What unites Gypsies with Flamenco? 

Let's cross to the other side of the Guadalquivir River in Seville to discover the answer to this question.

You will enjoy beautiful views and learn why Triana has its tradition, folklore, history and heritage.

Seville

Chel was very knowledgeable and went out of his way to give us a unique experience. He knows much about history! Loved the tour.

Enjoyed the trip thank you - well done Chel

Excellent tour with Chel. He is very knowledgeable & fun to walk with.

Once again Chel did it great. It was a fantastic tour.

Romanichal (English Gypsy) maternal family roots. I enjoyed the tour and the history of Seville very much,  learning how Romani in Spain have shaped the culture  in spite of much perseuction. I hope we can hear some of the talented Flamenco musicians play in future tours. Nais tuke Chel, kushti bok.

First trip with Chel and what a lot he packed in!  Covered a lot of ground and an informative commentary throughout.   Enjoyed seeing the gypsy quarter and learn about their history.  Great to hear a few moments of music just before the end of the tour!   So much information to impart - really interesting and insightful.  Learned a lot!  Thank you.

Loved this tour, Chelsea. We have been to Seville, but not across the bridge to Tirana. We enjoyed the sights and your interactions with the locals! We look forward to doing more tours in Seville. I remember the royal palace and gardens were very special. Will you be doing anything there? Also, would like to see a flamenco tour. Have seen modern flamenco, which was amazing, but not traditional flamenco, so that would be interesting.

How can we learn anything new about Spain after all these tours? Walk with Chel and you will learn so much that you did not know. Probably the best flamenco dancers in Spain can be found here. Even their names are listed on a hand painted tile. Chel told us that the gypsies were the best dancers, but although integrated they are still not properly accepted. 
The inquisition established its HQ here, so we were taken on this route too, whilst looking for some flamenco music in the bars. The locals were so friendly, wanting us to stop for a chat and enjoy being outside in the sunshine with them. This was a fun tour and we learned so much.


Thanks to Chel I was transported to this vibrant part of Seville. His tour offered a thorough history, beautiful buildings and a sense of the atmosphere. I cannot wait to visit.

Really enjoyed the tour, great guide and knew  his history which I found so touching as he had a real feel for his heritage 👏👏👏

A wonderful tour in Seville today, my first with Chel.   He showed us some beautiful buildings with tile and iron work on them, told us quite a bit about the gypsies and how they got into Seville, the people sitting outside restaurants or cafes, churches.  Some very friendly young women introduced themselves to him and had a chat.  It was a very enjoyable tour:)  I will take other tours with Chel:)  

An interesting historical tour. Will join Chel again.

Great tour packed with interesting information. Look forward to seeing flamenco another time!

Very informative and great to see people in the beautiful streets

Beautiful views,  chance to take a postcard or two and a little  listen to some flamenco music. 

Thank you really enjoyed the tour. Beautiful and informational

Beautiful city and tour.  Gorgeous surprise ending!

Chelsea describes his natural habitat very eloquently, knows his subject and helps with my language pronunciation- wish my Spanish was as good as his!

Great to see people outside enjoying the sunshine. As it hasn’t stopped raining here in Wales for 2 days. We can only meet up with 1 other person outside, Flo

Lovely, interesting tour of the flamenco district, and some sun!

Excellent tour.  Very interesting.  Chel answers all the questions as he really does know so much about his topic.  Loved it.

5++++++
First of all, i could not afford to tip what i thought the tour was worth! Plz do not see my tip of $10 as a reflection of the tour, it is a reflection of my cash flow!  i will be on more tours with you, and keep support like that.d

I really enjoyed your energy through the tour, you can hear the pride in your voice.  I love the way you were able to engage the different people out and about.  i had a thought that you were muy guapo before i caught one of the women comment.  i think that is why we received the attention, which was fun.  Great reflex for that almost R rated view!!!

to combine history, locale info, cover the sites, the art, the music, is impossible to completely cover in one tour.  no worries, we will be on more.

I do have two suggestions.  when it is postcard time, pause a bit longer.  especially when it takes two to capture the image,  on our end it takes time for the camera to reset.  one thing that has helped me in other tours, is to have your capture a view of the street name.  we can then quickly right it down, or snap a pic.  Yes we can follow on the map, but not all street names are on there.  And between listening and enjoying, snapping pics, and i take notes just too much!

I loved how you stayed on point when sharing, and then paused at different times to catch up with comments/questions.  you did it frequently enough, that everything stayed current.

until we tour again.

Wish we'd been able to see the flamenco. Maybe this could be arranged before the tour. Thank you for showing us around

Chel was a fantastic guide... I just signed up for another one of his tours. I really want to visit Seville now!

It was good to see the other side of the river.  I enjoyed walking down the streets and seeing the colourful buildings and listening to Chel’s knowledge of the area.  

Chel's flamenco tour was the perfect antidote to UK lockdown, my spirit soared.

Thank you, Chel, a most interesting tour of a district of Sevilla we didn't know. We learned a great deal. We are looking forward to the next trip with you.

Wonderful and informative trip with a great tour guide. 

Thank you Chel for a great tour of a different area of  Seville. Very nice to see many people enjoying themselves  outdoors in such sunny weather .Missed this area when I was last here ,so a return visit is in the pipeline.

Chel is extremely knowlegeable, shared a lot of history- cultural, artistic, musical, and political, and took us to interesting and beautiful places. i also enjoyed his brief conversations a couple of time with people along the way. i look forward to another tour. I am excited to hear more music and see some flamenco, though I know that wasnt the focus of this tour.

Tenía la esperanza de ver el barrio donde viven los gitanos. ¿No fue posible?

