Seville's Cartuja Monastery: 2-Hour Private Tour with Tickets
A 2-hour private guided visit to the Monastery of Santa María de las Cuevas (La Cartuja): orchards and gardens, chapter house, Mudéjar cloister and the kilns of the old pottery factory. Tickets included.
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Spanish, English
- Mobile ticket and instant confirmation
From €166 per person · min. 2 people
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Practical details
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Guide languages
- Spanish · English
- Mobile ticket
- No need to print
- Instant confirmation
- Right after booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Yes · flag it when booking
- Cancellation
- Free up to 24h before
Highlights
- 2-hour private visit just for your party, tickets included
- The monastery where Christopher Columbus's remains lay for 30 years
- Orchards and gardens, chapter house and Mudéjar cloister
- The bottle kilns of the Pickman pottery factory that once ran inside the monastery
- Wheelchair and pushchair accessible
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Our take
La Cartuja is one of Seville's least-visited monuments given how much history it holds: Columbus planned his second voyage here, his remains lay here for thirty years, it served as a French barracks and ended up as the Pickman pottery factory, whose kilns still stand. On your own you'd only get half the story; with a private guide you get all of it in two hours. For two it's €166 each, steep for a two-hour visit. With four it drops to about €90 per person, which is far better value. It suits visitors who've already done the essentials and want something different.
What's included
- Private guided visit
- Tickets
Not included
- Transport to the monastery
Good to know
What to bring
- Comfortable shoes: much of the visit is through orchards and gardens
Things to keep in mind
- Price per person with a minimum of 2 people per booking (max. 15)
- The visit starts at 11:00
- Transport to La Cartuja is not included
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Meeting point
Monastery of Santa María de las Cuevas (La Cartuja), Puerta de Tierra, Calle Américo Vespucio 2, Seville
Meet at 11:00 at the monastery's Puerta de Tierra gate on Calle Américo Vespucio, on La Cartuja island. Public transport stops nearby.
The experience
What you'll see
The visit starts at the Puerta de Tierra and first explores the monastery's orchards and gardens, among the oldest in Andalusia. Then you go inside the building, now home to the Andalusian Centre of Contemporary Art: the chapter house, with the crypts of the monastery's patrons, and the Mudéjar cloister.
You'll also see the bottle kilns of the pottery factory Charles Pickman set up here in the 19th century, and hear the site's story: the thirty years it kept Christopher Columbus's remains, its time as a French army barracks and the Guadalquivir floods. It ends in the gardens.
How it works
It's a 2-hour private visit with tickets included. The price is per person, with a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 15. Getting to La Cartuja is up to you.
Who it's for
- Visitors who've seen the Alcázar and Cathedral and want a quieter monument.
- Anyone interested in Columbus and Seville's trade with the Americas.
- Groups of 4 or more: the price per person drops a lot.
Accessibility
Wheelchair and pushchair accessible.
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation with a full refund up to 24 hours before. No refund within 24 hours of the start.
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