The Velá de Santa Ana is Seville’s oldest festival. It runs from 21st to 26th July every year in the Triana neighbourhood, taking over Calle Betis and Plaza del Altozano with food stalls, nightly concerts, and the famous cucaña, a greased pole stretched out over the river that people attempt to walk across. Entry is…
So, you’ve decided to visit, but you’re not quite sure what’s inside the Real Alcazar of Seville, and how to make the most of your time here. Most first-time visitors see three or four rooms, spend most of their time in the main courtyard, and walk straight past two of the most interesting spaces in…
You want to visit the Alcazar, but you’re not keen on spending the morning shuffling through it shoulder-to-shoulder with everyone else. So, is the Alone in the Alcazar tour worth it? Yes, but not for the reasons you might expect. What most people don’t anticipate is how completely different the palace feels when the crowd…
Is the Royal Alcazar of Seville worth visiting? Yes. Definitely. My first visit was in 2020, during lockdown. No tourists in the city, which meant the Alcazar had about six people in it the day I went. I walked through the Patio de las Doncellas alone and stood in the Salón de Embajadores looking up…
Luxury hotels in Seville are worth the premium. Some of them. Others charge five-star prices and deliver four-star results, and the gap between those two things matters when you’re spending serious money. Because we’re based in Seville, we know which hotels deliver, which ones look better in photographs than in person, and which ones the…
Seville Pride is one of my favourite events of the year. It’s a full-on carnival through the city: colourful floats, samba drums, people dancing in the street, confetti cannons, and an all-round happy chaos with everyone dressed in the brightest colours they own. I’ve watched it from the steps under Las Setas every year, and…
The best time to visit the Alcazar of Seville is either first thing in the morning or through the exclusive pre-opening tour that gets you inside before the public gates open. If you’ve seen the photos of wall-to-wall visitors in the Real Alcázar de Sevilla, you’re not being paranoid. The crowds are real. With over…
If you are looking for things to do in Seville in July, the first thing you need to know is this: the heat is real, and it changes everything. By midday, temperatures regularly hit 38°C (100°F). The streets empty. The city goes quiet. And then, around 8 pm, it all comes back to life. I…
There are enough things to do in Seville to fill an entire week. Most visitors only have two or three days, which means every choice counts. I live in Seville. People message me before every trip asking what’s actually worth their time, what’s overrated, and what they’ll regret missing. This list is the answer I…
July is one of the hottest months of the year in Seville. Full stop. Seville’s weather in July is intense. Daytime temperatures regularly hit 36°C (97°F) and higher, the sun is relentless, and there is no rain to speak of. If you love real heat, July can be wonderful. If you struggle with it, this…