Seville Essentials

The stops, in walking order

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   Stop 1: Archivo de Indias

   ~1 hr here

   Archivo de Indias is a historic documentary archive housed in a former merchant guild building.

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   Stop 2: Real Alcázar de Sevilla

   ~3 min here

   Real Alcázar de Sevilla is a royal palace whose walls enclose layers of Seville’s Islamic and Christian past.

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   Stop 3: Barrio de Santa Cruz

   ~3 min here

   Santa Cruz is a historic Seville neighborhood built partly across the city’s former Jewish quarter.

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   Stop 4: Casa de Pilatos

   ~1 hr here

   Casa de Pilatos is a palace where Italian Renaissance design meets Mudéjar craft, and its most astonishing treasure is under your eyes: around 150 distinct glazed-tile patterns made during the 1530s by Diego and Juan Pulido.

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   Stop 5: Setas de Sevilla

   ~3 min here

   Setas de Sevilla is the expansive wooden landmark spreading across La Encarnación square, designed by German architect Jürgen Mayer.

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   Stop 6: Catedral de Sevilla

   ~15 min here

   Seville Cathedral is the vast Gothic cathedral before you, built on the site of a former mosque.

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   Stop 7: Plaza de toros de la Maestranza

   ~3 min here

   Plaza de toros de la Maestranza is Seville’s historic bullring, associated with the Real Maestranza de Caballería, a noble guild formed around cavalry training.

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   Stop 8: Torre del Oro

   ~1 hr here

   Torre del Oro is a dodecagonal military watchtower built to control access to Seville along the Guadalquivir.

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   Stop 9: Real Fábrica de Tabacos

   ~3 min here

   The Real Fábrica de Tabacos is the vast stone former tobacco factory surrounding you, now used by the University of Seville.

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    Stop 10: Plaza de España

    ~3 min here

    Plaza de España opens before you as a vast semicircular architectural complex, wrapped around a tiled waterway and approached by bridges.

More walks in Seville

• HighlightsSeville Essentials: The Cathedral Quarter in an Hour6 stops · ~1 hr 55 min · 1.9 kmSee the walk
• RiversideThe Arenal: Seville's Old Riverside Quarter6 stops · ~4 hr 35 min · 2.2 kmSee the walk
• Local LifeAcross the Bridge: Triana and La Cartuja6 stops · ~2 hr 45 min · 2.5 kmSee the walk
• Hidden GemsPalaces, Patios and Convents of Old Seville7 stops · ~4 hr 30 min · 3.0 kmSee the walk
• Local LifeMacarena and the Alameda de Hércules6 stops · ~1 hr 5 min · 1.8 kmSee the walk
• Gardens & ViewsMaría Luisa Park and the Grand Pavilions9 stops · ~3 hr 15 min · 4.1 kmSee the walk
• Food & DrinkMarkets and Squares of Seville5 stops · ~50 min · 2.9 kmSee the walk