Seville Things to Do

Following the downstream course of the Guadalquivir and only 3.5km from Seville, the typical village of Gelves and its pleasure harbour are located. The harbour is seated on fertile soil, in a sunny area covered with vegetation... more

Iglesia de San Esteban is a mudéjar-style church dating from the late 14th century and it is richly decorated inside. The most outstanding feature is the series of Zurbarán paintings that line the walls of the main chapel. The... more

Building work on this church began at the end of the 18th century, following plans by Pedro de Silva. It is rectangular in shape, and has three naves separated by red marble Tuscan columns. The façade is flanked by two towers,... more

This church is one of the few samples of Alphonsine architecture that remains in Seville, having been founded in the 13th century by Archbishop Don Remondo, who named the parochial church "San Gil" for the parish where he was b... more

This church was constructed in 1280 by Alfonso X the Wise out of gratitude for his restored vision and later consecrated by Archbishop Don Remondo. Built with brick and designed using a transition style between Romantic and Got... more

This chapel is in the grounds of what used to be a tobacco factory, which, since the 19th century, has housed the Rector's office and some of the faculties of the University of Seville. The paintings and sculptures from the old... more

The architect Aurelio Gómez Millán designed this church in 1949 and it houses the city's most venerated holy image of the "Virgen de la Macarena". Nobody knows for sure who the sculptor was but it is generally accredited to Lui... more

This mudéjar (form of Arabic art) style church located in the Jewish quarter (Judería) was erected in 1391; today, however, only the façade remains from this original construction. Rebuilt in the 17th century, it's one of the m... more

This church has three naves separated by pointed arches and a beautiful Mudejar-style tower that is reminiscent of the Giralda tower that adjoins the cathedral. There are two impressive baroque sculptures inside that are believ... more

This church is really called Señor San Jorge, but because it is a part of the Hospital de la Santa Caridad, it is better known as the Iglesia de la Caridad. It was designed by Sánchez Falconete and Leonardo Figueroa in the midd... more