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Cortijo Torre de la
Reina has a great history. At the end of the thirteenth century,
this was the home of Queen Doña Maria de Molina, she had it built on
the site of the remains of four fortresses the Arabs had around
Sevilla, to guard it against invaders. Cortijo Torre de la Reina was
also the rearguard settlement for one of the camps of Ferdinand III
during the conquest of Sevilla. The house still stands with all
splendour. The XIIth century fortress is adjacent to the main
building structure. It was reconstructed the best possible, only for
hotel guests to visit it. In this hotel as it is usual in any of
these old buildings, every room and suite is unique in layout and
decor, except for the ones added later in a new wing, room No. 5 through 8. The former barn of the home of Queen Doña Maria de
Molina, is now one of the most beautiful living rooms, extremely
large, one can spend hours and hours in there without ever wanting
to leave, especially in winter time with the soft music and the
chimney... The garden of Cortijo Torre de la Reina or better say the
beautiful front lawn, with the swimming pool next to it, is also
worthwhile mentioning. And there is one room in particular, No. 14,
located at the base of a tower, that sends you back in time, with
its vaulted ceiling and tiny shooting galleries which are part of
the fortress, now, these are just windows. |
