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ArchitecturePlaza de España Seville and María Luisa Park in one morning
Plaza de España in Seville is free and sits on the edge of María Luisa Park, so the two make one walk rather than two trips. From the airport, the EA bus drops you at Prado de San Sebastián, about 390 metres away. The park opens at 8am, which in July and August is the hour to arrive, well before the midday heat.
ArchitectureReal Alcázar Seville, What to See and How Long to Spend
Your entry slot decides how long you get inside the Real Alcázar of Seville. Book the 9.30am slot and the whole official route is yours, from the Mudéjar palace of King Pedro to the Mercury pool and the English garden. A 3pm slot in winter leaves 2 hours 45 minutes before staff start clearing the grounds at 5.45pm.
ArchitectureSeville Cathedral Inside, What to See and in What Order
Inside Seville Cathedral, a general ticket buys about 75 minutes that always begin with the Giralda climb and end in the Patio de los Naranjos. Columbus's tomb, the Main Altarpiece and the two Renaissance halls are the core. Before 10.30am the building is open for prayer only, and the Royal Chapel stays out of the daytime tour.
ArchitectureThe Free Door on Seville's World Heritage Block
The Archivo de Indias in Seville is free, with no ticket and no booking. It stands between two monuments charging €15.50 and €13.00, inside a Juan de Herrera building that holds more than 43,000 bundles and some 80 million pages. The T1 tram stops 83 metres from the door, Tuesday to Saturday it opens at 9.30am, and on Mondays it stays shut.
ArchitectureSeville Monument Tickets and Which Ones Need Booking
The admissions that cost nothing are the ones that must be reserved: Casa de Pilatos on Monday afternoons, EU-born or EU-resident visitors only, the Cathedral's Sunday slot and the Real Alcázar's free public visits. Of the city's five free-entry rules, a foreign visitor can only ever meet the two tied to the EU.
ArchitectureCasa de Pilatos Seville Tickets, €12 and the EU-Only Monday
The main floor is €12 and the upper floor a separate €6. The free Monday is only for people born in or resident in the EU, and it has to be booked online a month ahead. For the courtyards, tiles and garden, the main floor at Casa de Pilatos is the whole visit; the upper floor suits those who want period furniture and paintings.
ArchitectureLas Setas Seville Tickets and the €2 Museum Underneath
Two attractions share one address in Plaza de la Encarnación and their tickets have nothing to do with each other. The rooftop, sold by Setas de Sevilla, starts at €16; the Antiquarium in the basement, run by the city’s ICAS, costs €2 and is free for Seville residents and under-16s. To see both, go underground first: the basement shuts at 8pm.
ArchitectureReal Alcázar Seville Tickets and Who Enters Free
The €15.50 general ticket covers the palaces and gardens, not the Upper Royal Quarters, which cost €5.50 more. Over-65s and students aged 14 to 30 pay €8.00. Free entry goes to children up to 13 with an adult, visitors with a disability above 33 per cent plus a companion, ICOMOS members and Seville residents, each proving it at the gate.
ArchitectureSeville Cathedral Tickets and When the Giralda Closes
Seville Cathedral general admission, 13 euros online and 14 at the window, already includes the Giralda and the Church of El Salvador. On Sundays paid entry starts at 2.30pm and a free booked slot admits from 4.30pm to 6pm. July and August bring last entry forward to 5pm, and people born or living in the Archdiocese, city or province, go free.