The quiet district of Triana, situated on the west bank of the river Guadalquivir, was once home to countless renowned Gypsy bullfighters and flamenco performers, and it is saturated in myths and legends concerning these two arts. Historically linked to the river, Triana sheltered the majority of Seville’s criminal sector during the nineteenth century: it also accommodated more Gypsies than any other town in Spain. The Gypsies lived in the area known as the Cava de los Gitanos. The streets that run parallel with the river - Calle Betis and Calle Puerza - are where one will begin to understand the ambience of this old district. The houses in these quiet streets are adorned with ceramic plaques remembering illustrious writers and poets, courageous bullfighters and celebrated flamenco singers that were born or lived there during the golden age. [1] Two monuments that highlight Triana’s association with bullfighting and flamenco can be found as one crosses the bridge (Puente de Isabel