Explore the city of Seville in two days it is possible due to the location of monuments which, together with its people, are the most important for tourists who visit it. The route in two days can be performed by professional guides, but if you want to do for yourself here we leave you a guide to know where to start.
What to see in Seville in two days?
The question arises of what to see in Seville in two days by the number of historical monuments found in the area. So we’re going to give you now the best options for what to do in Seville in two days. We will provide an easy route to carry out, counting the time needed for each site of interest. The first day will visit the old town, where they emphasize the following monuments:
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- Cathedral of Seville: Seville Cathedral has a unique Gothic architecture type in style, with a large piece of land that has been classified as the third largest church in the world. It owns “La Giralda” which is a tower built in the twelfth century, the 105 meters where the bell is.
Considers Unesco World Heritage Site. The Chapel is the largest part of the Cathedral, has a ceiling height of 42 meters, following the Gothic style and adding to it the Baroque style. Inside the Chapel is the “Altarpiece of the Capilla Mayor”, which is a masterpiece depicting 42 scenes the life of Jesus carved on wood, it is the largest in Christendom.
15 doors of the Cathedral have unique architectural designs, well-defined and its sculptures and reliefs decorations are unique to each gate.
Schedules that can lead you to access laCatedral of Sevilla are:
Monday from 11:00 to 15: 30h. From Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 to 17: 00h.
Cathedral opens on Sundays from 14:00 until 18:00.
Tickets range from 9 euros for normal tickets. Guidance is needed if the price varies. Reference to get you can take the bus line C5, to stop Garcia Vinuesa. Should go visit the Cathedral tram T1, should continue until the Archivo de Indias. Then you must walk.
- Alcazar of Seville: Real Alcazar de Sevilla is a palace inhabited the Spanish Royal Family in their official visits to Sevilla, has great antiquity so Europe is considered the most senior Royal Palace. The Palace was built in the Middle Ages and contains traces of Islamic Art: A Gothic space and, subsequently joined by Baroque elements, Renaissance and mineralistas. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.
- Barrio Santa Cruz Seville: The neighborhood of Santa Cruz has many historical monuments in Seville, so it is a privileged area for which it is worth taking a walk, which will surely be unforgettable. It belongs to the old town of Seville, and this neighborhood is the Cathedral of Seville, one of the most important monuments and already in the itinerary of the first day we visited. Likewise, we can find the Archive of the Indies, which is part of the itinerary for the second day by the monuments of great importance in Seville. And indeed, one of the sites that are within the neighborhood of Seville is the Alcázar, part of the three main monuments in Seville.
- Metropol: Metropol Parasol, known by the citizens of Seville as “Mushrooms of Seville”, is an architectural project is the manufacture of wood and concrete. The shape of the project is pergola and is located in the Plaza de la Encarnación. It is inspired by the domes of the Cathedral of Sevilla. At the top is a lookout point offering a special view of the old town of Sevilla. In addition under the structure is the traditional market in Seville and a dining. Another point to note is that it was awarded as the best architectural project in 2013, considered avant-garde design. Being among the five best projects and awarding the prize of contemporary architecture Mies Van der Rohe, which is awarded by the European Union together with the Foundation Mies Van der Rohe.
- Torre del Oro: Torre del Oro is located next to the Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza and has a height of 36 meters. Is another important monuments of Sevilla. It is called the “Tower of Gold” by the glow emanating when reflected in the water of the river. It consists of three bodies of different times of manufacture. The shape of two of the bodies that make Latorre Gold are dodecagonal shape, the upper body is circular and is where the golden dome tops. The date of its construction is the 1760s by the military engineer Sebastián Van der Borcht. It was declared a historic monument in 1931. Under the tower houses the Naval Museum of Seville and is in a very good condition.
- Barrio de Triana: El Barrio de Triana (Triana’s Quarter) is located in the west of Seville and get to him through the Triana Bridge. The bridge has great value, and as a sign it was named in 1976 a National Historic Monument. El Barrio Triana is the birthplace of ceramics industries, an art that stands in the city since ancient times for its high quality parts and materials take advantage of potters in the area.
- Cathedral of Seville: Seville Cathedral has a unique Gothic architecture type in style, with a large piece of land that has been classified as the third largest church in the world. It owns “La Giralda” which is a tower built in the twelfth century, the 105 meters where the bell is.
What do the second day visiting Sevilla
After resting and having visited most of the historical monuments in the area, it is necessary to continue on the second day touring other places of interest really spectacular, among which are:
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- Archive of the Indies: The Archive of the Indies in Seville is where the most valuable documents are collected from the overseas territory of Spain and everything about the Spanish conquest by the most prestigious historians of the time. It was founded in 1785 to carry out the work place and space centralize all these documents. The need to capture the history of all the great conquerors expeditions conducted in Spanish territory, King Carlos III ordered the construction of the Archivo de Indias. In total the file has approximately 43,000 legacies composed of 80 million pages, 800 maps and drawings. It was declared by UNESCO in 1987 comoPatrimonio Site.
- Maria Luisa Park Maria Luisa Park, opened in 1914, is one of the most famous city in ancient times was part of the private gardens of the Palacio de San Telmo. You can go to the park of Maria Luisa from the center, one possibility is Jerez door or through the Barrio Santa Cruz Seville, by which is accessed through the gardens of Murillo. It is the ideal park if traveling to Seville with children, their extension, contact with nature and make a nice walk be of great interest in smaller, offering an unforgettable moment. Times of the Maria Luisa Park is from 8 am to 22 hours if it is winter, in summer it closes at 24 hours.
- Plaza de España: Plaza de España in Seville has an area of 170 meters in diameter and two towers 74 meters high that are linked through the corridors out of the main building. In addition, the square contains 46 banks representing the 46 Spanish provinces, as a tribute to each and to give it the importance it deserves in Spanish history. It is certainly one of the most fascinating places that have been one of the most photographed places in Spain.
- San Telmo Palace: San Telmo Palace begins its construction in 1962, on the grounds of the Inquisition. It is an emblematic building in Seville for its Baroque architecture. It consists of a rectangular plant and several interior courtyards of which one of the courtyards is the center contains Torres at the four corners of the ground and a chapel and beautiful gardens. It is a spectacle of architecture with a pronounced Baroque art dominated by the image of the Lady of the Good Air in the early years of the seventeenth century.
- Museum of Fine Arts: Fine Arts Museum was inaugurated in 1841. It is one of the most important art galleries in Spain. Works are in the museum baroque among which are those of Zurbarán, Murillo and Valdés Leal and painting the nineteenth century Andalusian. The entrance to the Fine Arts Museum is FREE to European citizens. Not open on Mondays Museum.
