PLAZA DE ESPAÑA TOUR MONUMENTAL Stop at Plaza de España TOUR ROMÁNTICO Stop at Plaza de España One of the city’s main tourist attractions, this plaza is a must for any tourist. This impressive construction, reminiscent of the palaces of another era, has still not celebrated its hundredth anniversary. Originally built to form part of …
PALACIO DE SAN TELMO TOUR MONUMENTAL Stop at Universidad Work on this striking and impressive building began in the 17th century. It was originally under the charge of the Sea Merchants’ Association and used to educate young orphan children to become sailors. An enormous Baroque building, the northern façade is decorated with the famous “Gallery …
MUSEO DE SAN JORGE TOUR MONUMENTAL Stop at San Jacinto This castle/museum can easily go unnoticed by the more absent-minded visitor. It stands at one end of the Triana bridge on the banks of the Guadalquivir. Its exact date of construction is unknown, though since the taking of the city in 1248 by Ferdinand III …
MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES TOUR MONUMENTAL Stop at Plaza del Duque TOUR ROMÁNTICO Stop at Plaza del Duque Located in an old convent, this Seville art gallery is currently considered to be one of the most important in Spain. Home to a collection of Andalusian 19th century painting, it also houses temporary exhibitions of Baroque …
MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO TOUR MONUMENTAL Stop at Acuario | Stop at Plaza de América TOUR ROMÁNTICO Stop at Plaza de América The archaeological museum building is over a hundred years old and was the winner of a competition to become part of the Ibero-American Fair in 1929. In its early days, its neo-Renaissance style led it …
IGLESIA LA ESTRELLA TOUR MONUMENTAL Stop at San Jacinto This simple chapel was specifically built in 1973 for the Penitencia de la Estrella Confraternity, the patron confraternity of port dockers. Its simple ceramic and tiled façade highlights the confraternity’s trademark luminosity. Inside, there is a neo-Baroque altar dedicated to the Virgen de la Estrella. 10% …
IGLESIA SAN JACINTO TOUR MONUMENTAL Stop at San Jacinto This Baroque church, which stands parallel to the Iglesia de la Estrella, differs greatly from the latter. Opened in 1775, its enormous, ochre-coloured façade makes this building difficult to miss. It had been finished some time before, but several collapses delayed its opening. Despite these problems, …
HOSPITAL DE LA CARIDAD TOUR MONUMENTAL Stop at Torre del Oro TOUR ROMÁNTICO Stop at Torre del Oro Home to the Confraternity of the Holy Trinity, the chapel contains paintings by Murillo, Valdés Leal and Roldán representing the meaning and search for charity. Iconographically speaking, the chapel can be divided into three essential parts: the …
FÁBRICA DE TABACO TOUR MONUMENTAL Stop at Universidad Opened in 1758, this tobacco factory building was located outside the then city walls. In 1883, the eastern part of the building was used as a barracks for the Horse Artillery Regiment. The factory was moved in the middle of the 20th century, with the building coming …
EXPOSICIÓN IBEROAMERICANA 1929 TOUR MONUMENTAL Stop at Acuario | Stop at Plaza de América TOUR ROMÁNTICO Stop at Plaza de América The Ibero-American Fair held in Seville from 1929 to 1930 sought to showcase the common ties that exist between Spain, Hispanic America, the United States of America, Portugal and Brazil. Some 20 years in …
