Catedral de Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain

5Grace 5:00 PM Jan 2, 2023

Do the roof tour!
Beautiful cathedral! I highly recommend stopping by during your visit in Seville. To get the best of the cathedral, book the guided tour of the roofs for spectacular views and an interesting history on the building. Reserve tickets in advance! We tried to buy tickets three days before our visit to Seville, and they had already sold out during our stay for the English tour option. We ended up signing up for the Spanish tour, hoping to enjoy the views anyway. On the day of our tour, it was sprinkling, so they ended up having spots left for the English tour and were kind enough to let us join. I wouldn’t count on this for your visit though, book ahead! In order to see the inside (featuring Christopher Columbus’s tomb and other cool features), you can either pay a separate ticket for the inside or attend mass for free. The option we did was to attend the mass first at the available times during the day (we like seeing how different religions hold services, and so we would have done this anyway- just make sure not to partake in communion unless you are Catholic!). During the service, you get to gaze at the beautiful interior from the pews while hearing how sound carries throughout the cathedral. After mass ends, you are allowed to walk the interior on your way out and see the beautiful church (we also left a small donation since we had walked in free for the mass). I believe there are also separate tickets for a courtyard and bell tower, but if you do the rooftop guided tour, you have already seen these to a good extent. The cathedral is also a good central point in the city to mark out the rest of your travel activities here. It is right next door to the Alcázar, close to the gardens and Maria Luisa Park, and surrounded by cafes and tapas bars that serve great food despite being in a tourist area. As you walk by the cathedral on the outside, see the different layers of the bell tower. The bottom is old Roman ruins, followed by Moorish brick, and finally topped by Christian features. I love the way it has been preserved and incorporated into each new ruling era.

4tripsandfood55 5:00 PM Feb 20, 2022

Nice cathedral with impressive views from the tower / Torre Giralda
A great cathedral to visit and worthwhile. We went in Nov21 and ticket prices were (adult) 11 euro each. We tried booking online to avoid a large queue, to no avail. Had we done so, there is a separate entrance around the corner for access. Online booking proved difficult and simply would not work. We therefore queued for around 15 minutes before entry. We spent around two and a half hours inside, which included the walk up the tower (See trip advisor Torre Giralda for info), which again was worth doing and provides superb views over Seville. There is a useful website about the cathedral, that may be worth looking at. A very enjoyable visit and would recommend.