US Citizen; wife & I been visiting Sevilla for 15 years and keep returning. Anything I should know before buying an apartment? Just returned to US yesterday and we’re getting ready to plop down some $$. The housing issue in Spain seems to be an issue. Any thoughts appreciated,
How can I meet some people who are worth having a date with? I don't drink or smoke so I don't really enjoy clubbing. I also don't enjoy any cultural products from the childish adult/mature kids such as Marvel cinema, videogames isolation's entertainment or identity dependent aesthetics through confirmed or opposing cultural stereotypes and I don't use politics to filter my feelings. Can you help me find someone who wants to know me instead of classifying me?
I’ll be in Sevilla a couple of days and want to carve out some time to do some shopping for some work/office outfits. Stores that are not typically found in the Americas, and are also accessible in price - not looking for lux.
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We will be in Seville from November 9-12, and plan to visit Royal Alcázar, Plaza de Toros, the cathedral and also take a day trip to Ronda on an organized tour.
I know that on the 11th there is a general strike planned across Spain. Should we plan these visits that require tickets on the day or two before just to be sure that they're not closed?
And would there be any road blockages or shops closed in Ronda and Setenil, as I planned this trip for the November 11th? Like I said, we would go to Ronda with a van, not using public transport such as trains.
One more thing, what hour is the best time slot to visit Royal Alcázar in November?
¡Muchas gracias!
Just posting this to share our experience, we forgot to buy tickets before hand (recommended to buy them at least two weeks in advance), but we really wanted to see the Alcázar. The date was October 9th, 2026, a Friday so potentially a busier day of the week.
We had read that you can buy tickets online the day of occasionally, some might pop up on sale around 1am the day of, or randomly throughout the morning. That didn’t work out for us, we were constantly refreshing our browser hoping something would pop up, but nothing did. Still, worth trying to avoid the early morning.
So we woke up early, walked to Plaza Del Patio de Banderas, brought some warm clothes and lined up to wait. We arrived at 6:45 am, and were surprised how long the line was already due to most posts suggesting 7:30 am. I counted the people ahead of us, we were approximately 150th in line.
Two workers came around at 7:40 am with a note pad and a counter asking people how many tickets they wanted to buy (maximum 4, not sure if you have more than 4 if you just need a person to buy 4 and another to buy 4 more). They ripped us off a little piece of paper to be able to buy the tickets at the door, and put a cut off sign less than 15 people behind us. If we were 5-10 minutes later we would not have made it. The line had doubled in size by this point, there was probably 150-200 people after the cut off.
You must have your passport with you to get in, and I heard if you are buying for other people you need their ID as well. It is card only, no cash, so make sure you have that too.
It’s a little bit annoying having to wait so long, but it’s a popular spot so it is what it is! Can’t be too upset as we forgot to book ahead.
EDIT: We got through to buying our tickets at 11:00. The ticket slots are first come first serve, so we only had 3:30, 4:00 and 4:30 left to chose from. Obviously it depends on the day, and today is a Friday of a long weekend for Spain, but I think showing up even 30 minutes earlier would’ve saved us 1-1.5 hours of waiting in line. There’s only two tellers so it’s a bit slow.
Desde que me he mudado a Sevilla he conocido a mucha gente pero no me he integrado en ningún grupo. No entiendo el motivo. La gente en Sevilla parece ser muy sociable pero al mismo tiempo muy hermética.
We’re a family of four and have reserved free tickets for the Royal Alcázar in January. I see that it closes at 5:45 PM. Would that be enough time to visit with two kids?
I am looking to fly into Paris in early April, spend a few days there and then take the train down to Provence for a few days (total 7 days in France).
From there, I need to make my way down to Seville, Spain, but not sure the best way to get there. The flights from Marseille seem inconvenient (expensive, transfers, etc).
Does anyone have any suggestions? I am not opposed to breaking the journey up into two days if needed.
Hi everyone. We didn't reserve tickets online on time, and I will probably go wait in line to get them one day next week. I know I have to get in line rather early, but what I am interested in is if I can buy tickets for my wife and kid if I bring their passports, whitout them being there and waiting with me?
Also, do you have any suggestion which day to come, as I would like to be able to buy tickets for the afternoon.