What to see in Seville

Seville highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. Alcázar of Seville

   Royal Mudéjar palace; book online.

2. Cathedral and Giralda

   The largest Gothic cathedral and its minaret.

3. Plaza de España

   A semicircle of regionalist architecture in María Luisa Park.

4. Triana

   The potters’ and flamenco quarter across the Guadalquivir.

5. Metropol Parasol

   The “Setas” (mushrooms) of La Encarnación and their viewpoint.

6. Santa Cruz Quarter

   The historic Jewish quarter of courtyards and orange trees.

7. Torre del Oro

   A 13th-century Almohad tower on the banks of the Guadalquivir, with a small naval museum and a terrace over the river.

8. Maestranza Bullring

   An 18th-century oval, whitewashed bullring. The tour goes into the arena, the infirmary and the chapel.

9. Casa de Pilatos

   A 16th-century palace blending Mudéjar and Italian Renaissance styles. The courtyard combines tiles with original Roman busts.

10. Palacio de las Dueñas

    The Dukes of Alba’s house, where Antonio Machado was born. Nine courtyards with lemon trees and bullfight posters.

11. María Luisa Park

    Gardens from 1893 with arbours dedicated to poets, duck ponds and real shade in August.

12. Triana quarter

    Across the Isabel II bridge: ceramics workshops on Calle Alfarería and the market built over the Inquisition’s castle.

13. Seville Museum of Fine Arts

    The former Merced convent, home to the largest collection of Murillo and Zurbarán. The church hall still has its painted vaults.

14. Alameda de Hércules

    A tree-lined 16th-century promenade with two Roman columns at one end. At night it fills with terraces.

15. General Archive of the Indies

    The old merchants’ exchange that holds the papers of the conquest of the Americas. Free entry and almost empty.

Day trips from Seville

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Real Alcázar ★ 4.6 (36,938 reviews)
• Cathedral and Giralda ★ 4.6 (30,214 reviews)
• Flamenco show ★ 4.7 (20,836 reviews)
• Córdoba ★ 4.7 (714 reviews)

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Book ahead

Tickets that sell out or have long queues, and closing days.

• Sells out · 21 days ahead Alcázar of Seville

  Only about fifty tickets a day are left for the ticket office. Book two or three weeks ahead and you’ll be fine.

  Official ticket office
• Opening hours Alcázar of Seville

  Open daily; closed on 1 and 6 January, Good Friday and Christmas Day.

Typical food of Seville

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Seville from your kitchen).

Spinach with chickpeas

Seville’s quintessential tapa, a Moorish legacy: spinach and chickpeas with a paste of fried bread, garlic, cumin and paprika. You’ll find it on the counter of any bar in the centre, especially during Lent.

• Serves 4
• 30 min

Ingredients

• 400 g cooked chickpeas
• 500 g fresh spinach
• 2 slices of day-old bread
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon of ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon of sweet paprika
• 1 dash of sherry vinegar
• Olive oil and salt

How to make it at home

1. Fry the bread and garlic in oil until golden. Set aside.
2. Pound the bread, garlic, cumin, paprika and vinegar in a mortar until you have a paste (add a little water if needed).
3. In the same oil, sauté the spinach until it wilts.
4. Add the drained chickpeas, the paste and a little water or stock, and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
5. Check the salt and serve hot, with bread.

The trick: The sherry vinegar and the cumin are what give it its flavour; don’t skip them.

Frequently asked questions about Seville