Top things to do in Seville
Start with the two monuments that define the city: the Real Alcázar, a still-functioning royal palace whose Mudéjar courtyards rival anything in Granada, and the Catedral & Giralda next door — the largest Gothic cathedral in the world, topped by a minaret-turned-bell-tower you can climb via ramps built for horses rather than stairs.
From there, walk (or hire a rowboat) around Plaza de España, the vast semicircular plaza built for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition, and climb the modern wooden canopy of the Metropol Parasol for a rooftop view over the old town. Save an evening for flamenco — Seville's tablaos are the real thing, not a tourist reenactment, and Triana across the river is where the art form was born.
