With 60 to 90 minutes to spare and a wish to see the old town from above, the rooftop is worth its 16 euros: the walkway stays open every day until 1am, and from April to October the Aurora light show runs from 9.30pm. Plaza de la Encarnación holds two sites rather than one, run by different organisations and priced eight times apart, and neither ticket admits to the other.
The Antiquarium costs 2 euros and occupies the basement of the same building as Las Setas de Sevilla, a Roman, Visigothic and Islamic site free for anyone under 16. Families on a budget, or anyone keener on archaeology than on views, should start there before access closes at 7.30pm, and skip Mondays, when only the rooftop opens.
How much are Las Setas tickets in Seville?
Las Setas de Sevilla sells its general experience from 16 euros, covering the 360-degree walkway, the Feeling Sevilla film and the Aurora light show, plus a combined ticket with a flamenco tablao from 48 euros. Neither admits to the Antiquarium in the basement, a separate 2-euro ticket from the ICAS, open Tuesday to Sunday.
How to get to Plaza de la Encarnación
Both sites sit in Plaza de la Encarnación, in the middle of Seville’s old town: the walkway runs across the roof of the Metropol Parasol and the Antiquarium fills its basement. The two entrances open onto the same square.
The nearest stop is Imagen (Plaza Encarnación), on TUSSAM’s TB1 line between Plaza del Duque and Sevilla Este, 88 metres from the square; the C5 bus stops at Doña María Coronel (San Felipe), 219 metres away. A single ticket costs 1.40 euros and can be bought on board. The T1 tram stops at Archivo de Indias, a 13-minute walk away, and Santa Justa station, served by all five Cercanías lines, is a 19-minute walk. Seville’s only metro line passes nowhere near: Puerta de Jerez, the closest station, is 17 minutes on foot.
What a Las Setas ticket costs and what it covers
The general experience starts at 16 euros according to Setas de Sevilla and covers three things: the 360-degree rooftop viewpoint, the multisensory film Feeling Sevilla and the Aurora light show. Plan on 60 to 90 minutes for the visit, which is the operator’s own estimate.
A second tier, the combined experience, starts at 48 euros and adds the Setas flamenco tablao show with preferred seating and a cocktail. That is 32 euros more, or twice the general admission, for a show that has nothing to do with the view. Both tiers are sold as starting from those figures, so the number is a floor and the final amount appears once a date and slot are chosen.
| Attraction | Price | Free entry | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antiquarium | 2 euros | Born or resident in Seville, under-16s, disabled visitor plus companion, Real Alcázar general ticket | ICAS |
| Las Setas, general experience | from 16 euros | None listed | Setas de Sevilla |
| Las Setas, combined experience | from 48 euros | None listed | Setas de Sevilla |
How much the Antiquarium costs and who gets in free
The ICAS, the city’s culture institute, sets admission at 2 euros, with free entry for people born or resident in Seville who show a DNI, for under-16s and for visitors with a disability accompanied by one person. The residence exemption is built around a Spanish ID card, so a visiting adult pays the 2 euros while any child under 16 in the group goes in free.
The one exemption open to every visitor comes from the Real Alcázar. The price ordinance of the Patronato del Real Alcázar includes the Antiquarium in the 15.50-euro general Alcázar ticket, but not in the 8-euro reduced one. Anyone planning both should buy the general ticket and keep it: shown at the basement desk, it covers the 2 euros.
What the 2 euros buys is a walk over more than two thousand years of the city, from Roman houses of the first century AD to Almohad remains of the twelfth. Visit Sevilla singles out the mosaic of the loves of Neptune and a set of Roman baths with their heating system. The remains turned up by chance during excavations for an underground car park at the start of this century, which is why the structure above was redesigned around them.
That residence criterion matches the one the Real Alcázar applies, as set out in the guide to its free-entry rules: municipality rather than Archdiocese or province. The other museums in the city that waive the fee, and on what condition, are in the guide to Seville’s free museums and their access routes.
Opening hours and which to visit first
The rooftop runs every day from 9.30am to 1am with last entry at 12.15am. The Antiquarium opens Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 8pm, with public access closing at 7.30pm, and on Sundays and public holidays from 10am to 2pm, with access closing at 1.30pm, according to the ICAS. It also shuts on 25 December and on 1 and 6 January.
Three rules follow for anyone planning both on the same day:
- Start underground. After 7.30pm only the rooftop admits visitors, so the reverse order runs into a closed desk.
- Avoid Mondays if the Antiquarium is part of the plan, since the basement does not open at all.
- On a Sunday, go before lunch. The basement stops admitting at 1.30pm while the rooftop keeps going for another eleven and a half hours.
Cheap municipal heritage repeats across the river. The Triana ceramics centre charges 2.10 euros and admits free on presentation of a general Real Alcázar ticket, with its sixteenth-century kilns on the ground floor.
When to go for the Aurora light show
Aurora, included in both Setas tiers, runs from April to October between 9.30pm and 1am. Outside those seven months the ticket still covers the viewpoint and the film but not the third element the experience advertises, and the price stays the same.
To catch it, enter between 9.30pm and the 12.15am last entry, a window of two hours and 45 minutes. The best fit for both visits is a Tuesday to Saturday: the basement before 7.30pm, a late dinner in the old town, and the rooftop after dark. From November to March the lights are not part of the visit, so the only thing that decides the hour is the view.
Which ticket to buy, and from whom
Setas de Sevilla is the name of the tourist operation and the viewpoint. Metropol Parasol is the name of the architectural project that produced the structure. Antiquarium is the archaeological site in the basement, with its own operator and its own ticket desk. A Setas ticket does not open the Antiquarium, and an Antiquarium ticket does not reach the rooftop.
If the view matters more than the walkway, 16 euros also buys a cocktail at La Terraza del EME, 75 metres from the Giralda, and the six bars that serve non-guests are compared in Seville rooftop bars with cathedral views.
Resale sites also sell the rooftop, with their commission on top. To stay safe from a marked-up ticket, buy direct from Setas de Sevilla on setasdesevilla.com. The ordered list of every other monument, with the operator behind each one, is in the guide to what every Seville monument costs and which need booking, and the 2 euros of the Antiquarium sits against the rest in the guide to what Seville’s museums cost.
Frequently asked questions about Las Setas tickets and the Antiquarium
Does the Las Setas ticket include the Antiquarium?
No. They are separate attractions with separate operators and separate tickets. The Setas experience starts at 16 euros and covers the rooftop walkway, the Feeling Sevilla film and the Aurora light show. The Antiquarium below costs 2 euros and is run by the city’s ICAS.
How much does the Antiquarium cost?
The ICAS sets admission at 2 euros, with free entry for people born or resident in Seville who show a DNI, for under-16s, and for visitors with a disability plus one companion. Other adults pay the 2 euros unless they hold a general Real Alcázar ticket, which includes it.
What are the opening hours at Las Setas?
The viewpoint runs from 9.30am to 1am with last entry at 12.15am, and the visit is estimated at 60 to 90 minutes. The Aurora light show operates from April to October, between 9.30pm and 1am.
Is the Antiquarium open on Mondays?
No. It opens Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 8pm with public access closing at 7.30pm, and on Sundays and public holidays from 10am to 2pm with access closing at 1.30pm. It also shuts on 25 December and on 1 and 6 January.
Why is the Las Setas price listed as from 16 euros?
Because the operator advertises both tiers as starting from a figure rather than at a fixed one. The 16-euro general experience and the 48-euro combined experience are floors, so the amount charged for a given slot can sit above the number published.
One structure, two ticket desks, twenty-four times between them. The cheaper desk shuts first and skips Mondays.