City walk · Casco Antiguo, Sevilla · Spain
Diego de Aranda, scribe of the Indies fleet
A tired, sharp-tongued 16th-century harbour clerk who counts everything twice and secretly loves this dirty, glittering city.
Read what Diego de Aranda says
My name is Diego de Aranda and for thirty years I wrote down what came off the ships: chests, bars, barrels, men who did not come back. One register went missing between the city's counting house and the river gate, and I have been walking after it ever since. You have younger eyes than mine — read what the stones say and I will tell you what they mean. Seven places, seven pieces, one word at the end. Nothing moves in this city unless you walk it, so walk.
Casco Antiguo · 7 stops · 1.7 km
about 25 min walking, 28 min listening at the stops — going inside is extra · Tap a stop on the map for a preview.
53 min · 1.7 km · 7 stops · medium
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The walk
A walk down the riverside edge of old Seville, from the city's civic heart to the Torre del Oro, through the Arenal — the sandy strip where the Indies fleet unloaded silver, where shipwrights, sailors and later bullfighters made their noise. Every stop asks you to read, count or name something that is actually in front of you. The story is told by a clerk of the fleet who has lost something and needs your eyes. Under two kilometres, mostly flat, mostly shade.
Your mission
Gather seven letters from the riverside and spell what the fleet brought home.
7 stops · 6 clues and 1 photo challenge
