135 curiosities to discover
Calle Mateos Gago
Sevilla, Spain
You walk down the main street of Santa Cruz, which begins at the Giralda and offers one of the…
Seville Cathedral
Sevilla, Spain
You walk through the largest Gothic cathedral in the world, built on the site of a former…
Royal Alcázar of Seville
Sevilla, Spain
You wander through a still-used royal palace with Mudéjar architecture from Moorish and…
Plaza de España
Sevilla, Spain
You stand on a semicircular square from 1928 built for the Ibero-American Exposition, with a…
General Archive of the Indies
Sevilla, Spain
You visit a Renaissance building that holds the archives of Spain's colonial administration of…
Tower of Gold
Sevilla, Spain
You see a twelve-sided watchtower from the 13th century on the bank of the Guadalquivir.…
Setas de Sevilla (Metropol Parasol)
Sevilla, Spain
You walk across the undulating wooden structure that locals call 'the mushrooms', one of the…
Casa de Pilatos
Sevilla, Spain
You visit an aristocratic city palace where Mudéjar, Gothic and Italian Renaissance meet. In…
Palace of the Dueñas
Sevilla, Spain
You walk through the residence of the House of Alba, where the poet Antonio Machado was born.…
Church of the Divine Saviour
Sevilla, Spain
You stand in the city's second-largest church, a Baroque building on the foundations of a…
Basilica of La Macarena
Sevilla, Spain
You visit the basilica that houses the statue of the Virgen de la Macarena, the heart of the…
Church of San Luis de los Franceses
Sevilla, Spain
You stand in a Jesuit church with a Greek-cross plan, a high point of Sevillian Baroque.…
Chapel of San José
Sevilla, Spain
From a busy shopping street you step into a small Baroque chapel that is almost entirely…
Hospital de los Venerables
Sevilla, Spain
You visit a Baroque former residence for elderly priests in the heart of the Santa Cruz…
Real Maestranza Bullring
Sevilla, Spain
You walk through one of Spain's oldest bullrings, with a white-and-yellow arcade around the…
Santa Cruz Quarter
Sevilla, Spain
You wander through the old Jewish quarter of narrow lanes, white houses and balconies full of…
Callejón del Agua
Sevilla, Spain
You walk down a narrow, 140-metre alley running along the old wall of the Alcázar. Through…
Calle Sierpes
Sevilla, Spain
You stroll down the city's best-known shopping street, a car-free artery full of traditional…
Alameda de Hércules
Sevilla, Spain
You arrive at a long, tree-lined square considered one of the oldest public promenades in…
Murillo Gardens
Sevilla, Spain
You walk through a shady garden alongside the old city wall, on the edge of Santa Cruz.…
María Luisa Park
Sevilla, Spain
You cycle or walk through the city's largest park, with tiled benches, ponds and pavilions…
Plaza de América
Sevilla, Spain
You stand on a square at the south end of the park with three pavilions from 1929 in different…
Isabel II Bridge (Triana Bridge)
Sevilla, Spain
You cross the city's oldest surviving bridge, an iron arch bridge from 1852. From the deck you…
Triana Quarter
Sevilla, Spain
You explore the quarter across the river, traditionally home to potters, sailors and flamenco…