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The Patio de las Doncellas: a long sunken pool between orange trees, framed by carved Mudéjar arches
Photo: Américo Toledano, CC BY-SA 4.0

Seville · Independent visitor guide

Real Alcázar of Sevillea practical guide to getting in

Current prices, opening hours, and what to do when the official time slots are gone — so you spend the morning in the patios, not in a queue.

Guided tour with entry →Ticket prices & official shop →

Book a time slot, arrive at opening, and give the gardens as long as the palaces.

That is most of what separates a great morning at the Alcázar from an hour in a queue. The rest — free Mondays, sold-out slots, which tour is worth it — is in the guides below.

Is it worth visiting? →
Horseshoe arches of the Hall of the Ambassadors, seen from the Patio de las Doncellas
Photo: Alberto.Bravo, CC BY-SA 4.0

Four ways in with a guide

Entry included in every tour

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    Alcazar and Cathedral of Seville Tour with Skip the Line Tickets

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    Royal Alcázar of Seville Guided Tour with Priority Access

    ★ 4.9 · 344 reviews · 1 hour

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    Alcazar of Seville: Exclusive Early Access Tour

    1 hour 30 minutes

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  4. Skip the Line Seville Alcázar, Cathedral & Giralda Guided Tour

    ★ 4.8 · 1,103 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes

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Inside the Alcázar

A thousand years of palaces, in four rooms

  1. The gilded wooden dome of the Hall of the Ambassadors, seen from below
    I

    The Hall of the Ambassadors

    A gilded wooden dome built for a Christian king by craftsmen of al-Andalus — the heart of Pedro I's palace.

    Read the history →
  2. The vaulted underground pool of the Baths of Doña María de Padilla
    II

    The Baths of María de Padilla

    A vaulted pool beneath the courtyard, older than its legend: the vaults belong to the Gothic palace of Alfonso X.

    Fact and legend →
  3. The Mercury Pool and palm trees seen through an arch of the Alcázar gardens
    III

    The gardens

    Pools, palms, galleries and a maze — half of the visit, and the part most people underestimate.

    What not to miss →
  4. The Lion Gate, the visitors' entrance, with its tiled heraldic lion on a red wall
    IV

    The Lion Gate

    Every visit starts here, under the tiled lion on Plaza del Triunfo.

    How to get there →

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