Excursions around Seville

Along with Seville, Cordoba and Granada are the great monumental cities of Andalusia. You can find the mixture of cultures and architectures so well summarized in the mudejar.

I have prepared an article with a summary of all the information necessary to enjoy a stay in Cordoba.

How to get to Cordoba?

• By train from the Santa Justa station. Depending on the type of train, the journey takes between 40 minutes and 1 hour and 20 minutes, and costs between 15 and 30 €.
• By bus from the Plaza de Armas bus station. The trip takes 2 hours and costs around 15 €.
• By car in 1 hour and 30 minutes by highway A-4.

I have prepared an article with a summary of all the information you need to enjoy a stay in Granada.

How to get to Granada?

• By train from Santa Justa station. The journey takes approximately 3 hours and costs around 30 €.
• By bus from the Plaza de Armas bus station. The journey takes 3 hours and costs a little more than 20 €.
• By car in 2 hours and 30 minutes by highway A-92.

Carmona: 30 km from Seville in the direction of Cordoba you will find the small town of Carmona, perched on a hill. It is a very nice place to visit: a historical center full of palaces, beautiful walls and almohade gates, a Parador, beautiful views of the region. All this away from the tourist circuits.

How to get to Carmona?

• By bus from the Plaza de Armas bus station. The trip takes 30 minutes and costs less than 3 €.
• By car in 30 minutes by highway A-4.

The sierra are low mountains and in the surroundings of Seville you can make beautiful excursions in the villages of the sierra.

The Northern Sierra of Seville (Sierra Norte): located 80 km north of Seville, you can make beautiful walks or bike rides. Many accommodations offer bike rentals. The main village of this sierra is Cazalla de la Sierra which is worth a visit.

How to get to the Sierra Norte:

• By car in 1 hour and 30 minutes.

The Sierra de Aracena:

The Sierra de Grazalema:

Less than 2 hours from Seville you can discover cities rich in culture and history: Cadiz, Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlucar, Tarifa, Gibraltar, Malaga...

The Andalusian coast is one of the most beautiful in Spain, with long beaches bathed in sunlight. The closest beaches from Seville are those of Huelva and the south of Portugal, Cadiz and Malaga.

If you come to Seville between December and mid-March, you can take the opportunity to go skiing in the most southern and sunny station in Europe. More than 100 km of slopes, with views of the Mediterranean Sea and the African coast from the top.

How to get to Sierra Nevada?

• By car in 3h30.

If you love nature and birds, I recommend you to visit the Doñana Park, only 60 km south of Seville. It is the largest national park in Spain and one of the most important natural areas in Europe.

The park has been declared a Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage Site, among other reasons for its ornithological diversity, as it is an obligatory stopover on the migration routes of Asian and African species.

This park is also a refuge for species in danger of extinction, such as the imperial eagle or the Iberian lynx.

You can visit the park on foot, using one of the trails that connect the five visitor centers. There are also many options for exploring the park by bicycle, horseback, all-terrain vehicle or boat.

From Seville you can also go to Portugal, only 1h30 from Seville.

And yes, I am talking about Morocco, which is in Africa! Tangier is only 3 hours from Seville: 2 hours by car to Tarifa and 30 minutes by fast ferry to Tangier. If you have never been to Morocco, this can be a great opportunity to live a completely different experience.