Seville Cathedral & the Giralda

Catedral de Santa María de la Sede y la Giralda

A colossal Gothic cathedral with Columbus's tomb and a ramp-climb tower

⚠ €13 online, €14 on the door

Hours

Mon–Sat 10:45–19:00, Sun 14:30–19:00; tickets until 18:00; changes for services and events

Tickets

General €13 online / €14 on the door; reduced (over-65s, students up to 25) €7/€8. Includes the Giralda and El Salvador. Audio guide €5 (app €4). Guided tours incl. rooftops €20/€21

Address

Avenida de la Constitución; the visitor entrance is the south door, Puerta de San Cristóbal

Inside, the vault is so high that people turn into ants. It was built on the site of a mosque and is one of the largest Gothic churches anywhere; the gilded wooden altarpiece is hard to take in even with your head tipped right back. By the south door, four kings of Spain's old kingdoms carry Columbus's coffin on their shoulders. The Giralda bell tower started life as a minaret, so you climb thirty-odd ramps built for horses rather than stairs, and from the top the Alcázar gardens and the city's rooftops spread out below. The same ticket gets you into the Church of El Salvador.