Visitors to Seville, Spain will soon be asked to pay a fee to enter one of the city's great outdoor attractions, the Plaza de Espana, a grand square with fanciful buildings, water features and amazing tilework.
Built as a centerpiece of the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition, it features neo-Mudéjar Moorish architecture, Venice-style bridges and detailed ceramic tile collections honoring each of Spain’s autonomous regions. Rowboats can be rented to tour its canals.
It is popular with locals and visitors alike—too popular, according to Mayor José Luis Sánz, who tweeted that "We are planning to enclose the Plaza de España and charge tourists to finance its conservation and guarantee its safety. The monument will of course continue to be freely accessible and cost-free for all Sevillians." Even visitors from the rest of Spain's Andalusia are not exempt.
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