Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

, the capital of the region of

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The t ...

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, has 11 districts, further divided into 108 neighbourhoods.

Casco Antiguo

The Casco Antiguo (

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: ''Ancient Shell'') is the old quarter of Seville, in the centre of the city on the east bank of the

Guadalquivir river The Guadalquivir (, also , , ) is the fifth-longest river in the Iberian Peninsula and the second-longest river with its entire length in Spain. The Guadalquivir is the only major navigable river in Spain. Currently it is navigable from the Gul ...

. Principal tourist attractions are located here, such as the

cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...

, the Alcázar, the

Torre del Oro The Torre del Oro ( ar, بُرْج الذَّهَب, burj aḏẖ-ḏẖahab, lit=Tower of Gold) is a dodecagonal military watchtower in Seville, southern Spain. It was erected by the Almohad Caliphate in order to control access to Seville via th ...

, the City Hall, the

Palace of San Telmo The Palace of San Telmo ( es, Palacio de San Telmo) is a historical edifice in Seville, southern Spain, formerly the ''Universidad de Mareantes'' (a university for navigators), now is the seat of the presidency of the Andalusian Autonomous Governm ...

, the

Archivo General de Indias The Archivo General de Indias (, "General Archive of the Indies"), housed in the ancient merchants' exchange of Seville, Spain, the ''Casa Lonja de Mercaderes'', is the repository of extremely valuable archival documents illustrating the history ...

and the

Metropol Parasol Setas de Sevilla ("Mushrooms of Seville") or Las Setas ("The Mushrooms"), initially titled Metropol Parasol, is a wooden structure located at La Encarnación square in the old quarter of Seville, Spain. It was designed by the German architect ...

. Of its twelve neighbourhoods, El Arenal on the riverfront was the port of Seville until the Guadalquivir silted up in the 17th century, while the neighbouring Santa Cruz neighbourhood was a Jewish quarter until the

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. The

University of Seville The University of Seville (''Universidad de Sevilla'') is a university in Seville, Spain. Founded under the name of ''Colegio Santa María de Jesús'' in 1505, it has a present student body of over 69.200, and is one of the top-ranked universi ...

is mainly based in the former Royal Tobacco Factory in the south of the Casco Antiguo, the setting to the story and opera Carmen. The city's bullring is in El Arenal. Neighbourhoods: * Alfalfa * Arenal *Encarnación-Regina *Feria *Museo *San Bartolomé *San Julián *San Gil *San Lorenzo *San Vicente *Santa Catalina * Santa Cruz

Distrito Sur

The Distrito Sur (

: ''South District'') lies to the south of the Casco Antiguo on the east bank of the Guadalquivir. It was the location of most of the buildings during the

Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 The Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 (Spanish: ''Exposición iberoamericana de 1929'') was a world's fair held in Seville, Spain, from 9 May 1929 until 21 June 1930. Countries in attendance of the exposition included: Portugal, the United Stat ...

: the

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, the Parque de María Luisa, Archeological Museum of Seville and the

Museum of Arts and Traditions of Sevilla The Museum of Arts and Popular Customs of Seville ( es, Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares) is a museum in Seville, Andalusia, Spain, located in the María Luisa Park, across the Plaza de América from the Provincial Archeological Museum. The ...

. Neighbourhoods: *Bami *Felipe II-Los Diez Mandamientos *Giralda Sur *Huerta de la Salud *El Juncal *Las Letanías *La Oliva *El Plantinar *Polígono Sur *El Porvenir *Prado *Tabladilla-La Estrella *Tiro de Línea

Triana

According to legend, Triana is named after the Roman Emperor

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, who was born in

Italica Italica ( es, Itálica) was a Roman town founded by Italic settlers in Hispania; its site is close to the town of Santiponce, part of the province of Seville in modern-day Spain. It was founded in 206 BC by Roman general Scipio as a settleme ...

