Sevilla

Capilla de los Marineros (Hermandad Esperanza Triana)

This chapel, located on Pureza Street in the Triana neighborhood, houses the headquarters of the Brotherhood of Hope of Triana. It was erected in 1759 and, after the French invasion became a warehouse, reaching to be also Anglican temple and theater.

Capilla de San José

The chapel of San José is located in the historic center of the city of Seville, more specifically in Jovellanos street, and was built in two phases, between 1699 and 1766. Declared an Asset of Cultural Interest, is one of the most valuable temples of the city and the aesthetic appearance that presents is due to the work of two masters, Pedro Romero whose work takes place in the central core of the nave of the temple, and Esteban walls, which was responsible for making the main chapel and the cover of the feet.

Casa de los Pilatos

It is an Andalusian palace, located in the Plaza de Pilatos, in the historic center of Seville, built between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. It is considered the most ostentatious residential complex in the city.

The building combines Mudejar Gothic, Renaissance and Romanesque styles. It was built by order of Pedro Enriquez de Quiñones and his wife Catalina de Ribera, both founders of the House of Alcala.

Casa de las Salinas

This house is located in the historic center of Seville, very close to the Cathedral, and combines Gothic and Mudejar style. Initially, the house belonged to Baltasar Jaén, so he was its first owner. However, in the early twentieth century, it came to belong to the lineage of the Salinas, so the house underwent a major reform in order to restore its original appearance.

Catedral de Santa María

By its dimensions, it is the largest Catholic cathedral in the world and the third largest Christian church, after St. Peter’s (Rome) and St. Paul’s (London).

Also called Cathedral of Santa Maria de la Sede, this was originally, since the conquest of the city in 1248, the building of the aljama or Great Mosque. Therefore, when it became a Catholic cathedral it had to change its orientation from south to east, thus arranging the main chapel to the opposite side.

Edificio del Archivo de Indias

The building that houses the Archivo de Indias, created in 1785 in order to collect in one place all the administrative documentation in reference to the Spanish colonies and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, has a quadrangular floor plan and central courtyard and is composed, on the outside, of red brick and stone elements. With two floors high, its central courtyard, very spacious and built in stone, on whose pillars sit the arches and the main staircase of the building, the work of Lucas Cintora, stands out.

Hospital de la Caridad

This hospital is home to the Hermandad de la Caridad, which was founded in the mid-fifteenth century and was dedicated to caring for the sick homeless and burying the drowned and executed. The three rooms that can be seen in the hospital were conditioned using the remains of the naves of the Royal Shipyards of Seville, built in the period of Alfonso X.

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Hospital de las Cinco Llagas

This building, which houses the seat of the Parliament of Andalusia, began to rise around the year 1546 at the request of Don Fadrique Enriquez de Ribera, who died in 1539. The Hospital de las Cinco Llagas, also known as Hospital de la Sangre, was designed by Martín de Gainza, who coordinated the works until his death in 1556.

Iglesia de la Magdalena

During the French Invasion, the church of Santa Maria Magdalena, of Gothic-Mudejar style, was demolished, so the parish was removed to that of the disappeared convent of San Pablo el Real in 1840. Of this building, highlights the facade, which highlights a tombstone commemorating the consecration of Fray Bartolomé de las Casas in bishop of Chiapas, around the year 1544.

Iglesia del Divino Salvador

It is a Catholic temple that worships Our Lord San Salvador and is considered the largest church in the city, second only to the Cathedral.

Its current construction began in the year 1674 by the architect Esteban Garcia, on an old mosque, and finished in 1712 by the architect Leonardo de Figueroa, being subsequently restored between 2003 and 2008.

Las Setas o Metropol Parasol

Also known as the Setas de la Encarnación, it is a wooden structure supported by two concrete columns on which are the elevators to go up to the viewpoint. Its structure is based on six mushroom-shaped parasols of large proportions arranged in five levels.

La Giralda

This is the bell tower of the Cathedral of Seville. It was once considered the tallest tower in the world with its 97.5 meters high and was named a World Heritage Site in 1987.

The tower is divided by two different bodies: the first, of Muslim style, whose works began in 1184; the second, from the sixteenth century and Christian style, ends in a bell tower.

Mercado Triana

This is the market in the neighborhood of the same name, built on the remains of the Castillo de San Jorge. In 2001 the new and current market was inaugurated, remodeled for the Universal Exposition of Seville in 1992. Until that time it was known as Plaza de Abastos.

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Monday to Saturday from 09:00 to 15:00

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Monday to Saturday open from 10:00 to 24:00 Sundays and holidays from 12:00 to 17:00

Saturday to Saturday open from 10:00 to 24:00 Sundays and holidays from 12:00 to 17:00

Plaza de Toros la Maestranza

Declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in 1984, this is the oldest bullfighting arena in Spain where bullfights are held during the April Fair in Seville.

Museo de Bellas Artes

It is a museum inaugurated in 1841 in which works by Zurbarán, Murillo and Valdés Leal, known Sevillian baroque painters, are displayed. Since the date of its inauguration it has been restructured three times: in 1868 and 1898 when the arches and walls of the second floor were restored, between 1942 and 1945 in which the sacristy was converted into the Patio de las Conchas and between 1985 and 1993 in which it was rehabilitated with the aim of hosting the museum.

