Going to Seville for the April Feria? You may want to think again!

Memories of Ferias Past Sometimes here in cosmopolitan Madrid I feel like I am living in a completely different country than only a few years ago, when I was happy residing in Seville, a mid-sized city in southern Spain. I especially feel the difference this week, when much of Seville shuts down for the Fería de Abril, the Seville April Fair, which is nothing short of Seville’s most beloved April celebration (unless of course Semana Santa also falls during April, then people would ha…