the week-long festival, including fishing and rowing competitions, and the traditional cuca\u00f1a (greasy pole).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Vel\u00e1 dates back to the thirteenth century, and you can learn more about its history, and the history of Triana at the \u201cDesvelando Triana\u201d (Revealing Triana) photography exhibit at the <strong>Castillo de San Jorge<\/strong>, which is on until August 26th, opening times 10 am \u2013 2 pm (until July 26th you can also visit the exhibit 7 pm \u2013 11 pm).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Vel\u00e1 de Santa Ana<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> 20 &#8211; 26 July 2012<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Triana<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Triana has long had a reputation for knowing how to fiesta, and every year in late July Sevillanos flock to &#8220;the other side&#8221; for the barrio&#8217;s biggest annual street party \u2013 the Vel\u00e1 de Santiago y Santa Ana \u2013 which starts this Friday July 20th. 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