Palacio de las Duenas

Make the most of your trip to Seville with a visit to Las Dueñas Palace, one of the city’s greatest historical attractions, built between the 15th and 16th centuries. Arrive at the palace and pick up your audioguide, then embark on an exploration of the majestic rooms, courtyards, gardens, patios, and more. As you wander around the palace, marvel at its stunning architecture that includes styles from the Gothic-Mudejar era to the Renaissance period. The intricate details of the palace’s architecture ooze charm and character, creating a luxuriously royal atmosphere. The palace also has a diverse collection of art works to be admired including paintings and sculptures. The current layout of the pieces on display has been curated to reflect how the palace would have looked during the times that it was lived in. From your audioguide, learn about the palace’s fascinating history, as well as the people and families who once lived here. You’ll also learn about the many important visitors to the palace, which include Queen Victoria, Jackie Kennedy, Raniero III of Monaco and his wife Grace Kelly, and many more.

If you've already seen the Alcázar, skip the lines and check out this micro-version instead. As with other Seville mansions, such as Casa de Pilatos, Palacio de Lebrija, and Palacio de Las Dueñas, the Casa de Salinas is privately owned and is still home to a family. See 16th-century patios with stunning Mudéjar plasterwork arches and a Roman mosaic of Bacchanalian shenanigans, original ceramic tiles, and the family’s winter and summer drawing rooms with exquisitely painted wooden ceilings. In the 16th century, Seville was the most important city in Europe. The riches of the New World arrived at its port, which were later distributed throughout the continent. They called it Nova Roma for its splendor, and it was frequented by the best Italian and Flemish artists of the moment. The best Renaissance was combined with the Gothic and the Mudejar in a harmony of styles unique in the world. In this context the House of Salinas was built. The building is situated in the monumental Old Town of Seville, 2 steps from the cathedral, La Giralda, and Los reales Alcázares. At the beginning of the 20th century, the house became the property of the Salinas family, which subjected it to a delicate and thorough restoration to restore its original appearance, which had been partially altered throughout its 400 years of history, especially around 1900. At present, it shows off its primitive structures of the 16th century with elements typical of the time of its construction.

Embark on a guided tour of the Palacio de Las Dueñas and discover a gallery, historic building, and palace in Seville. The palace consists of a series of courtyards and buildings. The architectural styles include Gothic, medejar, and Renaissance elements, with local influences in the bricks, shingles, tiles, whitewashed walls, and pottery. Since the 15th century, the palace has belonged to the prominent Alba family, one of Spain's oldest and most prestigious noble houses. It is still inhabited by this family today. The interior is a walk through the family history where we can contemplate the historical-artistic legacy of characters such as the Empress of France, Eugenia de Montijo. Famous visitors to the palace included Jackie Kennedy, Grace Kelly, as well as Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.

Immerse yourself in the most different part of Seville city center with this 3 hour guided walking tour Meet your guide and start your adventure visiting Antiquarium museum situated in Metropol Parasol. Get to know Sevilla hidden monuments in an informative way on a 3-hour walking tour around the north district of Seville city center. The tour continue through Feria street and market insdie the charming Macarena neighbourhood. Explore the old Cardo Máximo of the city. Hear stories behind the historic landmarks as you stroll including legends, secrets and old traditional way of life that keep this area. Enter inside Macarena church and discover the most famous Virgin of Spain Explore San Luis de los Franceses church and San Luis street plenty of hidden monuments Discover 6 differents churches gothic, moorish, barroque, reinassance and 20th century style. Finish the tour visiting Palacio de Dueñas, The old residence of Duquesa de Alba, 16th Palace plenty of masterpiece arts, fabulous garden and personal things of this important family of Spain.

