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Seville: Alcázar Guided Tour with Priority Entrance

4.7  / 51261 reviews
Activity provider:Andalucia Travel Experience
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Seville: Alcázar Guided Tour with Priority Entrance

Activity provider:Andalucia Travel Experience
4.7  / 51261 reviews

From US$ 264.51 per group up to 1

Enjoy priority entrance with this small-group or private guided tour of the oldest functioning royal palace in Europe and UNESCO World Heritage Site. See where parts of Game of Thrones Season 5 were filmed.

About this activity

Cancellation policy
Cancel up to 2 days in advance for a 60% refund
Duration 1.5 hours
Check availability to see starting times.
Skip the line through a separate entrance
Live tour guide
French, Spanish, English
Wheelchair accessible
Private group available

Experience

Highlights
  • Choose from a small-group or private guided experience
  • Find out the history of Islamic and Mudéjar architecture in the Alcázar
  • Stroll through the beautiful gardens and try the labyrinth maze
  • See where scenes from Season 5 of Game of Thrones were shot
Full description

Explore Seville’s Alcázar on a guided tour of one of the oldest functioning palaces in Europe. See why this palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, how it blends different architectural types, and why it became the setting for Lawrence of Arabia and Game of Thrones.

Choose from either a small-group or private tour to suit the experience you're looking for.  Meet your guide in the Plaza del Triunfo, which offers great views of the Giralda. After using the priority entrance to enter the palace you will begin the tour at the Patio del León, the site of the original Moorish palace.

Hear about how Moorish and Christian styles were blended after the Reconquista to create a palace that was emblematic of Mudéjar architecture. Visit examples of newer post-Reconquista architecture, such as the Casa de la Contratación and chapel, before heading to the Palacio del Don Rey Pedro, a perfect example of Mudéjar architecture. Discover the Patio de las Doncellas and grand Ambassadors’ Salón as featured in Game of Thrones. Both incorporate intricate carved detailing and colorful Islamic-style tiling.

After this, take a look around the Gothic Palace with its royal tapestries and ornate tiling. Stroll around orange-tree-filled gardens at your own leisure after the tour. After your guide drops you in the gardens, take in the peacocks that live there, the smell of orange blossom, and the numerous tranquil water features.

Try the labyrinth maze and enjoy the quietness of the gardens that are unbelievably located in the middle of the city.

Includes
  • Priority entrance ticket
  • English, French or Spanish-speaking guide
  • Audio guide reinforcement (if needed)
  • Entrance to the Royal Chambers

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Important information

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Sunglasses
  • Sun hat
  • Sunscreen

Know before you go

  • To be able to reserve the tickets to the Alcázar, all participants are required to provide their full names, dates of birth, and ID numbers at the checkout page. Tickets may not be guaranteed if this info is not provided during the booking process
  • Please note that at this time priority access is not possible due to COVID-19 regulations and visitors can wait for up to 30 minutes to enter the Alcázar. All visitors must enter through a designated entrance in order to administer preventative health screenings by the monument's officials.

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.7 /5

based on 1261 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.8/5
  • Value for money
    4.4/5
  • Service
    4.9/5
  • Organization
    4.8/5

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The tour took us to some really nice patios (many of them the competition's winners) at a place in the city we hadn't explored. Even though the tailored route was welcome we felt the price was too high for something which is essentially free (access to patios was free and there were maps offered by city hall on where to find them all). The promised drink and tapas wasn't possible as we were informed the particular place the guide was booking was closed on Sundays (we were offered a drink at one of the patios and a fragrance instead). We managed to see 9 patios instead of the 10-15 which are mentioned as this is purely based on the speed of walking, the tour guide and the queues encountered at each one (there is no fast track - you just queue with everyone else who happens to be there).

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May 15, 2023

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Yiannos – GreeceVerified booking

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Our guide was very knowledgeable and patient. He did not rush our group from one point of interest to another. He answered all questions politely and professionally. He was humorous as well as professor like. It was a pleasure using Get Your Guide. This was our third use of this entity and would recommend the service to anyone who enjoys a guided experience.

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May 6, 2023

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Cort – United StatesVerified booking

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A very informative and interesting tour. Our guide who’s name escapes me unfortunately was excellent! His knowledge and presentation was very good, and he injected some good humour at appropriate points during the tour. I would definitely recommend the guided tour to get the most out of the Alcazar palace.

November 2, 2022

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Steve – United KingdomVerified booking

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