Best Things To Do in Seville, Spain
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Mercado Lonja Del Barranco
(77 Votes)
This is what food courts everywhere should be. But before you start indulging your stomach take a moment to appreciate the architecture of this historic building, a lovely structure of iron and glass. It was designed by French engineer Gustave Eiffel as Seville’s fish market. But once you head inside, the best way to describe this place is a cornucopia. It has over 1,200 square metres wor...Read more -
Santa Maria Magdalena
(13 Votes)
This late 17th century Baroque Church built by the architect Leonardo de Figueroa, was constructed above the ruins of an older medieval Church from the thirteenth century. It does not have much historical value but it is very beautiful. Every inch of the church is opulently decorated. The architecture is a Latin cross with the large Central down, a high choir, lots of gilded wood, and wall pain...Read more -
Capilla De Los Marineros
(4 Votes)
This Catholic place of worship was built in Baroque architectural style in 1759. It replaced and older Naval School of the city. Later it functioned as a warehouse and a theater. However in the 20th century it was restored to its function as a place of prayer, and in the 21st century it was enlarged to become the building you see in front of you today. Like other churches in the city it is a lo...Read more -
It is a little curious that of the two city square to be associated to the City Hall this one is the lesser well-known. After all, it is the more historical Square, and the facade facing the plaza de San Francisco is much more elaborate than the facade of the city hall facing Plaza Nueva. There's an amusing story about the square set in the early 19th century when the proponents of the constitu...Read more -
Acuario De Sevilla
(43 Votes)
It's not enough to just have a aquarium or a zoo. These days it's always better when such attractions have a theme to follow. And this City's aquarium does. Following the marine life that 16th century Naval Explorer Ferdinand Magellan (the first known human being to have circumnavigated the globe) must have encountered this aquarium has 31 exhibition tanks, 7000 creatures and reptiles that repr...Read more -
Edificio De La Adriatica
(16 Votes)
Heading north from the south side of Constitution Avenue and to your right you will spot this elegant 1926 building. The highlight of the building is the tower at the corner of the two facades. This is a slender and stately structure, with a copper dome of green and white bands, and a large clock. See if you can catch sight of the sculpture of St. Mark’s Lion. See the neo mudejar decorati...Read more -
Museo De Artes Y Costumbres
(3006 Votes)
Though not as prominent as other museums around, this place is nevertheless quite a curiousity. Located in the Mary Luisa Park, the museum is a collection of odds and ends, from lace, ornaments, instruments, embroidery, furniture, wine, to knives and metalwork. There are enough articles and descriptions here to while away an afternoon. -
Reserva Natural El Castillo De Las Guardas
(15 Votes)
There are two ways to explore this animal reserve. Either you can bring your own car and drive around the 230 hectares worth of reserve area, or you can get on to the attraction’s own pneumatic train and then let it take you to 15 kilometres worth of tracks and wildlife. The range of animals and they keep over here is surprising. They include zebras, ostriches, chimpanzees, hippopotamus, ...Read more -
Hospital De La Caridad
(3666 Votes)
Containing some of Seville’s best Baroque sculptures, this hospital was built in 1674 and still runs it’s geriatric operations. The hospital’s chapel is open to the public. Most of the surfaces in the chapel are covered in paintings by Murillo and Valdes Leal. As with any place in Seville, the tile work is admirable, and the fountains are eloquent. You could spend hours ...Read more -
Santa Maria La Blanca
(7 Votes)
If you have already been in the city for a while then you know, that when you see a nondescript and unassuming looking church you absolutely have to go inside. The unrestrained lavish decoration of this 14th century church in honor of the Immaculate Conception make it one of the most incredible sights you will see in this city. This particular style of Baroque decoration is known as Andalusian ...Read more -
Palacio De San Telmo
(20 Votes)
This 17th century building, originally built as a school for the orphaned children of sailors, is the seat of the Andalusian autonomous government. One of the reasons it delights visitors to the city so much is its exterior Sevillian Baroque architecture.. Most of the best baroque artwork in the city tend to be the interior decorations inside the various churches around the city. This one by co...Read more -
Museo Taurino
(3818 Votes)
This is not just the museum of bullfighting in Seville, but also the arena in which the bullfights have been held since 1761. The grand baroque building is one the most recognisable monuments of Seville. Owned and managed by the Royal Cavalry of Seville the museum was opened in 1989, and comprises of four room, each of which are dedicated to: The Royal Cavalry 19th century Paintings of bullfig...Read more -
Named after one of the over the gates of the city that led to the city of Jerez De La Frontera, the square lies at the meeting point of very important streets. This includes the Constitution Avenue, The Street of San Fernando, the Christine Gardens, and the San Gregorio Street, it is almost entirely a pedestrian area. Though the gaute does not exist anymore the square is known for its beautiful...Read more -
Museo Del Castillo De San Jorge
(5 Votes)
The first fortress in this location, on the banks of the Guadalquivir River, was probably created by the Visigoths. But today the Castle of st. George, which doesn't exist anymore except for the museum in the old basement, is famous as the headquarters and prison of the local Spanish Inquisition. It was only in the 19th century that the castle was torn down and replaced by a food market, the Me...Read more -
Sandwiched between the Garden of Earthly Delights and Maria Luisa Park, the street came about as a result of a redevelopment project by the city municipality. They wanted to reclaim the riverwalk, and make it a nice place for people to walk along and still be able to mute the noise of the city. The pedestrian street is paved, has cute lamp lights, a series of benches, a collection of sculptures...Read more