The best places to see in Seville. main monuments

With its large number of museums and monuments to see in Seville, this Andalusian city is one of the most visited in Spain and one of the best known. In this article we divide the destinations by neighborhoods to make it easier for you to visit them.

Its streets, its people, its gastronomy and all the monuments that we can find when visiting Seville make a stay in this city an experience.

When you visit Seville for the first time, you will most likely want to return. And it is not for less, because Seville always has a lot to offer and its monuments are so attractive that you will want to see them again and again.

Routes for days in Seville

To make your visit to Seville easier, we have designed a series of itineraries around the city divided by days so that you can choose the one that best suits you depending on the number of days you are going to be in the city. Of course, you can adapt them to your needs.

• Seville in 1 day
• Seville in 2 days
• Seville in 3 days
• Seville in 4 days

And if you are traveling with the little ones, do not miss our article with the best things to see in Seville with children. If you have more days to visit Seville, we recommend you take an excursion near Seville that will surely surprise you.

The main neighborhoods to visit in Seville

The neighborhood of Santa Cruz

Without a doubt, the Barrio de Santa Cruz is the main neighborhood to visit in Seville. In it you have the main monuments and points of interest and it is a great experience to get lost in its streets and enjoy each of the corners and its squares.

Enumerating all the wonders that you can find in the Barrio de Santa Cruz is impossible in a few lines, but to give you an idea, we find the Cathedral of Seville and its Giralda, the Reales Alcázares or the Archivo de Indias, the three World Heritage Sites. Humanity to visit in Seville.

But in the Barrio de Santa Cruz you also have other very interesting places to visit, such as the Hospital de los Venerables, located in the old Jewish quarter of the city.

El Arenal neighborhood

The city of Seville is closely linked to the Guadalquivir River. And next to this river there are several neighborhoods with great charm that you should visit. One of them is El Arenal, the closest to Santa Cruz and where you will always find a great atmosphere and lots of animation.

The main monument that you can visit in the Barrio del Arenal is the famous Torre del Oro, which houses a naval museum, although the Maestranza Bullring is also very noteworthy.

Along the entire riverbank, from where the main cruises on the Guadalquivir depart, you will also find other attractions such as the Teatro de la Maestranza, the Torre de la Plata or the Mercado del Arenal.

Not far away we find the Museum of Fine Arts, the main museum to visit in Seville.

The neighborhoods of Alfalfa and Encarnación

We are going to visit these two neighborhoods of the Old Town of Seville together because they are closely linked and have a lot in common.

On the one hand, the Barrio de la Alfalfa is made up of a network of narrow streets and charming squares, some of them very commercial, such as Calle Sierpes or Calle Tetuán and all those that are located around them. Among the squares that we must highlight is the Plaza de la Alfalfa, which gives its name to the neighborhood, and the Plaza Nueva, one of the largest in the city and where the Town Hall is located.

To the north we find the Barrio de Encarnación, whose main point of interest is the Metropol-Parasol, also known as the Setas de la Encarnación. The Palacio de las Dueñas is also located in this neighborhood.

Very close to here are all the places of interest in Seville such as the Casa de Pilatos or the Alameda de Hércules.

Maria Luisa Park and its surroundings

The Parque de María Luisa is without a doubt one of those places whose visit is essential in Seville. It is one of the lungs of the city and a place to go when temperatures rise in summer to cool off. Inside it we find the spectacular Plaza de España, one of the most beautiful in our country. Nor should you miss the Plaza de América area within the park.

Outside the park, in its surroundings, we also have important points of interest such as the Tobacco Factory, the San Telmo Palace or the Lope de Vega Theatre, as well as the Prado de San Sebastián, a very beautiful open space in Seville.

We must also highlight the lively Muelle de las Delicias, next to the river, where the Seville Aquarium is also located.

The neighborhood of La Macarena

Although all the previous neighborhoods are in the Casco Antiguo district of Seville, La Macarena is another different district that you should visit because it also has many attractions.

The neighborhood takes its name from the Basilica of La Macarena, one of the symbols of Holy Week in Seville and which is located in what was the Arab quarter of the city. The Puerta de la Macarena is one of the entrances to it.

Other interesting buildings that you can find in the neighborhood are the Hospital de las Cinco Llagas, seat of the Andalusian Parliament or the Torre de los Perdigones, as well as numerous churches and of course, Calle Feria, famous for its life and atmosphere.

Triana neighborhood

So far we have only talked about one of the banks of the Guadalquivir River. But it is worth crossing some of its bridges, such as the Puente de Triana and reaching the neighborhood of the same name, one of the most authentic in Seville.

The Triana neighborhood is the most classic of Seville’s neighborhoods and in it you will find interesting points of interest such as the Plaza del Altozano, the Triana Market or Calle Pureza, where the oldest church in the city is located, the Iglesia de Santa Ana.

Another option in the Barrio de Triana is to enjoy its restaurants and its famous tapas, which you will find especially on Calle Betis, located next to the river and from where you have the best views of the city center.

The Island of La Cartuja

We continue on the same bank of the Guadalquivir River and we move to La Cartuja, one of the most modern areas of Seville, completely remodeled for the Universal Exhibition of 1992.

On Isla de la Cartuja, which is reached via the most modern bridges in the city, we can visit important points of interest, the result of the legacy left by the Expo, such as Isla Mágica or the Pabellón de la Navegación, as well as different pavilions that today have administrative, scientific or university uses. Also noteworthy is the Parque del Alamillo, one of the parks in Seville.

After that time it is the CaixaForum or Torre Sevilla, the tallest building in the city. And of course, the Monastery of La Cartuja, from the 14th century and which today is the headquarters of the Andalusian Center for Contemporary Art.

You can find more information about what to see in Seville on its official tourism page.