Seville Travel Guide 2026: Alcázar, Cathedral & Prices

The oldest royal palace in Europe still used by the royal family. It began as a Moorish fortress in the 10th century, and in 1364 King Pedro I built the Palace of Pedro I in the Mudéjar style, with Muslim craftsmen from Granada and Toledo. The Courtyard of the Maidens, the tiled halls and the huge gardens with peacocks are unforgettable. Game of Thrones filmed the Water Gardens of Dorne here.

Price: €15.50; free on Mondays 18:00–18:30 (book online) · Time needed: 2 to 3 hours · Tip: book a timed ticket online days ahead; the queue without one can take hours.

The largest Gothic cathedral in the world, built between 1401 and 1506 on the site of the great mosque. The builders reportedly said, "Let us build a church so big that those who see it will think we are mad." Inside is the monumental tomb of Christopher Columbus, carried by four kings. Climb the Giralda, the former minaret, by 35 ramps (built so a guard could ride up on horseback) to 70 m.

Price: €14 at the door, €13 online, including the Giralda and El Salvador church; free on Sundays 14:30–18:00 with online booking · Time needed: 2 hours.

A huge half-circle plaza built by the architect Aníbal González for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition, with a canal, bridges and 48 tiled alcoves, one for each Spanish province. It appeared in Star Wars: Episode II. Next to it is the shady María Luisa Park.

Price: free · Tip: rent a rowing boat on the canal for a few euros, and find the alcove of your favourite province.

The old Jewish quarter next to the Alcázar: narrow whitewashed lanes, small squares with orange trees and flower pots on every balcony.

Price: free · Tip: get lost here in the morning before the tour groups.

A giant wooden structure shaped like mushrooms, designed by Jürgen Mayer and opened in 2011, one of the largest wooden structures in the world. Walk on the top for views, and see Roman ruins in the basement.

Price: about €16 for the viewpoint · Hours: until midnight · Tip: go at sunset.

The neighbourhood across the river, home of sailors, potters and flamenco. Visit the ceramic workshops, the Triana Market (built over the ruins of the Inquisition's Castle of San Jorge) and the bars on Calle Betis.

Price: free · Tip: watch a flamenco show in a small venue (about €25–45); a peña or tablao is more authentic than a big dinner show.

A 13th-century Almohad watchtower on the river, built to control access to the port. It now has a small naval museum.

Price: small donation.

A 16th-century palace mixing Mudéjar, Gothic and Renaissance styles, with beautiful tiled patios. Used as a film location in Lawrence of Arabia.

Price: about €12 for the ground floor.

The building that holds the documents of Spain's empire in the Americas, including letters by Columbus and Cortés.

Price: free.

Home of the Mezquita, the great mosque-cathedral with its forest of red-and-white arches.

Getting there: high-speed train, about 45 minutes.