Museo del Baile Flamenco

This is a museum dedicated to flamenco dance, so well known and representative of all Andalusia. Inaugurated in 2006, it aims to show the evolution and tradition of the dance culture by dividing the exhibition into four floors.

Museo – Palacio de la Condesa de Lebrija

This is a 16th century building that stands out for its Roman mosaics found in its paving on the first floor, as well as the tilework throughout the house. This house is divided into two floors with a two-body front carved in marble and flanked by two pilasters.

Palacio de San Telmo

It is a palace whose construction began in 1682 and whose purpose was to house the college-seminary of the University of Merchants, an institution that sought to accommodate and train orphans of sailors.

Patio de Banderas

It is a space built in 1729 as an armory space, integrated in the Reales Alcázares.

It is a space built in 1729 as an armory space, integrated in the Reales Alcázares.

Over the years, benches and a fountain were placed in the center, all these elements surrounded by trees, and in 1857 these benches were dismantled and replaced by orange trees. In 1929 the central part was completely remodeled by rebuilding the fountain and adding a paved area around it.

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Plaza de América

Situated in the Maria Luisa Park, it is surrounded by the Museum of Popular Arts and Customs and the Archaeological Museum and the Royal Pavilion. All these buildings are enveloped by a group of columns linked by chains with globes of light.

Plaza de España

It is a framed environment of regionalist style built in 1929. Highlights include benches representing all the provinces of Spain, as well as busts and / or monuments in honor of illustrious Spaniards on its walls. This square extends over a total area of 50,000 m2 wrapped by a large central building.

Plaza Nueva

It is a square located in the historic center of Seville that extends for about 14000 m2. It was built between the years 1848 and 1857 and in its center was a large bandstand for music that disappeared later.

Plaza San Francisco

It is a square built in the sixteenth century located in the heart of the city where the main civil powers were located as well as acts of faith of the Holy Inquisition, bullfighting festivals and canes, Easter and Corpus Christi processions…

From the nineteenth century began to undergo a series of changes of nomenclature passing through “Plaza de la Constitución”, “Plaza de Fernando VII”, “Plaza del Rey” … until it became, in 1980, named as “Plaza de San Francisco”

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Puente Isabel II

It is a bridge from the year 845, declared a National Historic Monument in 1976, built over the one known as the bridge of boats, since it had thirteen boats tied with chains on which were supported strong wooden planks. The design of this second bridge was the same as that of the Carrousel Bridge, which was located in Paris.

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Real Alcázar

It is a fortified palace considered one of the most characteristic of Spain and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.

The works of the well-known Royal Alcazar of Seville began in 713 and consisted of several enclosures such as the House of the Princes: a set of houses built in the ninth century. The first expansion was carried out between the eleventh and twelfth centuries fortifying and adding numerous rooms such as the Alcazar and other courtyards and palaces. After the Reconquest suffered in the city, this set began to be used as accommodation for successive monarchs so Alfonso X the Wise decided to make the first reforms introducing three Gothic halls.

It was later in 1364 when Pedro I the Cruel determined to erect the first palace of a Castilian king of Mudejar appearance that was not protected by the walls of a castle, including the Gothic Chapel, the apse, the Patio de la Montería and the Grutescos of the gardens.

Real Fábrica de Tabaco

It is a building considered to be the first tobacco factory to be established in Europe, it was built with stone material in the eighteenth century. It extends over one of the largest areas of Spain, immediately after the Escorial. The Renaissance style is the highlight in its general scheme, although Herrerian remains are also appreciated in its plant, as well as courtyards and some details of the facade.

Torre de los Perdigones

It is a tower that was part of the old “Fábrica de Perdigones” which was dedicated to manufacture pellets, bullets and zinc plate to finish creating zinc bathtubs. It was restored for the last time in 2007, opening as a “Camera Obscura” from which to observe the city from 45 meters high.

Torre del Oro

This characteristic defensive tower stands in an idyllic setting, right on the left bank of the Guadalquivir River and guarded by the “cathedral of bullfighting”. It was part of a much larger defensive bastion, there being the possibility that this was communicated with the rest of the fortification through an arch, thus facilitating the isolation of this area with the destruction of the nexus of union in case of an invasion or attack.

As for its structure, it reaches a height of about thirty-six meters and is divided into three parts or bodies. The oldest, from the early thirteenth century, was built by order of the governor of the city with a twelve-sided polygonal shape. The second part of this singular tower was erected approximately a century later, by order of Pedro I the Cruel, has a dodecagonal shape and has been declared a Historic-Artistic Monument since the 1930s. However, the third and last body has a cylindrical shape. It was designed by Sebastián Van der Borcht, a Spanish military architect who designed other unique buildings in the city of Seville, such as the Royal Mint. Its current function is to house the headquarters of the Naval Museum of Seville.

HOURS

Monday to Friday from 09:30 to 18:45 Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 to 18:45Closed on public holidays.

Fees

General rate: 3€ Students and senior citizens: 1,50€ Every Monday: free admission

General rate: 3€ Students and senior citizens: 1,50€ Every Monday: free admission.

INFORMATION OF INTEREST

Telephone: 954 222 419