Book your tickets and guided tours of the Royal Alcázar of Seville and explore the oldest royal palace still in use in Europe with an official guide.
The Royal Alcázar of Seville brings together very different periods within the same complex. The Mudéjar Palace, built by Pedro I in the 14th century, holds the most recognizable spaces of the complex, including the Patio de las Doncellas and the Hall of Ambassadors. The Gothic Palace reflects the Castilian period following the conquest, and the Casa de la Contratación recalls Seville's role in organizing voyages to the Americas.
The complex has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, together with the Cathedral and the Archivo de Indias, and its gardens cover much of the visitable area.
If you'd rather arrive with your ticket and tour already sorted, here are the two guided options for the Royal Alcázar: the tour focused solely on the monument and the complete route that adds Seville Cathedral.
A tour led by an official guide through the Mudéjar Palace, the Patio de las Doncellas, the Hall of Ambassadors, the Gothic Palace and the gardens, with the ticket included and priority access.
Visit the Royal Alcázar and Seville Cathedral with the Giralda in a single booking, with tickets included for both monuments and an official guide throughout the tour.
To visit the Royal Alcázar of Seville, it's worth first knowing which type of ticket you need. We manage the guided tour, with the ticket included; the Patronato of the Royal Alcázar directly manages general admission, which grants access to the monument grounds and gardens, and a separate ticket for the Cuarto Real Alto, the area used officially by the Royal Family, which has its own hours and capacity limits.
€34.00
Guided tour of the Royal Alcázar with an official guide and ticket included. This is the option you book here, with instant confirmation.
€15.50
Access to the Royal Alcázar's monument grounds: Mudéjar Palace, Gothic Palace, Casa de la Contratación, courtyards and gardens. This is the base ticket, and the one included in our guided tours.
€5.50
Supplement to general admission for visiting the upper floor, the Royal Family's official residence in Seville. It's visited with an assigned time and limited capacity, so it's managed as a separate ticket.
€8.00
The Patronato's reduced rate for groups entitled to the official discount. Grants access to the same route as general admission.
These prices are the Royal Alcázar Patronato's official rates, shown here for informational purposes, so you know exactly what you're buying. Our guided tours already include the ticket: if you only want the standalone ticket, message us and we'll point you to the right option.
The Royal Alcázar of Seville isn't a building from a single era, but a complex that has grown in layers over time. Its origins go back to the year 913, when Abd al-Rahman III ordered a fortress to be built on this site, and from there each period has added to and transformed the spaces without fully erasing what came before.
With the Castilian conquest of 1248 and Ferdinand III's entry into the city, the complex became linked to the Crown and began functioning as a royal residence. That role continues today, making the Alcázar the oldest royal palace still in use in Europe. In the 14th century, Pedro I built the Mudéjar Palace, the most recognizable part of the visit, home to the Patio de las Doncellas and the Hall of Ambassadors.
Alongside this are the Gothic Palace, from the Castilian period, and the Casa de la Contratación, from which voyages to the Americas were organized and controlled. In 1987, UNESCO listed the complex as a World Heritage Site together with the Cathedral and the Archivo de Indias.
FROM ANDALUSI FORTRESS TO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Abd al-Rahman III orders the construction of the original fortress on this site.
Castilian conquest of Seville and the complex becomes linked to the Crown as a royal residence.
Pedro I builds the Mudéjar Palace, with the Patio de las Doncellas and the Hall of Ambassadors.
UNESCO lists the complex as a World Heritage Site together with the Cathedral and the Archivo de Indias.
The palace built by Pedro I in the 14th century and the most recognizable part of the complex. This is where the plasterwork, tilework and coffered ceilings that define the visit are best appreciated.
The main courtyard of the Mudéjar Palace, with its central pool and arched gallery. It's the space that organizes the route through the palatial rooms.
The palace's state room, with its wooden dome. It was the official reception space and is one of the central stops on the tour.
The Castilian period after the conquest, with rooms of very different proportions from the Mudéjar Palace and 16th-century tile panels.
The space linked to organizing and controlling voyages to the Americas, which explains Seville's role in that period without leaving the complex.
They take up much of the visitable area and close the tour: terraces, pools, the Galería de Grutesco and the landscaped areas surrounding the palaces.
Behind our tours of the Royal Alcázar of Seville is a team that prepares every booking with clear information about opening hours, meeting point and type of tour. The idea is that you arrive with your visit already organized before entering the grounds and know which option best suits the time you have.
We know the monument and the differences between each option. That's why we've brought together here the tour focused on the Alcázar and the complete route that adds the Cathedral, so you can choose with confidence and book the one that best fits your plans in Seville.
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