Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Seville, Spain

The Carriage Museum of Seville was located in the old convent of Los Remedios, in the neighborhood of the same name. It was opened in 1999 and closed in 2020.

Wikipedia: Museo de Carruajes (Sevilla) (ES)

The Castle of San Jorge was a medieval fortress built on the west bank of the Guadalquivir river in the Spanish city of Seville (Spain). It was also used as headquarters and prison for the Spanish Inquisition. It was demolished in the 19th century and made into a food market. A museum in the underground ruins focuses on the history of the castle, the Spanish Inquisition and of religious repression. Next to the food market in the Barrio de Triana, the Alley of the Inquisition, which was part of the fortifications, now connects Castilla Street with the Nuestra Señora de la O Walk.

Wikipedia: Castle of San Jorge (EN)

The Chapel of Carmen is a small chapel that is located in the Triana neighborhood, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It is located on the western side of the Triana bridge. It was built designed by the architect Aníbal González and its construction ended in 1928.

Wikipedia: Capilla del Carmen (Sevilla) (ES)

The Chapel of La Pietà is a Catholic building located at 13 Adriano Street in the Arenal neighborhood, in the town of Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It is the headquarters of the Brotherhood of Baratillo.

Wikipedia: Capilla de la Piedad (Sevilla) (ES)

The Teatro de la Maestranza is an opera house located in Seville, Spain.

Wikipedia: Teatro de la Maestranza (EN)

The Postigo del Aceite is with the Puerta de la Macarena and Puerta de Córdoba the only three access preserved in today of those who had the walls of Seville, Andalusia, Spain.

Wikipedia: Postigo del Aceite (EN)

The Postigo del Aceite, known in Muslim times as bab al-Qatay, is, together with the Puerta de la Macarena and the Puerta de Córdoba, the only three accesses that are preserved today, although transformed, of those that had the walls of Seville, Andalusia, Spain.

Wikipedia: Postigo del Aceite (ES)

The Fuente de Híspalis, also called the Fuente de Sevilla, is a fountain located in the Puerta de Jerez square in the city of Seville, Andalusia, Spain.

Wikipedia: Fuente de Híspalis (ES)

The Chapel of Antiguo Seminario Santa María de Jesús is a chapel located in Sevilla, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1901.

Wikipedia: Chapel of Antiguo Seminario Santa María de Jesús (EN)

The Tower of Abd al-Aziz is a hexagonal-shaped Almohad tower located in the Andalusian city of Seville, Spain. It was one of the vertices of the city wall, which linked with the walls of the palaces in that area, such as the nearby Real Alcázar. It has also been called the Tower of Homage, but not because it is the central tower of a great fortress, but because of a legend that says that this was the first place where the Castilian banner flew after the conquest of the city in 1248.

Wikipedia: Torre Abd el Aziz (Sevilla) (ES)

The Archivo General de Indias, often simply called the Archive of the Indies was created by Carlos III and inaugurated in 1785. It is housed in the former merchant guild building in Seville, Spain, built in the late 16th century. It became the repository of archival materials documenting the history of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and Asia. The building was designed by Juan de Herrera; it is an Italianate example of Spanish Renaissance architecture. This structure and its contents were registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, together with the adjoining Seville Cathedral and the Alcázar of Seville.

Wikipedia: General Archive of the Indies (EN)

The Alcázar of Seville, officially called Royal Alcázar of Seville, is a historic royal palace in Seville, Spain. It was formerly the site of the Islamic-era citadel of the city, begun in the 10th century and then developed into a larger palace complex by the Abbadid dynasty and the Almohads. After the Castilian conquest of the city in 1248, the site was progressively rebuilt and replaced by new palaces and gardens. Among the most important of these is a richly-decorated Mudéjar-style palace built by Pedro I during the 1360s.

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The monument to Catalina de Ribera is located on the promenade of the same name in the city of Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It is from 1921 and was designed by Juan Talavera y Heredia. It consists of two several frescoes, a tile with a portrait of Catherine and a bas-relief from the sixteenth century. At the base of the monument there is a fountain.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Catalina de Ribera (ES)

The Columbus monument is located on the Paseo de Catalina de Ribera, Seville, Andalusia, Spain.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Colón (Sevilla) (ES)

The Plaza de Santa Cruz is located in the Santa Cruz neighborhood of Seville. Its location is the one previously occupied by the primitive church of Santa Cruz. In this square the streets Nicolás Antonio, Mezquita, Santa Teresa street and Alfaro square converge.

