In no particular order:

Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza

Tour the bull-fighting stadium.

Plaza de España

Not just worth it – – worth going every day during your stay in Seville. Read, journal, people watch, tomar el sol/sunbathe!

Someone who recognized me from an earlier tour came over to say hi. When they offered to take a photo of me, I declined. They seemed puzzled. I ultimately backtracked and took them up on my offer. I used to always be too shy to have photos of myself taken while traveling. As I’ve aged, I’ve realized what a gift it is to have snapshots of younger versions of myself around the world. It also seems to help jog my memory better of what was happening at the time! For instance I can remember that in the photo below, the little girl was impressively social and came right over to me while the guardian taking care of her seemed fatigued.

Royal Alcázar of Seville

Visit the historic royal palace and take in the sights of free-roaming peacocks and the scent of abundant lemon trees.

I spent a lot of time observing the peacocks and waiting for them to splay their tail feathers.

Day trip to Cordoba

It takes less than an hour to get to Cordoba from Seville and it offers a chance to see Spain’s Islamic-era architecture. Click through the images below: