Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #9 in Seville, Spain

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Number of sights 24 sights
Distance 8.7 km
Ascend 128 m
Descend 134 m

Experience Seville in Spain in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in SevilleIndividual Sights in Seville

Sight 1: Museo de Carruajes

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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)

91 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Esfera conmemorativa de la Primera Vuelta al Mundo

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Seville 2019-2022 is an important programme of actions in various areas that aims to commemorate the V centenary of the First Circumnavigation of the Earth between September 2019 and September 2022 worldwide. A continuous program, with milestones of different scales, covering all the human sciences and seeking answers to common questions.

Wikipedia: Sevilla 2019-2022 (ES), Website

392 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Torre del Oro

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Torre del Oro

The Torre del Oro is a dodecagonal military watchtower in Seville, southern Spain. It was erected by the Almohad Caliphate in order to control access to Seville via the Guadalquivir river.

Wikipedia: Torre del Oro (EN), Url

508 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Palacio de San Telmo

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The Palace of San Telmo is a historical edifice in Seville, southern Spain, formerly the Universidad de Mareantes, now is the seat of the presidency of the Andalusian Autonomous Government. Construction of the building began in 1682 outside the walls of the city, on property belonging to the Tribunal of the Holy Office, the institution responsible for the Spanish Inquisition. It was originally constructed as the seat of the University of Navigators, a school to educate orphaned children and train them as sailors.

Wikipedia: Palacio de San Telmo (EN)

276 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Híspalis Fountain

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Híspalis FountainHarvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0

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)

673 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: Alcázar of Seville

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Alcázar of SevilleAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA / CC BY 2.0

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.

Wikipedia: Alcázar of Seville (EN), Website

739 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 7: Foro de la Biodiversidad

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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)

261 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Casa de Murillo

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Casa de Murillo

The Casa de Murillo is a historical house in Seville, Andalusia, Spain, at number 8, calle Santa Teresa, in the historic Barrio de Santa Cruz. It was the home of the painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682) in the latter years of his life. The building has two storeys and a central patio (courtyard) with columns.

Wikipedia: Casa de Murillo (EN)

86 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Cruz de la Cerrajería

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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)

82 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Muralla-Acueducto

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Muralla-Acueducto

The Caños de Carmona is a Roman aqueduct built during the first century BC to supply water from a spring in the ancient Roman city of Irippo –current Alcalá de Guadaíra– to the ancient Roman city of Hispalis –current Seville–, both in the ancient Roman province of Hispania Ulterior –current Spain–. It was later renovated and partially re-built in the twelfth century by the Almohads and it was fully operational until its demolition in 1912. Some sections survived the demolition and remain standing today.

Wikipedia: Caños de Carmona (EN)

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Monument of Christoph Columbus

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

Wikipedia: Monumento a Colón (Sevilla) (ES)

569 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 12: Market

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Market Pacheco / GFDL

Sevilla-San Bernardo, popularly known as Cádiz station, was a railway station located in the Spanish municipality of Seville that was operational between 1902 and 1991. It took its name because it was located in the Seville neighborhood of San Bernardo, within the district of Nervión.

Wikipedia: Antigua estación de San Bernardo (Sevilla) (ES)

263 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Iglesia de San Bernardo

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Iglesia de San Bernardo

The church of San Bernardo is a Catholic temple that is located in Seville, in the neighborhood of San Bernardo, in the Nervión district, outside the city walls. It was included in the General Catalogue of Andalusian Heritage in 1992.

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

994 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 14: Monumento a Catalina de Ribera

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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)

521 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 15: El Cid Campeador

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The monument to the CID Campeador or sculpture of the Cid is a monument that consists of a bronze equestrian sculpture that represents the Cid Campeador, made by Anna Hyatt Huntington in 1927 on a stone basement ended in 1929.

Wikipedia: Monumento al Cid Campeador (Sevilla) (ES)

184 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Teatro Lope de Vega

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The Lope de Vega Theatre is a small Baroque Revival theatre that was built for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 in Seville, Spain, in the same building as the Exhibition Casino. It stands on the Avenida Maria Luisa street near the Maria Luisa Park just north of the Pavilion of Peru. The theater is named after the famous 16th-century Spanish playwright Lope de Vega. After the exposition the theatre had a mixed history. It suffered damage from fire and flood. At times it was closed and at times was partially restored and reopened. The building has been used as a hospital and as a trade show venue. Following its most recent renovation the theatre has become one of Seville's most important centres for cultural events.

Wikipedia: Teatro Lope de Vega (Seville) (EN)

271 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Casa de la Ciencia de Sevilla

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Casa de la Ciencia de Sevilla Victoria Muñoz / CC BY-SA 3.0

La Casa de la Ciencia in the city of Seville, Spain is a centre for popularizing science.

Wikipedia: La Casa de la Ciencia (EN)

418 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 18: Monumento a La Raza

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The Monumento a la Raza is an outdoor marble monument in the city of Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It is installed along María Luisa Park. It was inaugurated on 12 October 1929—the Día de la Hispanidad. It has written part of the 1905 poem "Salutación del optimista", written by Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío (1867–1916).

Wikipedia: Monumento a la Raza (Seville) (EN)

254 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: Plaza de España

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The Plaza de España is a plaza in the Parque de María Luisa, in Seville, Spain. It was built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. It is a landmark example of Regionalism Architecture, mixing elements of the Baroque Revival, Renaissance Revival and Moorish Revival (Neo-Mudéjar) styles of Spanish architecture.

Wikipedia: Plaza de España, Seville (EN)

180 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: Museo Histórico Militar

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The Military Historical Museum of Seville, also called the Regional Military Museum, is a museum located in the Plaza de España in the city of Seville, Spain. Its access is next to the Puerta de Aragón, inside the square.

Wikipedia: Museo Histórico Militar de Sevilla (ES)

257 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 21: Monumento a Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

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The Bécquer roundabout is located in the María Luisa park, Seville, Andalusia, Spain. In it, around a cypress tree of the swamps, there is a monument in white marble and bronze dedicated to the poet Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer.

Wikipedia: Glorieta de Bécquer (Sevilla) (ES)

387 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 22: Costurero de la Reina

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Costurero de la Reina Yo soy el autor. Kilezz/QuiRóH / CC BY 2.5

The Costurero de la Reina is a building constructed in the late nineteenth century in the gardens of the Palace of San Telmo, now the Maria Luisa Park in Seville, Spain. This unique building takes the form of a small hexagonal castle with turrets at the corners.

Wikipedia: Costurero de la Reina (EN)

438 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 23: Maria Luisa Park

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The Parque de María Luisa is a public park that stretches along the Guadalquivir River in Seville, Spain. It is Seville's principal green area.

Wikipedia: Parque de María Luisa (EN)

621 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 24: Jardin de las Delicias

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The Delicias Gardens are a green area of Seville, located on the Paseo de las Delicias in front of the María Luisa Park and adjacent to the Delicias Pier.

Wikipedia: Jardines de las Delicias (Sevilla) (ES)

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