Welcome to Seville Spain, the Capital City and the largest City in Andalusia, autonomous region in southern Spain. Famous of their Flamenco, tapas, bullfighting and historical buildings. Seville is one of the romantic city in Spain without a doubt, with enchanting ambience well preserved historical buildings from medieval and Renaissance period built by moorish and romans.
Let's Explore the Top 10 Best things to do in Seville, Spain.
1. Seville Cathedral
Explore the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See ( Seville Cathedral ) knowns as the worlds biggest Cathedral and largest gothic church in the world, built in 16th century and was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Climb to the top of Giralda tower to experience the stunning panoramic views.
Opening Hours
Monday 11am - 3pm ( 16:30 to 18.:00 free audio guide reserve in advance)
Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 2.30pm -6pm
The ticket office closes one hour before the cathedral closes ( sometimes even earlier)
on occasions there are special services which impact on the hours of the ´cultural visit´. You can check these on the calendar on the Cathedral website. Mass is also held at eight to nine ( summer) and eight to ten thirty ( winter) in the morning.
Address - Avenida de la Constitucion, s/n 41001 Sevilla
The Alcazar of Seville (Reales Alcazares de Seville or Royal Alcazar of Seville) is a Royal Palace in Seville, Spain, built for the Christian king Peter of Castile. It was built by Castilian Christians on the site of an Abbadid Muslim residential fortress destroyed after the Christians conquest of Seville. Although some elements of other civilizations remains. The Place a preeminent example of Mudejar Architecture in the Iberian Peninsula, is renowned as one of the most beautiful. The upper levels of the Alcazar are still used by the royal family as their official residence in Seville, and are administered by the Partimonio Nacional. It is the oldest Royal Palace still in use in Europe and was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Thousands of visitors come to see every year in the royal residential since it was famous, where the Game of Thrones Filming the Palace as the kingdom of water gardens of dorne.
Opening Hours
Mon - Sun 9:30-5:00
Address & Contacts - Patio de Banderas s/n 41004 Sevilla
Call Tel.# 954 502 324 or visit official website www.alcazarsevilla.org
3. General Archive of the Indies
The Archivo General de Indias (General Archive of the Indies) housed in the ancient merchants' exchange of Seville,Spain, the Casa Lonja de Mercaderes, is the repository of extremely valuable archival documents illustrating the history of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and the Philippines. The building itself, an unusually serene and Italianate example of Spanish Renaissance Architecture, was designed by Juan de Herrera This structure and its contents were registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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Monday - Sunday 10am to 4pm
Sundays and Public Holidays - 10am to 2pm (closed 25 & 31 December)
Address - Avenida de la Constitucion 3, 41071 Sevilla, Sevilla.
is a plaza in the Parque de María Luisa (Maria Luisa Park), in Seville, Spain, built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. It is a landmark example of the Regionalism Architecture, mixing elements of the Renaissance Revival and Moorish Revival (Neo-Mudéjar) styles of Spanish architecture.
Thousands of visitors come every year to see the place since the plaza was famous due that has been used as a filming location, including scenes for the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, The Star wars movie series Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) — in which it featured in exterior shots of the City of Theed on the Planet NabooI, also featured in the 2012 film The Dictator.
Address - Parque de Maria Luisa, Seville, Spain 4100
is a wooden structure located at La Encarnación square, in the old quarter of Seville, Spain. It was designed by the German architect Jürgen Mayer and completed in April 2011.[1] It has dimensions of 150 by 70 metres (490 by 230 ft) and an approximate height of 26 metres (85 ft)[2] and claims to be the largest wooden structure in the world.[3] Its appearance, location, delays and cost overruns in construction resulted in much public controversy. The building is popularly known as Las Setas de la Encarnación (Incarnation's mushrooms).
The structure consists of six parasols in the form of giant mushrooms whose design is inspired by the vaults of the Cathedral of Seville and the ficus trees in the nearby Plaza de Cristo de Burgos. Metropol Parasol is organized in four levels. The underground level (Level 0) houses the Antiquarium, where Roman and Moorish remains discovered on site are displayed in a museum.[3] Level 1 (street level) is the Central Market. The roof of Level 1 is the surface of the open-air public plaza, shaded by the wooden parasols above and designed for public events. Levels 2 and 3 are the two stages of the panoramic terraces (including a restaurant), offering one of the best views of the city centre.
Address - Encarnation Square 14, 1F B, Seville 41003
is a huge ancient amphitheatre, one of the biggest amphitheatre of Roman world, used for gladiator fights with vaulted gallery and patterned mosaics. It can accomodate spectators approximately 25,000 people, located outside the village of Santiponce 9 kilometers north from the city of Seville. Italica is a roman ancient city in the province of Hispania Baetica and the birth place of Roman Emperors Trajan and Hadrian.
Thousands of visitors every year to see this place since it was famous and was featured in the games of thrones fantasy drama series, where they filmed the place as the dragon pit settings.
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Opening hours - Tue - Sun 9:00-3:30
Address & Contacts - 41080 Santiponce, Sevilla, Seville
Call Tel.# 955 622 266 or visit official website www.museosdeandalucia.es
7. Seville Royal Dockyard
is a medieval shipyard in the city of Seville. Built in 13th century in a gothic style. In 15th century they used it as a storage depots and in 17th century five of the sheds were converted to charity hospital and in 1993 the remaining sheds purchased by regional government for ministry of defense and restored.
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Address - Calle Temprado 1, 41001 Sevilla
8. Barrio Santa Cruz
This is the first barrio (area or neighbourhood) tourists head for, and with good reason. It is the most picturesque and delightful part of the city, with narrow winding cobbled streets and whitewashed houses, where you can sit outside a bar, enjoy some tapas and watch the world go by, or wander through centuries-old gardens and relax on beautiful tiled benches.
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9. Real Maestranza bullring
a massive bullring in Osuna a small town of Seville, which seats capacity 5,500-6,000 people, built in early 1900s one of the largest bullring in Spain, built in ashlars from stone pits of Osuna, designed by Anibal Gonzalez.
The bullring was gained popularity since it was used in film setting of games of thrones fantasy drama series as a Daznak´s Pit.
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Opening hours - Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri closed Thu - 7:00-9:00, Sat & Sun - 9:30-2:30
Address & Contacts - Calle Lantejuela 8, 41640 Osuna, Sevilla
Call Tel.# 954 815 732 or visit official website www.osuna.es
10. Museo del Baile Flamenco
Seville is famous and known of flamenco dance, Experience the one hour traditional flamenco show a unique cultural art form of Spain at museo del baile
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Address - Mauel Rojas Marcos Street 3, 41004 Seville
