# What to see in Seville: 15 essential places

The cathedral, the Alcázar, Plaza de España and the most soulful neighbourhoods: what guides and travellers agree on.

- 192 votes · 16 items
- Sep 9, 2024 · Eva M.
- https://even.best/en/l/76/what-to-see-in-seville-15-essential-places

## Top 15

1. **Seville Cathedral and the Giralda** (24 · ▲25 ▼1) — The world's largest Gothic cathedral, with Columbus's tomb; the Giralda is climbed via 35 ramps. <https://www.catedraldesevilla.es/>
2. **Royal Alcázar** (23 · ▲23 ▼0) — Mudéjar palace still used by the Royal Family, with the Courtyard of the Maidens and gardens; a World Heritage Site. <https://www.alcazarsevilla.org/>
3. **Santa Cruz quarter** (14 · ▲16 ▼2) — The old Jewish quarter of alleys, patios and squares such as Plaza de Doña Elvira.
4. **Metropol Parasol (Las Setas)** (14 · ▲14 ▼0) — The world's largest wooden structure, on Plaza de la Encarnación, with a rooftop walkway. <https://setasdesevilla.com/>
5. **María Luisa Park** (13 · ▲15 ▼2) — 34 hectares of gardens beside Plaza de España, with pavilions and the Archaeological Museum.
6. **Torre del Oro** (9 · ▲12 ▼3) — 13th-century Almohad watchtower on the Guadalquivir, with a small naval museum.
7. **General Archive of the Indies** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — Renaissance exchange building holding the records of Spain's administration in the Americas.
8. **Flamenco show at a tablao** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — Tablaos such as Los Gallos or Casa de la Memoria in the historic centre.
9. **Triana** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Neighbourhood of potters and flamenco across the Isabel II bridge, with its market over the San Jorge castle.
10. **Seville Museum of Fine Arts** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — One of Spain's great art galleries, with Murillo, Zurbarán and Valdés Leal in a former convent.
11. **Basilica of La Macarena** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Church of the Esperanza Macarena, one of the most venerated images of Holy Week.
12. **Real Maestranza bullring** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — One of Spain's oldest bullrings (18th century), with a bullfighting museum.
13. **Plaza de España** (4 · ▲8 ▼4) — Aníbal González's semicircular building for the 1929 Exposition, with tiled benches for each province.
14. **Hospital de los Venerables** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 17th-century Baroque building in Santa Cruz housing the Velázquez Centre.
15. **Casa de Pilatos** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 16th-century Andalusian palace mixing Mudéjar, Gothic and Renaissance styles, with thousands of tiles. <https://www.fundacionmedinaceli.org/>
16. **Palacio de las Dueñas** (-3 · ▲2 ▼5) — House of Alba palace where Antonio Machado was born, with its patio and lemon tree. <https://www.lasduenas.es/>

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