The Palacio de San Telmo is defined by its exuberant stone portal, a masterpiece of the Churrigueresque style that was completed in seventeen thirty-four. This vast building, painted in shades of red and dark yellow, occupies an entire…
Golden Age Riverfront Walk
Trace the incredible wealth of Spain's Golden Age along the Guadalquivir River, where treasure fleets unloaded tons of American silver. We will walk past historic shipyards, medieval watchtowers, and the grand structures that made Seville the ultimate global gateway to the New World.
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1. Palacio de San Telmo
2. Plaza de la Contratación
The Plaza de la Contratación is a modest square defined by the low, cream-colored buildings that sit right alongside the walls of the Real Alcázar. While it appears quiet today, this ground once held the bustling warehouses and logistical…
3. Archivo de Indias
The Archivo de Indias is defined by a reddish brick and light stone façade, set in the historic heart of Seville. Originally commissioned by King Philip the Second and designed by architect Juan de Herrera, the building opened in fifteen…
4. Torre de la Plata
The Torre de la Plata is an octagonal stone tower on Santander Street, distinguished by its eight-sided structure and its history as a fortified link in the city's medieval defenses. Built in the thirteenth century by the Almohad…
5. Torre del Oro
The Torre del Oro is a twelve-sided defensive tower standing on the left bank of the Guadalquivir River. Built between twelve-twenty and twelve-twenty-one by the Almohad governor Abu l-Ulà, it once anchored a massive chain that stretched…
6. Hospital de la Caridad
The Hospital de la Caridad is recognizable by its elegant facade featuring two carved stone figures, King Saint Ferdinand and King Saint Louis, standing above the entrance. This seventeenth-century building, once a hospice for the city's…
7. Las Atarazanas (medieval shipyard)
You can identify the Reales Atarazanas by the series of seven massive, soaring brick arches that line the structure. These remain from an original complex of seventeen medieval naves that once stretched toward the Guadalquivir River. Built…
8. Arco del Postigo
The Arco del Postigo del Aceite is recognizable by the stone carving of Saint Ferdinand and two bishops mounted on the inner wall above the archway. It stands as one of only three original gates surviving from the medieval walls that once…