If Seville is on your list of places to visit, here is a list of 10 places you can’t miss. And if you want to know in depth everything you need to know to visit this unique Spanish city, then we recommend you read our complete guide on What to see and do in Seville.
1. Giralda and Seville Cathedral
The current bell tower of Seville Cathedral was originally the minaret of the city’s mosque. When you are in front of it, look closely and you will see two quite different styles. At the bottom of the bells, you will see a clearly Islamic architecture (polylobed arches and muqarnas vaults among others). However, when the cathedral was built on top of the old mosque, this tower was enlarged to place the bell tower here, something that can be seen at the top.
2. Spanish Steps
Thanks to the Ibero-American Exhibition of 1929, we are lucky enough to be able to enjoy the magnificent Plaza de España in Seville. The architect Aníbal González built this building to host the Expo events and it ended up becoming one of the most impressive points of the city.
3. Royal Alcazar of Seville
In this part of the city, Islamic and Christian art are intermingled to result in an architectural work made up of buildings, ponds, baths and gardens full of nature. We are sure that once you enter there, many questions will run through your head. In order to solve them, we recommend you take our guided tour of the Real Alcázar.
4. Torre del Oro
On one of the banks of the Guadalquivir River and next to the mythical bullring of the Maestranza stands the Torre del Oro. This construction, also an origin of the Muslim period, was linked with a wall to its unknown sister, the Torre de la Plata, which is still standing, but in much worse condition.
5. Jewish quarter
One of the areas of Seville that we recommend you visit is the Jewish Quarter, a labyrinth of narrow streets, with courtyards full of flowers and emblematic places such as the balcony of Rosina, the Patio de Banderas, the palace of Mañara or Calle Verde.
6. Museum of Fine Arts
If you are one of those tourists who like to learn about the history of the cities they visit through art, you can’t miss the Museum of Fine Arts, one of the most important art galleries in Spain.
7. Mushrooms of Seville
The Metropol Parasol is a modern construction popularly known as the Mushrooms of the Incarnation. The Berlin architect Jürgen Mayer was in charge of giving a new life to the Plaza de la Encarnación. To do this, he created a structure of six large mushroom-shaped wooden parasols, inspired by the vaults of the city’s cathedral and the ficus trees of the Plaza del Cristo in Burgos.
8. Sevillanas and flamenco show
Seville is the birthplace of flamenco and, of course, of the sevillanas, so it is the perfect place to enjoy a show of this Spanish art. There are different tablaos (stages where flamenco is sung and danced) throughout the city and, if you are lucky, you will come across an improvised show in the streets or in one of the restaurants where you go to dinner.
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