Family Life in Spain: Issue 4

concerts in the gardens of the AlcĂĄzar Palace, featuring everything from classical and flamenco to jazz and blues. The setting is stunningly beautiful and the artistes of consistently high quality. The concerts start at 10.30 every night (last entrance 10.25, so don't be late), but you can go in any time after 9.00 and enjoy a stroll and a drink at the bar.

Noches en el Palacio de la Buhaira (Nights in the Buhaira Palace) Another cycle of open air performances, including dance and theatre, can be seen at the Buhaira Palace, one of the city's oldest but less well-known monuments a few minutes walk outside the old centre on Avenida Eduardo Dato. Tickets are â‚Ź12, and can be purchased by telephone (902 021 952) or at the box office during the evening before the show.

Summer Cinema at the University of Seville The University of Seville hosts a season of international films, both classic and modern, in original version with Spanish subtitles in the patio of the Centro de Iniciativos Culturales in Calle Madre de Dios.

Films start at 10.30, and admission is free.

Whatever you choose to do, the best place to finish the evening is in one of Seville's rooftop terrace bars. At the moment there seems to be a new one opening almost every week, but the pick of the bunch are at the EME hotel (trendy and pricey, but great views), the DoĂąa Maria (the most traditional), the Hotel Inglaterra on Plaza Nueva (the newest), and my personal favourite, the Fontecruz Hotel in Calle Abades, cool and chic with spectacular views of the Cathedral.

A summer evening in Seville is just one of the unique outings offered

by Seville Concierge Peter Tatford. http://azahar-sevilla.com/sevilleconcierge