, a Roman city north of modern Seville. Triana is known as a working-class and

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district. It was a centre for the ceramics industry. Like other districts that were historically split from the main city, Triana was known as an ''arrabal''. The district is placed in a near-island position between two branches of the

Guadalquivir The Guadalquivir (, also , , ) is the fifth-longest river in the Iberian Peninsula and the second-longest river with its entire length in Spain. The Guadalquivir is the only major navigable river in Spain. Currently it is navigable from the Gul ...

west of the Casco Antiguo, narrowly linked to the mainland in the north. This district has many historical buildings, such as the Santa Ana Church and the remains of the San Jorge Castle. The old quarter of the district offers a panoramic view of Seville's city centre. At the north of the district is the island of

La Cartuja ''Isla de la Cartuja'' (; ) is an island in the Guadalquivir River at Seville, Spain. The island's name derives from the cloistered monastery (Cartuja) located on the site, the '' Monasterio de Santa María de las Cuevas'', where Cristopher Col ...

, a research and development park, site of Expo 92, from which some buildings were kept. The Isla Mágica amusement park is on the island, as is the 60,000-seater

Estadio de La Cartuja Estadio La Cartuja (), officially known as Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla, is a multi-purpose stadium situated in the Isla de la Cartuja in Seville, Spain. It is used mostly for football and it is commonly referred to as simply 'La Cartuja'. ...

, built for Seville's unsuccessful bids for the

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and 2004 Summer Olympics. Neighbourhoods: *Barrio León *Cartuja *Tardón *Triana Casco Antiguo *Triana Este *Triana Oeste.

Macarena

Macarena is the traditional and historical name of the area of Seville located north of the Casco Antiguo on the eastern bank of the Guadalquivir. Nowadays, La Macarena is the name of the neighborhood placed on both sides of the north city wall, but also a much bigger administrative district of Seville. Among other monuments, the Basilica of Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza Macarena, the Macarena Gate and the

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are in the district. El Rinconcillo, a tapas bar built in the 1670s in the Macarena, is the oldest tapas bar in Seville and likely to be the oldest specifically-built tapas bar in the world. The 45-metre-high Torre de Perdigones (

: ''Tower of Pellets'') has been converted into a

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with views of the city centre and the Expo 92 site on the

Isla de La Cartuja ''Isla de la Cartuja'' (; ) is an island in the Guadalquivir River at Seville, Spain. The island's name derives from the cloistered monastery (Cartuja) located on the site, the '' Monasterio de Santa María de las Cuevas'', where Cristopher Colu ...

. Neighbourhoods: *Las Avenidas *La Barzola *Begoña *La Carrasca *Campos de Soria *El Cerezo *Cisneo Alto *Cruz Roja *Doctor Barraquer *La Fontanilla *Grupo Renfe *Hermandades del Trabajo *Huerta del Carmen *Macarena Tres Huertas *Macarena 5 *Miraflores *La Palmilla-Doctor Marañón *La Paz-Las Golondrinas *León XIII-Los Naranjos *Pino Flores *Pío XII *Polígono Norte *Los Príncipes *Retiro Obrero *El Rocío *San Nicolás *Santa María de Ordas *Santas Justa y Rufina *El Torrejón y Villegas

Nervión

Antiguos palacios de los Jardines de la Buhaira

Nervión is in the east of Seville. The district is an important commercial district of the city, where much of the regional capital's business takes place. It is the second focal point of the city, and is home to a number of important sites including Santa Justa, Seville's major train station, with high-speed links via the

AVE ''Alta Velocidad Española'' (''AVE'') is a service of high-speed rail in Spain operated by Renfe, the Spanish national railway company, at speeds of up to . As of December 2021, the Spanish high-speed rail network, on part of which the AVE s ...

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...

, Córdoba, and Cadiz. The

Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

is home to

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, one of Seville's two football teams in the top flight of

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...

