View of Seville from the top of the Giralda, with the Alcázar walls and the river in the distance
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Seville in 2 days

  • 2 days
  • 7.7 km on foot
  • 18 stops
  • Audio guide

With two days, Seville stops being a race. You can give the first to the big postcard sights and the legends, and the second to history, a proper museum and a walk over to Triana. The pace is relaxed, with a free afternoon each day to sit down, stroll through the park and enjoy lunch without watching the clock.

Day 1Postcards and shadows

In the morning, “The best of Seville: from Triana to the Plaza de España”, with Triana Bridge, the Giralda, the Alcázar and Santa Cruz. Have spinach with chickpeas at El Rinconcillo, then head south on your free afternoon: the Royal Tobacco Factory and María Luisa Park, right beside the Plaza de España. For the evening, return to the centre by bus or bike: “The Seville of King Peter, Susona and Mañara” starts at Santa Inés and ends at the cathedral. Finish with fried fish, and take your time.

  1. Morning

    The best of Seville: from Triana to the Plaza de España

    Mixed · 2.7 km · 2 h

    1. Triana BridgeSpain's oldest iron bridge still marks, between its arches, the border between two cities with souls of their own.
    2. Maestranza BullringA bullring that took over a century to finish, and a gate every bullfighter dreams of being carried through.
    3. The Giralda and the CathedralAn Almohad minaret crowned with a Renaissance weathervane: the tower that sums up Seville.
    4. Royal AlcázarA thousand years of palaces behind a battlemented wall, and still the royal family's residence whenever it visits Seville.
    5. Plaza de Santa CruzA square born from the demolition of a church where Murillo was buried, and whose remains no one has ever found.
    6. Plaza de EspañaA bench for every province, four bridges, a boating canal and a «Star Wars» set: the square everyone wants to photograph.

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  2. Lunch

    Try Spinach with chickpeas at El Rinconcillo. Calle Gerona, 40

  3. Afternoon

    María Luisa Park

    A park of shaded circles, fountains and pavilions from the 1929 Expo, donated to the city by Infanta María Luisa Fernanda. Plenty of shade, the Glorieta de Bécquer and the Plaza de América. It sits next to the Plaza de España, where the route ends.

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    Royal Tobacco Factory

    A huge 18th-century building, now home to the University of Seville, where thousands of cigarette makers worked and which is linked to the opera “Carmen”. Its courtyards and staircases are worth a wander, and it sits between the Alcázar and the park.

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  4. Early evening

    The Seville of King Peter, Susona and Mañara

    Mysteries & legends · 2.2 km · 1 h 45 min

    1. Convent of Santa InésThe house founded by María Coronel, the noblewoman who, legend says, disfigured her own face to escape a king.
    2. Calle Cabeza del Rey Don PedroA king promised to display the culprit's head at the scene of the crime. And he kept his word: he put up his own.
    3. Casa de PilatosA Sevillian palace that, according to tradition, copied the house of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem.
    4. Calle SusonaA tile panel recalls the young woman who, legend says, betrayed her own father.
    5. Cathedral: Columbus's bones and the lizardBehind this door lie the remains of Christopher Columbus… or so the DNA says, because another city claims them too.
    6. Hospital de la CaridadThe hospital founded by a repentant nobleman who asked to be buried under the doorway so that everyone would walk over him.

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  5. Dinner

    Try Pescaíto frito at Freiduría Puerta de la Carne. Calle Santa María la Blanca, 36

Day 2Layers of history, and Triana

Today is “From Hispalis to the 1929 Expo: Seville in Six Layers”: the Setas with the Antiquarium, El Salvador, the Archive of the Indies and the Torre del Oro, ending at the Plaza de España. Have a pringá montadito at Casa Morales and, with the free afternoon, step into the Fine Arts Museum for Murillo and Zurbarán before crossing the bridge to Triana, Calle Betis and its market. It is a gentler day: linger over lunch or settle onto a terrace facing the river.

  1. Morning

    From Hispalis to the 1929 Expo: Seville in Six Layers

    History · 2.8 km · 2 h

    1. Setas de Sevilla and the AntiquariumA 21st-century wooden structure built, quite literally, on top of Roman Seville.
    2. Church of El SalvadorA Baroque church raised over Seville's first great mosque, whose minaret still stands inside the bell tower.
    3. Seville City HallA façade carved like a book in stone, where Hercules and Julius Caesar boast of founding the city.
    4. General Archive of the IndiesAn exchange built to get merchants out of the cathedral that ended up holding the written memory of an empire.
    5. Torre del OroAn Almohad tower that guarded the river, anchored a chain and never stored a single bar of American gold.
    6. Plaza de EspañaThe grand stage Seville built for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition, which took fifteen years to finish.

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  2. Lunch

    Try Montadito de pringá at Casa Morales. Calle García de Vinuesa, 11

  3. Afternoon

    Fine Arts Museum

    In the former Merced Calzada convent, it holds the best of Sevillian painting: Murillo, Zurbarán and Valdés Leal, among cloisters and a Baroque church. Check the opening hours (it usually closes on Mondays) and follow it with a walk down to the river.

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    Triana, Calle Betis and its market

    The sailors’ and potters’ quarter across the bridge. Stroll along Calle Betis, facing the Torre del Oro, and step into the Triana Market, built on the site of the Castle of San Jorge. Cross on foot and look at the river.

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The map

Seville in 2 days, on the map

Each route’s stops are numbered in order; the stars are the extra sights.

Mixed Mysteries & legends History Extra sight

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Before you go

Tips for Seville in 2 days

  • Choose your interiors carefully: the Alcázar and the Cathedral with the Giralda are the two big ones. Book the Alcázar ahead and keep the other for day two, when you can take it more calmly.
  • Museums usually close on Mondays, and the Fine Arts Museum does too: check the calendar before deciding which day is which, and swap the order if needed.
  • Distances between María Luisa Park, the centre and Triana feel long in the heat: a bus or a Sevici bike saves kilometres, and the park is nicer in the late afternoon.

Questions

Seville in 2 days: your questions

Are two days enough in Seville?

Yes, to see the main sights at an easy pace: monuments, a museum, Triana and the legends. You won’t do everything, but you will get a complete picture of the city. If you want to go slower or add La Macarena, there is the 3-day plan.

Which day should you do which route?

The first day suits the best-of route, which overlaps with the busiest monuments. Keep the second for history and the museum, which are more flexible. If the Alcázar only has space on another day, simply swap the order.

How far do you walk in two days?

The three routes add up to about 7.7 km: around 4.9 on the first day and 2.8 on the second, plus the walking between the free stops and restaurants. It’s very manageable, with a free afternoon each day to rest.

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