Such an engaging and knowledgeable guide. Loved the tour and cant wait to try more of his tours in future. Would recommend this tour for anyone interested in Seville & triana

Really great tour, lots of history and information.  I learnt a lot! Chel was fantastic guide.  Seville is beautiful, the tour has made me want to visit in the future.  Gracias! 

Great tour. Good sites and photo opportunities, though it would be better if he lingered more on the sites but I understand he wanted to get in a lot. The tour was long and maybe could be two tours but I appreciate the long tour and stories. Thank you.

Great level of knowledge. Fielded many questions.

Wonderful tour, Chel is so knowledgeable and loves Triana

Chel îs an excellent tour guide.  He showed us SO much and his explanations were thorough.  I learned a great deal about the gypsies and the origins of flamenco.  He covered a lot of ground in 45 minutes but never in a rush.  I also enjoy the interactions with people on the street.  

Enjoyed Saville would love to visit one day. 

I really enjoyed this tour with Chel! Interesting facts of the Flamenco and the Gypsies. Thank you so much. 

Brill tour Chel. Look forward to your future tours. 

Chel's knowledge is deep and he goes the extra mile to really give you the sense of the neighborhood!

Excellent tour, Chel is no knowledgeable.

Such a knowledgeable and friendly guide. Really loved this tour. Thank you Chel! Can’t wait to join you again. 

Thoroughly enjoyed the tour.  Chen was a superb guide with lots of interesting stories

I enjoy so much taking the tours with Chel.
I love his  candid and emotional personality.  I received more than i expected.  Sevilla is a beautiful  and very interesting city. 

Bit slow to start ie walking along by the river but was a lot more interesting as he/we got into the true flamenco area and side streets - this is what I think of when i think of Seville and flamenco.

he waswonderful               thanks ........

Chel explained the history of Triana in such a way that I will spend more time in the area when I next visit Sevilla. He also answered all our questions.

Lots of knowledge shared.  Triano is a place I would love to visit.  Looking forward to your upcoming trips.  

I visited Seville several years ago on a bus excursion.  Unfortunately, it was a rainy day.  I thought this walking tour was excellent and look forward to my trip there.

Well delivered tour to a area I was not aware of, thank you

Wonderful tour with an amazing guide. Lots of fabulous  postcard opportunities and very interesting information about a beautiful area. 

Loved your tour today Chel.  You were excellent.  Engaging, informative, great anecdotes, fun, beautiful.  To me it was like night and day from your first tour.  I hope I wasn’t too critical then but I wanted to help.  Today you were great.  I knew you were going to show yourself.  Thank you for a great experience today Chel.  Look forward to future tours.  Thank you VT.

Superb tour guide... very knowledgeable. Enjoyed his tour and will book the next virtual tours with Chel.

I loved your personality and the tour.  I used to do Flamenco and enjoyed seeing this area.  You told great stories.  I love your accent but can't help myself an English teacher. lol. "Very good, guys" Not very well. Or better yet, Ok, guys.  Silent  H in honor as you would do with h's in Spanish. Castle silent T like casel.   Will take another tour with you again.

Nice tour, but please don't address your audience as 'Guys'. It feels disrespectful. For example, women (of all ages) do NOT want to be called 'guys'.

Chel's knowledge and passion for Seville are excellent and heart-warming! 💕 Many of the little impromptu experiences along the way were special; thank you very much.

Wonderful.  Will look for more tours with Chel.  

I would have liked it if Chel stopped and said ‘this would make a good postcard because ....’ 

A lovely guy and this was only my 3rd virtual tour, but he just didn’t engage - all the information seemed rather random, although obviously correct.  

Chel is so very good. He is full of information and welcomes even more questions from us, the virtual travelers. I look forward to being on another tour with him soon.


The tour was already over when I signed up.  Please add this revision to your system.  Thanks!

Great introduction to Seville. Thankyou Chel 

Really interesting.... haven’t been all over triana... nice to see it all. 

EXCELENTE GUÍA, DOMINA ESTUPENDAMENTE LA HISTORIA SE SEVILLA, TIENE MUCHO ANGEL. DEFINITIVAMENTE LO. SEGUIRÉ. 

Sometimes it’s better to focus and talk about what’s in front of you instead of telling long stories. Short info and facts are ok. Also, be attentive to the surroundings. Stop when there is an interesting detail. 
I enjoyed the tour because it brought back great memories 
Good luck in the future.

Thank you, Chel, for a really interesting tour. When I visit a city that is a tourist hotspot I love to visit the less busy parts of town, so today's visit felt a bit like that!

Great, comprehensive tour of this vibrant neighborhood. Loved it.

Great tour Chel of this iconic part of Seville, thank you. Looking forward to your tour on flamenco

A really enthusiastic and knowledgeable guided -  Super!

So enjoyed the tour with Chel!  His enthusiasm and passion for his tours and his country comes through.  He has so many interesting stories and explains everything so well.  Love his accent too.  Muchas Gracias ..hasta la próxima

Gracias Chel. Una visita muy interesante a un barrio tan emblemático en la cuidad más preciosa del mundo.

Chel’s walking tour of the Triana area of Seville was MOST interesting.Learned much  more about this fascinating city in Andalusia.despite visiting it twice already.Many thanks to Chel and Virtualtrips.You clearly have impressed and helped so many with virtual travel all over the world.Great to see the numbers taking part in each tour so far.Wonderful!!

What a fantastic tour! Thank you for the tour and interesting information and stories!!

Thank you. Very interesting information. Lovely buildings 

Really enjoyed the tour & his enthusiasm of Seville, plus the stories. Thanks 

Excellent tour in an area I would not have known to visit.  Full of information and great sights. thanks

i absolutely love my tips to seville. chel is such a good guide  and reflects the vibrancey of the place. 


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