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Plaza de España

A vast half-moon of tiled arcades and bridges built for the 1929 exposition, beside the shady María Luisa Park.

Photo: Carlos Delgado · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Always
Price
Free
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
Avenida de Isabel la Católica, 41004 SevilleDirections
Getting There
Prado de San Sebastián station (tram and Metro), then a 5-minute walk.

Why Go

Built for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition, the plaza curves around a canal crossed by tiled bridges, with an alcove for each province of Spain. You can rent a rowing boat on the canal.

María Luisa Park, next door, is the city's green escape.

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