María Luisa Park and the Grand Pavilions

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Callejón del Agua

   ~3 min here

   Callejón del Agua is a public street in Seville’s Santa Cruz quarter, alongside the Alcázar.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Palacio de San Telmo

   ~3 min here

   Palacio de San Telmo is a palace whose theatrical entrance tells you something unexpected about its original purpose: this was created for a school of navigation, where orphaned children learned the skills of sailors.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: 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.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Costurero de la Reina

   ~3 min here

   Costurero de la Reina is a small castle-like pavilion, with a hexagonal plan and a turret at each corner.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: 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.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Parque de María Luisa

   ~3 min here

   María Luisa Park is Seville’s principal public green space, extending beside the Guadalquivir River.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: Jardin de las Delicias

   ~3 min here

   Jardin de las Delicias is a historic garden beside Seville’s Paseo de las Delicias, facing María Luisa Park and adjoining the Delicias wharf.

8. 8

   

   Stop 8: Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares

   ~1 hr here

   The Museum of Arts and Popular Customs occupies a distinctive pavilion in María Luisa Park, beside Plaza de América.

9. 9

   

   Stop 9: Museo Arqueológico

   ~1 hr here

   Museo Arqueológico is Seville’s archaeology museum, housed in the Pabellón del Renacimiento designed by Aníbal González for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929.

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