Wikipedia: Plaza de Santa Cruz (Sevilla) (ES)

The Church of Santa María la Blanca is located in the San Bartolomé neighborhood of the district of Casco Antiguo in Seville. It was built in the 17th century. It is the headquarters of the Brotherhood of the Rosary of Our Lady of the Snows.

Wikipedia: Church of Santa Maria la Blanca (Seville) (EN)

The Biodiversity Forum is an environmental and scientific dissemination centre located in Seville, the result of a joint initiative of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Biodiversity Foundation. Through the use of new communication technologies, it is a sustainable option for the exhibition of content that encourages citizen debate on biodiversity, its value, the threats that loom over it and actions to stop its deterioration. Located in the Patio de Banderas of the Royal Alcazar of Seville, it offers exhibitions, film sessions, conferences and live connections with Doñana, among other activities. The centre, which opened in June 2009, has approximately 20,000 visits per year.

Wikipedia: Foro de la Biodiversidad (Sevilla) (ES)

The Tomb of Christopher Columbus is located in the Seville Cathedral since 1899. Previously, it was located in Valladolid, the Monastery of the Cartuja de Sevilla, in Santo Domingo, and in Havana.

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The Royal Chapel of the Cathedral of Seville, (Spain), is located at the head of the cathedral of Seville, and in it, among other members of royalty, the monarchs Ferdinand III of Castile, Alfonso X of Castile and Pedro I of Castile are buried.

Wikipedia: Capilla Real de la catedral de Sevilla (ES)

The Giraldillo is the popular name given to the sculpture of a female form that crowns the Giralda in Seville. It received the names of Faith, Triumph of the Church, Colossus of Victorious Faith or Allegory of the Strength of Faith. It was made in 1568 by Bartolomé Morel.

Wikipedia: Giraldillo (ES)

The Casa de los Pinelo is a Renaissance-era building located in the centre of Seville in Spain. It houses both the Real Academia Sevillana de Buenas Letras and the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría. It is named after one of its former owners, Francisco Pinelo, a wealthy merchant.

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The Museum of Flamenco Dance of Seville is located in the heart of the city, in the Barrio de Santa Cruz; between the well-known Plaza de la Alfalfa and the Cathedral. Almost the entire Museum is dedicated to one of the artistic expressions that has had the most roots and importance in the culture of Andalusia, such as Flamenco dance. It is the first, and only museum in the world known to date, dedicated to this art. Visitors from all over the world come to learn about the origins and evolution of a centuries-old tradition and culture.

Wikipedia: Museo del Baile Flamenco (Sevilla) (ES), Website

The church of San Isidoro in the city of Seville is the seat of a Catholic parish. It was built in the fourteenth century and is in the Gothic-Mudejar style.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Isidoro (Sevilla) (ES)

The church of San Nicolás de Bari is a Catholic church located in the old town of Seville, province of the same name, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. This temple is the headquarters of the Brotherhood of La Candelaria, which worships the Cristo de la Salud and the Virgen de la Candelaria. In it is located under the main altar the pantheon of the Marquises of Loreto and family.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Nicolás de Bari (Sevilla) (ES)

The church of San Ildefonso de Sevilla, located in the square of the same name, is a temple and a parish seat whose construction began in 1794 and was completed in 1841, according to a project by Julián Barnecilla, executed by the architect José Echamorro.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Ildefonso (Sevilla) (ES)

The convent of Santa María de Jesús is a religious establishment, of the order of the Poor Clares, founded in 1502 and located on Calle Águilas in Seville. Its founder was Jorge Alberto of Portugal and his wife Felipa Melo. For its establishment they brought Marina de Villaseca, patron saint and founder of the Convent of Santa Isabel de los Ángeles de Córdoba.

Wikipedia: Convento de Santa María de Jesús (Sevilla) (ES)

The Church of Santiago el Mayor is located in the Plaza Jesús de la Redención, in the Santa Catalina neighborhood of Seville, Andalusia, Spain.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de Santiago (Sevilla) (ES)

The church of San Benito de la Calzada is located in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It was the church of the monastery of San Benito, confiscated in 1835.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Benito de la Calzada (ES)

Antonio Abad Lugo Machín was a Spanish-Cuban singer and musician. His version of El Manisero, recorded in New York, 1930, with Don Azpiazú's orchestra, was the first million record seller for a Cuban artist. Although this was labelled a rhumba, it was in reality a son pregón, namely, a song based on a street-seller's cry.

Wikipedia: Antonio Machín (EN)

Agumore Park is a green area located in the San Pablo-Santa Justa district of the city of Seville. It was inaugurated in 1993.

Wikipedia: Parque Agumore (ES), Website