"The capital and largest city of the province of Seville and the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia is Seville. It is located in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula, on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir River.As of 2022, Seville is the largest city in Andalusia and the fourth-largest city in Spain, with a metropolitan population of over 1.5 million and a municipal population of about 701,000. Three structures in its four-square-kilometer (2-square-mile) old town—the General Archive of the Indies, the Cathedral, and the Alcázar Palace complex—are included as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The sole river port in Spain is Seville Harbor, which is roughly 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean. Summertime in the Andalusian capital is hot, with daily highs frequently rising beyond 35 °C (95 °F) in July and August. The Roman city of Hispalis was the original name of Seville. Following the fall of the Caliphate of Córdoba in the early 11th century, Seville—known as Ishbiliyah after the Islamic invasion in 711—became the center of the independent Taifa of Seville. Later, it was governed by the Almoravids and Almohads until it was absorbed into the Crown of Castile in 1248. Seville, which was run from the Casa de Contratación and served as the entry point for the Spanish Empire's transatlantic trade, grew to become one of the biggest towns in Western Europe in the sixteenth century. When the Guadalquivir's drought conditions worsened, American trade gradually shifted away from Seville and toward downstream-dependent berths and eventually the Bay of Cadiz, where control of the Indies fleets (1680) and the Casa de Contratación (1717) was eventually transferred. Next to the Parque de María Luisa on Avenida de María Luisa lies the Teatro Lope de Vega. Vicente Traver y Tomás was its architect, and it was constructed in 1929. It was the auditorium of the city's Ibero-American Exhibition pavilion. A sizable space in this pavilion served as the Exhibition's casino. The theater could hold 1100 people and took up 4600 square meters. Its architecture is Spanish Baroque Revival, and the building's ornamentation and set both adhere to this style. It has presented a wide range of performances, such as dance, opera, jazz, drama, and flamenco. Today, its national and international programming stands out the most, making it one of Spain's most significant theaters. Teatro de la Maestranza, Auditorio Rocío Jurado, and Teatro Central are more significant theaters. The Corral del Coliseo, which is now a residential structure, is also home to Seville's corral de comedias theater. Although Semana Santa is observed throughout Latin America and Spain, Seville hosts a sizable festival that is well-known as a Fiesta of International Tourist Interest. Throughout the week, fifty-four local brotherhoods, known as ""cofradías,"" put on processions and floats that tell the tale of Christ's Passion. Semana Santa is a significant source of Sevillian cultural identity, both material and immaterial, since traditional music and art are interwoven into the processions. "

South Africa's legislative capital is Cape Town. It is the oldest city in the nation and the location of the South African Parliament. Cape Town is the largest city in the Western Cape and the second most populous city in the nation, after Johannesburg.The city is a part of the metropolitan municipality known as the City of Cape Town.Table Mountain, Cape Point, the city's harbor, and its natural environment in the Cape Floristic Region are some of its most well-known features. Numerous publications have ranked Cape Town as the world's greatest city and the finest place to go, including Time Out in 2025, The New York Times in 2014, and The Telegraph for the last eight years (2017–2025). With the greatest concentration of Cape Dutch-style buildings worldwide, Cape Town is renowned for its architectural legacy. Constantia, the historic government buildings in the Central Business District, and Long Street are the best examples of the Cape Dutch architectural style, which blends the architectural traditions of the Netherlands, Germany, France, and Indonesia. Mostert's Mill in Mowbray is the only fully operational windmill in South Africa. Constructed in 1796, it underwent restorations in 1935 and 1995. In 2014, the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design declared Cape Town the World Design Capital. Additionally, Cape Town is designated a "Design City" by the Creative Cities Network of UNESCO. Cape Town's biggest performing arts facility is the Artscape Theatre Centre. The 17th-century savory, sweet, spiced beef dish known as bobotie is one of the foods that originated in Cape Town or is associated with it. A sandwich stuffed with slap chips and other toppings, the Gatsby was initially offered in the Athlone area in 1976 and has since come to represent the city.A classic Cape Malay dessert, the koe'sister is characterized as a cake-like dumpling flavored with cinnamon and topped with a dusting of desiccated coconut. Table Mountain's mass and the chilly Benguela Current of the South Atlantic Ocean both locally alter Cape Town's Mediterranean climate. While the average high temperature is 70°F (21°C) in January and February and the average low temperature is 55°F (13°C) in July, the coast and mountain slopes experience colder weather. Freezing rarely happens. Rainfall occurs on 69 days of the year on average; the southern winter months of June through August account for roughly half of the 26 inches (660 millimeters) of yearly rainfall. Every year, almost five million tons of goods pass through the port of Cape Town. Although ships with a draft of more than 40 feet are not permitted to enter the port during low tide, interoceanic commerce benefits greatly from its dry dock and maintenance facilities. Container traffic is accommodated at the Ben Schoeman Dock.