Ishbilia MAISON CATALIYA Extrait de Parfum Perfume - Spray

The Fragrance

In the 12th century, the Almohads, who came from the Maghreb, enlarged Seville’s Alcázar, adding palaces, courtyards and gardens. Two centuries later, under the reign of Peter I, Mudéjar artisans carried this legacy forward, covering the walls with carved patterns and geometric ceramic mosaics, akin to the zellige tiles of the Maghreb. This decorative tradition would flourish in Spain in the art of azulejos.

In the gardens, fountain water splashes against the ceramic, making the patterns shimmer like living adornments. As you wander, a world suspended in time unfolds: more than twenty thousand plants, representing nearly one hundred and eighty native and exotic species, come together in a symphony of colours and fragrances. A testament to the dialogue between cultures and eras, this unique place breathes with the freshness of citrus, the depth of wood and the serenity of an oasis preserved in the heart of Seville.

It is this luminous atmosphere that Sofia Bardelli transposes into Ishbilia. Citrus and woody notes, threaded with a breath of spice, evoke the gardens’ timeless elegance. Aldehydes shimmer beneath the surface, like an echo of the fountains’ leaping waters. A vibrant, refined composition, an olfactory tribute to the meeting of nature, art and light.