El Centro & Alfalfa

A look around

What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.

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Where it sits

The circle is El Centro & Alfalfa and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.

How far is everything?

From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.

• A flamenco tablao9 min walk766 m
• Seville Cathedral & La Giralda10 min walk847 m
• Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza11 min walk908 m
• Wandering Barrio Santa Cruz12 min walk984 m
• The Real Alcázar14 min walk1.2 km
• Torre del Oro & the river15 min walk1.3 km
• Plaza de España22 min walk1.8 km
• Parque de María Luisa25 min walk2.1 km

On your doorstep

What you’re living next to if you stay here.

• 5.Las Setas at sunset — The giant timber 'mushrooms' of the Metropol Parasol — a wave of latticed wood over the old town, with a walkway on top for the best sunset view in the city.
• 7.A tapas crawl — Seville invented tapas and still does it best — one plate and one drink per bar, then move. Stand at the counter, order the spinach and chickpeas and the jamón, and don't overthink it.
• 13.Casa de Pilatos — A 16th-century palace that mixes Mudéjar tiles, Gothic and Renaissance around a courtyard most people miss — quieter and, some say, prettier than the Alcázar.
• 18.Palacio de las Dueñas — The Duchess of Alba's own palace, thrown open — flowered courtyards, Roman busts and centuries of family clutter. Quieter and more personal than the Alcázar.
• 20.Basílica de la Macarena — Home of the weeping Virgin who leads Seville's Holy Week — dripping gold and glass tears, adored by the whole city. Come to feel what the processions are about.