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Top attractions in Seville

What you can't miss in Seville, with photos and context.

Gothic facade of Seville Cathedral with pinnacles and flying buttresses

Cathedral and Giralda

The world's largest Gothic cathedral, built over the old Almohad mosque. The Giralda is its minaret-turned-bell-tower, climbed via ramps: 35 levels to the top.

Patio de las Doncellas at the Real Alcázar of Seville with reflective pool and Mudéjar arcade

Real Alcázar

14th-century Mudéjar palace with Moorish gardens and courtyards. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Featured as Dorne in Game of Thrones. Book tickets online.

Central pavilion of Seville's Plaza de España with its two symmetric towers

Plaza de España

Built for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition, semicircular, with tiled benches of every Spanish province and canals with rowboats. A postcard.

Torre del Oro of Seville on the banks of the Guadalquivir river

Torre del Oro

13th-century Almohad defensive tower on the banks of the Guadalquivir. Today it houses the Naval Museum. Good river views from the top.

Callejón del Agua street in Seville's Santa Cruz Quarter

Santa Cruz Quarter

The former Jewish quarter, now Seville's most photogenic neighbourhood. Narrow white streets, plant-filled patios, hidden squares. Right next to the Alcázar.

Triana Bridge over the Guadalquivir river in Seville

Triana

Neighbourhood of bullfighters, flamenco artists and ceramicists across the river. Calle Betis with cathedral views, the Triana market, sailor chapels. Authentic.

Facade of the Basilica of the Macarena in Seville's Macarena quarter

Macarena Quarter

Historic, working-class, away from the tourist crowds. Basilica of the Virgen Macarena, Thursday market, streets where everyday Seville still lives.

Seville's Maestranza Bullring with its iconic yellow and white arena

Maestranza Bullring

One of Spain's oldest and most beautiful bullrings (1761). The temple of Sevillian bullfighting. Guided tour of the museum and arena when no bullfight is on.

View from the Setas de Sevilla walkway with the Giralda in the background

Setas de Sevilla (Metropol Parasol)

Giant wooden structure designed by Jürgen Mayer, completed in 2011. Controversial at first, now a modern icon. Climbing to the walkway gives the best view of the old town.

Seville's Archivo General de Indias, the 16th-century Casa Lonja building

General Archive of the Indies

Former 16th-century Casa Lonja, today the archive holding original documents from the discovery and administration of the Americas. A UNESCO World Heritage Site together with the Cathedral and the Alcázar.

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