We will start at the Hospital de las Cinco Llagas (Hospital of the Five Wounds), now the Andalusian Parliament, a building of great beauty and steeped in history, such as the ghost of Sister Úrsula, or those mothers of the good death, not to mention the fascinating legend surrounding the origin of the Virgin of Esperanza Macarena and a suitcase. We will visit the Muralla de la Macarena with its winding layout, then we will enter the Basilica de la Esperanza Macarena, which today remains the most admired in Seville and is universally revered. We will have the opportunity to see the oldest churches in the city - the churches of San Gil, Santa Marina, San Marcos... all built on the foundations of ancient Muslim mosques, and striking for their preservation of the old minaret and sebka panels, such as the Giralda. We will take a look at Seville's last coal yard, a very unique spot. We will discover the Palace of the Marquises of La Algaba, now the Mudejar Art Center. We will cross the famous Feria Street Market, Seville's oldest food market, a must-see for local products, and with any luck we will be able to visit the Thursday flea market. We will experience the "Macarena joy" in the Alameda de Hércules, one of the favorite leisure areas of Sevillians. We will discover another hidden gem of Seville, San Luis de los Franceses, with its Solomonic columns like those of Bernini in the Vatican. And we will make a welcome stop at Seville's Plaza de Montesión, where the old "regatonas" sold all kinds of products. We won't miss the Corralones del Barrio, places of pure craftsmanship where even trades that are now almost extinct are still practiced. From there, we'll head to the Plaza de Santa Isabel, which many consider to be the most beautiful square in Seville, where the house of Tomasin, the ghostly Nazarene of the Convent of Santa Isabel, awaits us. As if that weren't enough, we'll end our tour in a small Alcázar bathed in the light of Seville... It is the palace where I was born, -verses by Antonio Machado-. Palacio de las Dueñas and its beautiful gardens. La Macarena is that neighborhood where history embraces you, flamenco invites you to a "quejío" and tapas make you lose count... Here, art is in the streets and even the saints have their charm! Info: all stops are accessible and convenient with no hills. Include a phone with WhatsApp in your reservation. Children and teenagers occupy a spot. Our tour guides are officially accredited and highly skilled communicators. This tour ends at the Palacio de Dueñas. In summer, stops are only in the shade; in winter, they are in the sun. Also, come to the Free Tours of Seville and the Jewish Quarter, and don't miss the Free Tour of the Triana neighborhood, including the Corrales. -All tours are available on our profile-. If you do them all, you'll see 100% of Seville.

This private tour will include the Palacio Las Dueñas, Pilatos Palace and Lebrija Palace. The private Walking Tour of Seville will start from a centrally located meeting point. If your hotel is centrally located and cab be reached with a private walking pick up, we can start off from there. If not, this tour will start off in front of one of the Palaces. You will enjoy walking and enjoying the three Palaces before this tour is over. The tour will finish off close to one of the Palaces in Seville. For this private Walking Tour Seville, you will be able to enjoy Seville’s most known palaces; ¨Las Dueñas Palace¨, ¨Pilate´s House¨ and ¨Lebrija Palace¨. Entrance fees to the three places are included in the price of this tour. You will then be able to enjoy and admire the great architecture and sights of Seville’s most important and well-known palaces. Las Dueñas palace was built between the 15th and the 16th Century, it was firstly a family house, then turned into a gesthouse in the 19th Century. The famous poet Antonio Machado was born in 1875 in the house. This Palace currently belongs to the House of Alba. This Palace has a renaissance style and many influences as Gothic and Moorish. The Pilat0’s house represents the nobles residence of Seville in the 16th Century. In this Palace, you can find many statues to make a beautiful collection. This Palace serves as the permanent residence of the Dukes of Medinaceli. Enjoy the beautiful mudéjar elements that make it unique. Take a view of the 150 different types of glazed tiles typical in Spain. Palace of the Countess of Lebrija, also known as Palacio de la Condesa de Lebrija, gathers one of the most complete and astonishing collections of Roman mosaics of the region. The Lebrija Palace is located in the city center of Seville. This Palace dates from the 16th century and has encountered remodelation in the 18th and 20th century. You will enjoy a great photo stop!