Nightlife in Seville

Even though I'm not a party animal at all I have to admit that we, Spanish people, are probably the best people to go party with - and you should admit that too as soon as possible. If you've ever partied with a Spanish person you should know that already, but if not, just try going out one night in Seville.

I'm telling you everytime I go out at night with my friends I end up meeting at least 10 more people that very same night, and that is probably due to our open nature - most of us would talk to trees if they answered back. You may think we are a bit too loud tho - and that's right, we definitely are - but who cares when you're having fun, right?

So let me tell you a couple of places I usually go to at night:

• La Alameda de Hércules: Or simply La Alameda is, let's say, a big open space near the city centre full of clubs, pubs, bars, restaurants, etc. It is basically Seville's spot of leisure and night life in my opinion. Since I am not a party animal at all and don't enjoy much going to clubs, this place is definitely a great alternative for me. There are plenty of bars, most of them reeeeally really cheap, and also clubs that are a bit different than the usual ones in Seville: whereas most nightclubs here only play "reggaeton", clubs in La Alameda and its surroundings play a wider range of music, most of which I really enjoy. There are also very cheap places to go eat - some of which I've mentioned in one of my previous posts, "Cheap and Fancy Places to Eat in Seville", - but I'd recommend you to simply go and discover by yourself. Regarding the drinks, I have to make a special mention to Tapacopas, 100 Cocktelitos (a kind of 100 Montaditos but with a selection of 100 types of cocktails - and big ones, I must say) and Plan B, all of them quite cheap and nice. But I guess the best thing about this place is the atmosphere, it is usually crowded but as it is a big open space you don't get anxiety - like I normally do in clubs. Sometimes concerts, fairs and other kind of activities are held here as well.

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(Don't worry, it is not usually that crowded)

• La Alfalfa: Kind of the same thing as La Alameda but smaller. Since the weather is really inviting here in Seville we, locals, tend to spend a lot of time outdoors and are not that used to house parties as in the northern countries for example. La Alfalfa owns a wide range of pubs and bars, most of which are very very cheap, and the atmosphere is always youthful and appealing. Still, I prefer La Alameda since it is more open and some rooms are quite stifling in La Alfalfa, but it's also nice there. Special mention to La Barbería and Sopa de Ganso - good music and cheap drinks.

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• Botellón or Botellona: I'm sure you've heard of this before, even if you didn't know its name, but well it basically consists on getting drunk in the middle of the street. Alright, it is not exactly that. I mean, as I've said in previous posts, we, Spanish people, are very fond of the outdoors, but there are certain specific places young people gather at in order to drink alcohol and dance to loud music - some of them being Lipasam (Lipa, ) Citroen, Chile, Plaza Europa, etc. Your friends will ask you to buy your own "lote" or rather to go halves with someone, that means, bring alcohol - normally beer on daytime and other kinds of alcoholic drinks at night. Don't worry about being loud, everybody is.

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• Bandalai: I'm definitely not recommending this nightclub to anybody as I personally didn't have a good time the one and only night I went there. The music was terrible, the queue was endless, the place wasn't big enough, the people were rude and gross, the lights hurt my eyes terribly, the furniture was broken and stinky, I didn't try its drinks nor its shisha so I cannot judge, but in conclusion: I'll never go back to that place, but of course you're free to give it a chance.

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