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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel

Fiesta time: Seville's April fair

Feria de Seville: A carriage moves forward among cars next to the Maestranza bullring
A carriage on its way to Seville's La Real Maestranza bullring (out of shot) where bullfighters and breeders meet Photograph: Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters
Feria de Seville: Opening of Seville April Fair
The elaborate main entrance to the 164th April Fair. The festival begins two weeks after Easter, so the celebrations were held in the first week of May as Easter was relatively late Photograph: Eduardo Abad/EPA
Feria de Seville: A man and woman wearing typical Sevillana outfits
A young man and woman in traditional Andalucian outfits Photograph: Reuters
Feria de Seville: A woman wearing traditional clothes looks out from a stall
A young woman looks out from a stall on the first day of the fair Photograph: Reuters
Feria de Seville: People wearing traditional dresses ride horses
People in traditional dress ride to the fair. Even the horses are specially groomed for the occasion Photograph: Juan Ferreras/EPA
Feria de Seville: Women wearing typical Sevillana outfits at the traditional fair in Seville
Women in Sevillana dresses Photograph: Reuters
Feria de Seville: Spanish bullfighter Miguel Angel Perera makes a pass during a bullfight
Spanish bullfighter Miguel Angel Perera. Despite growing opposition across Spain, the Corridas de Toros is a still a central part of celebrations Photograph: Juan Ferreras/EPA
Feria de Seville: Women wearing traditional Sevillana dresses sit on a carriage
Women in a carriage on their way to the bullring Photograph: Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters
Feria de Seville: Women wearing traditional dresses dance at thee fair
Women dancing and enjoying a glass of jerez Photograph: Juan Ferreras/EPA
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