Photo: Carlos Delgado · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Seville
A Moorish palace, orange-tree lanes and tapas late into the night.
Andalusia's capital: a Moorish royal palace, a vast Gothic cathedral, lanes of orange trees and whitewashed houses, and tapas bars that fill up late into the night.
Places to see
Seville Cathedral and the GiraldaChurch · An enormous Gothic church with a forest of columns, a gilded altarpiece that fills the…≈ A$23
Royal Alcázar of SevilleSight · Courtyards wrapped in carved plaster and coloured tiles, cool halls with painted wooden…≈ A$28- Santa Cruz quarterWalk · A tangle of lanes barely wider than your arms, whitewashed walls hung with flowerpots,…Free
- Plaza de España
When to go
- Jan16° / 6°Some rainQuiet
- Feb18° / 7°Some rainQuiet
- Mar22° / 9°Some rainBusy
- Apr24° / 11°Some rainVery busy
- May28° / 14°Mostly dryBusy
- Jun33° / 18°Mostly dryBusy
- Jul36° / 20°Mostly dryQuiet
- Aug36° / 20°Mostly dryQuiet
- Sep
Staying and getting around
Good areas to stay
Santa Cruz and the cathedral. The old Jewish quarter around the cathedral and the Alcázar: the prettiest lanes and the most visitors.
The centre and the Alameda. Shopping streets, Las Setas and the Alameda de Hércules, a long square of bars; plenty of hostels.
Triana. Across the river: the market, ceramics and a local feel, a short walk from the centre.
Flying in
Seville (SVQ): Airport bus (EA) to the centre, about 35 min, ≈ A$7. Runs about every 20–30 minutes to Santa Justa and Plaza de Armas (check).
Flewaway's estimate for the usual budget way into Seville; check times and fares before you fly.
Getting around
Mostly on foot. A single ticket is ≈ A$2. The old centre, Triana and the park are flat and walkable. City buses (Tussam), a short tram and one metro line cover the rest; Santa Justa station is a 20-minute walk from the cathedral (check).
Tourist tax
No tourist tax in Seville at the time of writing; the city has asked to bring one in (check).
