Cathedral de Sevilla

Catedral Sevilla

A classic.  A must see. Lots of stuff in here to explore, see, contemplate and simpky soak up.  Often overrun by crowds, you'll likely have to wait in a very ling line to get in. It moves pretty fast, so don't despair. The audioguide is pretty good for details of the contents among which is the tomb of Columbus.

Wonderful guided evening rooftop tour gave me excellent insight to this largest Gothic Cathedral in the world with a smaller, intimate group (maybe 20-25 total) with far less crowds.

Got some spectacular photos, saw Columbus' resting place, some great stained glass, and indoor and outdoor perspectives of this magnificent site.

We two visited in Sep 2023, spending over 2 hours.

Massive with lots and lots and lots to see; exhausts the brain to experience it all. The audioguide was very helpful.

We had purchased our tickets in advance and so were able to bypass the long line.

UNESCO World Heritage Site, largest Gothic temple in the world, and the 3rd largest Christian temple (after St. Peter's of the Vatican and St. Paul's of London). Christopher Columbus is buried here.

I read that the mandate for the new church was "Let's build a church so beautiful and so magnificent that those who see it finished will think we are mad." Evidence of this ... or it could be my ignorance (so please educate me) ... I saw a lot of cherub/baby heads everywhere esp. at the base of the statue of Mary. I tried to google the symbolism but nothing. One of my Spanish friends said cherubs are like angels. Still I found the body-less baby heads creepy. And as another friend said to me - there's a lot of paintings and stained glass of Jesus suffering. Still, amazing architecture and art here. The highlight was actually Giralda, the bell tower, which I'll review separately.

We bought the tickets in-person for 12€ ... you can buy on-line for 11€ but when you go to the site, it says it's hacked?? You can pay 21€ for a guided tour, and 5€ for an audio guide.

TIP - One of my friends said they attended Mass, so they got in free :)

The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See, better known as the Seville Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville. It was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, along with the adjoining Alcázar palace complex and the General Archive of the Indies. When I walked in, I was impressed by the size of the altars, ceilings, naves, etc. It's a bit dark on the inside, but the amount of artwok, sculptures, statues and paintings is impressive.

It is the fourth-largest church in the world as well as the largest Gothic church.

After its completion in the early 16th century, Seville Cathedral supplanted Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world, a title the Byzantine church had held for a thousand years. The Gothic section alone has a length of 413 ft, a width of 249 ft, and its maximum height in the center of the transept is 138 ft. The total height of the Giralda tower from the ground to the weather vane is 342 ft 10 in.

The Seville Cathedral was the site of the baptism of Infante Juan of Aragon in 1478, only son of the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. Its royal chapel holds the remains of the city's conqueror, Ferdinand III of Castile, his son and heir, Alfonso the Wise, and their descendant, King Peter the Just.

The funerary monuments for cardinals Juan de Cervantes and Pedro González de Mendoza are located among its chapels. Christopher Columbus and his son Diego are also buried in the cathedral.

The Archbishop's Palace is located on the northeastern side of the cathedral.
As a tourist, if you go in to sightsee and take pictures, there's an entrance fee but is free on Sundays if you show up for mass!

I'm not religious but it was quite impressive to see the largest gothic cathedral in the world. Lots of meme worthy Jesus art but you can't help but be in awe of the sheer size of this place. Also, gotta give it to Christopher Columbus for having the most dope tomb. The view from top of the tower is a very great view of the city, that alone was worth the ticket price. But it is 35 floors up, no elevators...we saw a lot of people struggling but luckily the hills of San Francisco has prepped us.

Pro tip: You can buy tickets in person which is located on the southern side of cathdral. Its not obvious because there's another entrance(eastern) which took online tickets and theres no sign for where to buy.

A big church and very much more a traditional one. A lot of tourists and some of the rooms can get packed. However, the tower makes it worth it I'd say.

The Cathedral was not THE reason for us to visit Sevilla, but we enjoyed our visit to the Cathedral nevertheless. We've many cathedrals in Europe, and this one does have its own unique architecture. We relied on a book to learn more about the cathedral and its history, as a substitute for a guided tour.

Absolutely gorgeous cathedral and bell tower in the center of historic Seville. Worth a tour during the day (interior is very impressive!) and a return in the evening to watch the sunset. The plaza in front of the cathedral has a free public water fountain, too.

This was unbelievably impressive! We are staying a stones throw from the Cathedral and happened to walk past it at night, and wandered in the next day not really having done our research. We got the guided audio tour, and was really blown away by the entire visit. It is totally worth the audio tour and the hour or so you're going to spend walking through here. Not religious at all, and it kept both of us in awe.