Casa de Pilatos
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Ready-made walk · Seville

Palaces, Patios and Convents of Old Seville

7 stops · ~4 hr 30 min · 3.0 km

Hidden Gems

Step behind the façades of Seville's old town to find Roman mosaics underfoot at the Palacio de Lebrija, the House of Alba's courtyards at Las Dueñas and the Renaissance-meets-Mudéjar splendour of Casa de Pilatos. Between them lie cloistered convents, a Jesuit Baroque church and a communal courtyard house built around a shared patio.

The stops, in walking order

  1. Casa de Pilatos
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    Stop 1: 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.

  2. Corral del Conde
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    Stop 2: Corral del Conde

    ~3 min here

    Corral del Conde is an old communal courtyard building on Calle Santiago, and its defining arrangement turns inward around a shared patio.

  3. Convento de San Leandro
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    Stop 3: Convento de San Leandro

    ~15 min here

    The Convento de San Leandro is the Augustinian convent occupying the setting beside San Ildefonso Church.

  4. Museo Palacio de Lebrija
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    Stop 4: Museo Palacio de Lebrija

    ~1 hr here

    Museo Palacio de Lebrija is a house museum whose most startling feature lies underfoot: Roman mosaics cover nearly the entire ground floor.

  5. Palacio de las Dueñas
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    Stop 5: Palacio de las Dueñas

    ~1 hr here

    Palacio de las Dueñas is the palace before you, a historic home of the House of Alba with courtyards, gardens, a chapel, and an extensive art collection.

  6. Convento de Santa Paula
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    Stop 6: Convento de Santa Paula

    ~15 min here

    Convento de Santa Paula is a living cloistered monastery in Seville, home to nuns of the Order of Saint Jerome and dedicated to Paula of Rome.

  7. Iglesia de San Luis de los Franceses
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    Stop 7: Iglesia de San Luis de los Franceses

    ~15 min here

    Iglesia de San Luis de los Franceses is a Jesuit church, built in Seville between 1699 and 1731 and designed by Leonardo de Figueroa in the Baroque style.

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