482 Andalucía April Fair; Walking England; City Squares

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🗓️ 22 April 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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A tour guide from Seville explains how its annual April Fair animates her city, and anchors a season of outdoor festivals in southern Spain. Then tour guides from Britain share their favorite places to go walking in the countryside — rain or shine. And we consider how public squares can give their cities a sense of identity.

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0:00.0	New Yorker Katie Merrin thinks many Americans have something to learn about enjoying public spaces in their cities.
0:06.0	I've noticed that squares in America are not as prominent a feature as they are elsewhere in the world.
0:13.0	Just ahead on today's travel with Rick Steve's, the chair of New York's Highline Park
0:17.5	examines the important role different types of public squares play as the center point of
0:22.4	major cities. If you prefer a quieter
0:25.2	scene, England boasts plenty of trails for hikers of all levels where public access
0:30.1	across the countryside is a priority.
0:32.8	One of the newest national trails is the South Downs Way.
0:36.3	Fabulous views across the Downs, beautiful countryside, and lots of really nice pubs that's
0:41.4	important too. And get into the festive spirit of the spring fairs that are starting up in
0:46.5	Seville and the south of Spain.
0:48.7	April fair is like the explosion of life, no?
0:51.6	It's like the explosion of color, music, everybody happy and having
0:56.3	party.
0:57.3	Come along, it's Travel with Rick Steves.
1:00.8	How people-friendly is the city where you live.
1:03.0	Coming up on today's travel with Rick Steeves,
1:05.0	we'll explore how a downtown square or plaza can redefine the character of your hometown.
1:11.0	And for a little fresh air, we'll also explore the English tradition of rambling on a country
1:16.4	trail and hear how public access to open space is a very important right the English
1:21.5	insist on. The weeks before and after Easter
1:25.3	are a big time to celebrate a community's religious and family traditions in Spain.
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