Walking tours Private tour

Islamic Seville Private Tour

Seville, Spain · 2h · 1–8 people

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This is a private tour. Book a date and your group has it to yourselves, and nobody else can join.

Discover the Islamic heritage of Seville and the legacy of Ishbiliya, the city of Al-Andalus. Explore its Almohad past, ancient walls, the origins of the Giralda and the Islamic influence

Highlights

  • Salvador Church external visit
  • Giralda tower external view
  • Alcazar wall
  • Golden Tower
Discover the Islamic heritage of Seville on a guided walking tour through the city’s most important Andalusi sites. Learn how Ishbiliya, medieval Islamic Seville, became one of the great cities of Al-Andalus. Explore the legacy of the Almoravid and Almohad periods, see surviving sections of the old mosque, discover the origins of the Giralda as the minaret of Seville’s great mosque, and understand how Islamic architecture shaped the later Royal Alcázar. Along the way, your guide will explain daily life, religion, urban planning, water systems and the cultural exchanges that transformed Seville between the 8th and 13th centuries. This tour is ideal for travelers interested in Islamic history, Al-Andalus, Moorish architecture and the multicultural past of Seville.

What's included

  • Insurance

Not included

  • Entry tickets: We do not enter in the monuments

Meeting point: Plaza del Salvador

By the monument of Martinez Montañes

Open in maps

Cancellation policy: Moderate: Full refund up to 72h before

Map of this tour's route, with 6 marked stops

What you'll do

  1. 1
    Meet your guide
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    Islamic Seville: From Ishbilya to the Almohad Capital

    We meet at Plaza del Salvador. By the monument of Martinez Montañes

  2. 2
    Mosque of Ibn Adabbas
    Guided tour, Sightseeing
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    Current Church of El Salvador external visit

  3. 3
    Giralda tower
    Guided tour
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    Islamic Seville: From Ishbilya to the Almohad Capital

    External views. Hamman remains at Mateos Gago

  4. 4
    al-Qsar al-Mubarak
    Guided tour, Sightseeing
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    Islamic Seville: From Ishbilya to the Almohad Capital

    Views from the Alcazar wall.

  5. 5
    Abd el-Aziz tower and gate
    Guided tour, Sightseeing
  6. 6
    End of tour: Golden Tower
    Free time, Guided tour, Photo stop, Sightseeing
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    Islamic Seville: From Ishbilya to the Almohad Capital

    The tour finishes here by the river. There's no drop-off, so you're free to carry on from the last stop.

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176 EUR total
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