Location

Seville Cathedral

Icon of gothic cathedrals, being the largest of this style in the world. We also find it in the ranking of Christian temples at number 3, after St. Peter in Rome and St. Paul in London. It became a cathedral on November 23, 1248, after the conquest of Seville by Ferdinand III of Castile, previously it had been the aljama building or Major Mosque of the city.

It has one of the richest artistic treasures preserved in ecclesiastical fields and is considered one of the best art galleries in Spain. Inside, we can find important works of goldsmith art, decorative arts, sculptures, fabrics and stained glass windows that make it a great museum that you definitely must visit. It is only a 22 minute stroll away from the Hotel Monte Triana Sevilla; a walk in which we will see different enclaves and monuments that we cannot miss.

The Giralda of Seville

The originality of the Giralda has served as inspiration to numerous towers in countries such as Russia, Poland and even the United States.

The construction of the Giralda, as a minaret dependent on the Main Mosque, of which we can currently contemplate the Patio de Los Naranjos, began to be built in Seville in 1184. The works were started by architect Ben Baso. The minaret had a height of 82 metres and was the tallest building in Europe in its time. The works concluded in 1198, with the placement of 4 gilded bronze balls at the top of the tower.

Its stylistic antecedents are located in masterpieces of the Hispano-Maghreb style of the twelfth century, such as the minaret of the Kutubia Mosque in Marrakesh or the Hassan tower in Tangier, whose construction was not completed and which is considered as a sister of La Giralda.

Royal Alcazar of Seville

It is a set of palaces surrounded by walls. Inside, it houses different styles, which have marked the passage of time: Islamic, Mudejar and Gothic.

Among the Renaissance contributions, it is worth mentioning the tile altar made by Francisco Niculoso Pisano in 1504 and the pictorial altarpiece, located in the Admiral’s room, dedicated to the Virgen de los Navegantes. This style also stands out in the so-called Salones de Carlos I, in the interior halls present magnificent collections of tapestries that represent the conquest of Tunisia by Charles I.

The upper floor of the building presents a strong influence on the part of the Bourbons, in the nineteenth century. These rooms were restored with nineteenth-century decorations with tapestries, glass lamps from la Granja, clocks, furniture and a remarkable collection of paintings.

It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987 and used as a setting in the famous “Game of Thrones” series, The Dorne Water Gardens.

Plaza de España

World famous, it consists of an oval estuary crossed by four bridges, an elegant fountain predominates, which covers the centre of the square, two towers of identical composition, as well as, 48 banks representing the Spanish provinces by means of tiles from Triana. Seville, which has a mural, or Tenerife, are not represented, the latter was not yet considered a province during this time. The beautiful coffered ceilings of the square are remarkable, as well as the combination of the exposed brick of its structure with the tiles and various polychrome ceramic ornaments.

The Plaza de España looks towards the Guadalquivir River, as a way to go towards America, it has undergone different restorations in which ceramic and cast iron lampposts have been recovered, trying to get back the image with which it was conceived by its author, Aníbal González, for the Exhibition of 1929.

Santa Cruz District

The Barrio de Santa Cruz in Seville is located in the heart of historic Seville, with its coffered ceilings, the narrow streets of the Jewish quarter, squares planted with orange trees and many charming places to enjoy tapas or shopping.

The Jewish quarter of Seville settled in this area; it was subsequently forced to leave the city in 1483, although some remained in that neighbourhood. However, at the end of the nineteenth century, Santa Cruz went into decline and recovered its splendour only with the renovations promoted by the Ibero-American Exhibition of 1929, so visitors will find a network of alleys that reward passers-by with one of the best views of the Giralda and with picturesque corners.

Museum of Fine Arts

Previously Convento de la Merced Calzada, founded after the conquest of Seville in 1248 by San Pedro Nolasco, it became the “Museo de Pinturas” in 1835, was inaugurated in 1841 and initially contained the works of art from the confiscation of convents and monasteries.

The collections are the result of confiscated ecclesiastical assets, donations and acquisitions from the public administration.

Sevillian painting and its orbit, emphasising the seventeenth century, is the museum’s main theme, although the museum has very diverse collections (paintings, sculptures, ceramics, jewellers, furniture, etc.).

La Real Maestranza de Sevilla Bullring.

The Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla is the oldest in Spain. The bullfighting venue takes place as part of the Feria de Abril of Seville, one of the most popular bullfighting festivals in the world. It is considered one of the most famous tourist attractions in the city and one of the most visited by tourists. It is one of the toughest places in the world for bullfighters, for its determination and personality, as well as for its audience, possibly one of the most critical among bullfighting fans.

Property of the Real Maestranza de Caballería. In certain bullfighting environments it is considered the most important bullring in Spain: The Cathedral of Bullfighting. It is home to the Bullfighting Museum.

Archivo de Indias

The Archivo de Indias contains documents of enormous value: 43,000 files, 80 million pages, 8,000 maps… Among them are the manuscript texts of Christopher Columbus or Magellan. The visiting space is used to explore world history without leaving Seville.

It was in the time of Philip II when the Lonja de Sevilla was built to prevent merchants from using the staircase of the church for trade. The Casa Lonja de Mercaderes became the Public Archive of India in 1785, for logistical reasons and in the spirit of the Enlightenment. King Charles III decided to implement a large collection of historical documents in this building.

Basilica of the Macarena

At number 1 of Bécquer Street, in the popular neighbourhood of La Macarena, we find the world-famous Basilica of La Macarena, although its official name is The Basilica of Santa María de la Esperanza Macarena. The Catholic Temple is the headquarters building of the Brotherhood of Esperanza Macarena, which processions in the early morning of Good Friday walking through the city of Seville the images of María Santísima de la Esperanza Macarena and Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Sentencia. Its construction began in 1941, on April 13, Pedro Segura y Sáenz, Archbishop of Seville, blessed and laid the first stone of the temple. Once the work was completed in 1949, it was blessed on March 18 by the same archbishop; Queipo de Llano and Serafina Salcedo acted as patrons and it was consecrated by Cardinal José María Bueno, archbishop of the city, on October 7, 1966. The work was carried out by the architect. Aurelio Gómez Millán, of Sevillian origin. Pope Paul VI through a bull conferred on it the dignity of Minor Basilica, granted on November 12 of the same year that its construction was completed. It is the first temple in the Andalusian capital to obtain such dignity.

Archaeological Site of Itálica

Roman city located in the lower Guadalquivir, between Seville, Híspalis, and Alcalá del Río, Ilipa, in the current municipality of Santiponce, near the mining developments of Sierra Morena. Military and economic strategic enclave in the period of the High Roman Empire. The evidence is that it came to cover an area of 52 hectares.

The origins of the archaeological complex of Itálica date back to 206 BC. , during the Second Punic War the general Publius Cornelius Scipio, established a detachment of legionaries on the hill of San Antonio by defeating the Carthaginians in the Battle of Ilipa. In this hill there was already a Turdetan population since the fourth century BC .