. The area's name is the origin of one of Sevilla FC's nicknames ''Los Nervionenses''. The Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales (School of Business) of the

is in this district. Neighbourhoods: *Nervión *San Bernardo *Huerta del Pilar *La Florida *La Buhaira *La Calzada *San Roque *Ciudad Jardín

Distrito Norte

The Distrito Norte (

: ''North District'') occupies an area to the north of the

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on the east bank of the Guadalquivir. The

Puente del Alamillo The Alamillo Bridge ( es, Puente del Alamillo) is a structure in Seville, Andalucia (Spain), which spans the Canal de Alfonso XIII, allowing access to La Cartuja, a peninsula located between the canal and the Guadalquivir River. The bridge was ...

was built before Expo 92 to link across the river to the main Expo sites on the far north of the

. Neighbourhoods *Pino Montano *Consolación *El Gordillo *Las Almenas *San Jerónimo *La Bachillera *Los Carteros *San Diego *Los Arcos *Las Naciones-Parque Atlántico-Las Dalias *San Matías *Aeropuerto Viejo *Valdezorras

Los Remedios

Los Remedios is located on the Isla de La Cartuja on the west bank of the Guadalquivir, to the south of Triana. It derives its name from a Carmelite convent of the same name found in that area. Before development in the latter half of the 20th century, this was one of the few standing structures in what is now Los Remedios. Seville's modern port is in the southern tip of this district, having moved south from the neighbourhood of El Arenal in the Casco Antiguo in the 17th century. Attractions: The Parque de los Príncipes, the

Seville Fair The Seville Fair (officially and in es, Feria de Abril de Sevilla, "Seville April Fair") is held in the Andalusian capital of Seville, Spain. The fair generally begins two weeks after the Semana Santa, or Easter Holy Week. The fair officially be ...

, the Puente de San Telmo, the Museo de Carruajes, Los Remedios' tower and the Cuba Square. Neighbourhoods *Tablada *Los Remedios

Este-Alcosa-Torreblanca

Seville's international airport, San Pablo is in this district, which lies on the north bank of the Guadaira, a tributary of the Guadalquivir. Neighbourhoods *Colores-Entreparques *Torreblanca *Parque Alcosa-Jardines del Edén *Palacio de Congresos-Urbadiez-Entrepuentes

Cerro-Amate

Attractions: Amate Park and Amate Sports Center. Neighborhoods: *Amate *Juan XXIII *Los Pájaros *Rochelambert *Santa Aurelia-Cantábrico-Atlántico-La Romería *Palmete *El Cerro *La Plata.

Bellavista-La Palmera

The majority of Bellavista-La Palmera lies in the far south of the city on the eastern bank of the Guadalquivir, opposite the

Los Remedios Los Remedios is a district of Seville, the regional capital of Andalusia, Spain. It is located on the Isla de La Cartuja, south of the district of Triana, between two forks of the Guadalquivir river. It is linked by bridge to the city centre ( ...

district on the far south of the

. The neighbourhood of Bellavista, lies on the eastern bank of the river Guadaira, a tributary which joins the Guadalquivir soon after. It was bought off the neighbouring city of

Dos Hermanas Dos Hermanas () is a Spanish city south of Seville in Andalusia, with a population of 131,317 as of 2015. History The city's name, which means "two sisters", dates from its founding in 1248 by King Ferdinand III of Castile and honours Elvir ...

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...

, a professional

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club, play in the Estadio Benito Villamarín in this district. Neighbourhoods: * Bellavista * Heliópolis *Elcano-Los Bermejales *Sector Sur-La Palmera-Reina Mercedes *Pedro Salvador-Las Palmeritas *Barriada de Pineda

San Pablo-Santa Justa

Attractions: The Sports Palace of Seville and Kansas City Avenue. Neighbourhoods: *Árbol Gordo *La Corza *Las Huertas *San Carlos-Tartessos *San José Obrero *El Fontanal-María *Auxiliadora-Carretera de Carmona *Santa Clara *Zodiaco *San Pablo A y B *San Pablo C *San Pablo D y E *Huerta de Santa Teresa

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