Palace · UNESCO
Real Alcazar of Seville
Seville, Spain
A royal palace of Moorish-style courtyards, tiles and gardens, still used by the Spanish monarchy.
Neighbourhood · Spain · Andalusia
Barrio de Santa Cruz
The old Jewish quarter, a maze of whitewashed lanes, orange trees and small squares.
Free to enter about 1.5 h
For storytellers
Why Barrio de Santa Cruz matters
Santa Cruz is the old Jewish quarter of Seville, a knot of lanes so narrow that the houses nearly touch overhead. Whitewashed walls, wrought-iron balconies and tiny squares with orange trees await at each turn. In the evening, tapas bars fill with people. It is touristy, but still hard to resist.
Talking points
- Streets here are narrow to provide shade in the summer heat.
- Hidden courtyards often glimpse through iron gates.
- It sits right beside the cathedral and the Alcazar.
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