Your expert guide to exploring Seville with kids
If you’re planning on visiting Seville with your kids, then this is the definitive guide to Seville for you.
Seville is a famously beautiful and cultural city but if you’re coming with the kids you also need to find ways to make it fun and interesting for them. In this article I’ll walk you through precisely how to do this.
Why is this article different from most you’ll read?
⭐️ Because I actually live in the Province of Seville and am regularly in the city with my kids. I know what I’m talking about.
⭐️ Because I deliberately search out fun stuff to do with them here.
⭐️ Because I know what you kinda ‘have to see’ when you visit and how to make that fun too.
And if your kids are super into cathedrals and art galleries, I’m honestly* happy for you but I suspect most kids are like mine: they. do. not. care.
*Am I though?
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So how do you visit a ‘cultural city’ like Seville with the kids?
⭐️ The best option, in my opinion, is to talk to the kids if they’re old enough and explain that since this is a family vacation you’re going to find activities for everyone. That means some things for the adults, some things for the kids and some activities everyone can enjoy.
⭐️ Book dedicated kid friendly tours like this one for Seville’s Alcazar or this ice cream tasting session
⭐️ Make it all fun – book an ‘escape room’ style clue solving walking tour of Sevilla. Or, if you plan to visit an art gallery, tell the kids to look for the bottoms (or willies, or boobs or whatever makes them giggle), or tell them there’s a prize for the kid who find X piece of information in a museum room.
⭐️ Bribery works, “Don’t fidget, complain, bicker, break stuff and we’ll get ice cream after.”
⭐️ And finally, gentle threats work too, “Don’t ruin this experience or you’ll lose your screen time” – I’m not a huge fan of this but the MexicoCassie blog is always honest so, ahem, sometimes I do get frustrated and resort to this, I’m not proud.
Visiting Seville with kids – all you need to know
Seville with kids: logistics
A note on the Seville schedule
⏰ Siesta: it’s important to remember that Andalucía takes its siesta very seriously and this can have an impact on visitors. The siesta is a quiet time during and after lunch (2-5 pm generally) where many shops and sites may close.
😎 Seville is extremely hot for much of the year so opening hours and hours of activity reflect this. There is generally a morning session and an evening session with a long break in between (the siesta).
😴 Kids in Seville may look as if they never sleep. You’ll find children playing on plazas late into the night while the parents sit and drink at outside tables. Don’t judge; embrace! (and I promise they do sleep, just maybe not as much as you’d hope)
⏰ In Seville (and the rest of Spain), your kids are welcome everywhere and all times and that is magnificent.
When to visit Seville
Realistically, if you’re visiting with kids, you’re most likely tied to their school holidays but overall:
🌸 Spring – The climate is delightful at this time of year. Both the orange and jacaranda trees are in blossom and in my opinion, this is the most perfect time to be in Seville. If your family enjoys processions and parties then spring is also a good time to visit as you’ll be able to experience the Semana Santa (holy week) parades. Seville’s Feria is also held in spring every year. In 2026 it is set for 21 – 26 April.
☀️ Summer – Truthfully, calling Seville hot is an understatement. During the summer it can feel as if you’re melting if you’re on the streets between 10 am – 10 pm. Many locals leave in summer, and for good reason. If this is the only time you can visit then do it, and use the MexicoCassie guide to exploring Seville in the summer to help figure out how to best use your time here.
🍁 Autumn – As the days cool down Seville starts to get lively again and you can have a great time exploring this beautiful city.
🧤 Winter – Winters in Seville can be surprisingly damp and cold although if you’re out walking and exploring all day then this really won’t matter too much, Generally, there is very little rain and plenty of sunshine even in the winter months.
Where to stay when visiting Seville with kids
🏨 MexicoCassie recommended mid-range family hotel: Hotel Alcázar – perfectly located on the edge of the Santa Cruz district, this family friendly hotel has a fabulous rooftop pool and terrace, good wifi and a selection of family rooms available.
🏨 MexicoCassie recommended splurge family hotel: Hotel Giralda -this truly gorgeous hotel is a great option as there is a wide variety of family rooms available here. The food is good and it’s nicely close to all the sites so little legs won’t have to walk too far.
🏨 MexicoCassie recommended family friendly apartment: Apartamentos Abreu– not only does this apartment have an outdoor pool and terrace, it also has good wifi and separate beds for the kids (very often apartments have 1 double bed & 1 sofa bed or 2 double beds). It also has a lift, which is great for little legs.
🗺 If none of these float your hotel-boat then use my handy accommodation finder map to locate your ideal place.
🚼 If you prefer to rent baby equipment rather than carry it with you, Babonbo is a good option – from car seats and strollers to baby toys and highchairs, they have it all.
➕ Find all the top MexicoCassie Sevilla hotel recommendations here
How to get around Seville with kids
✅ Seville’s historic centre is mostly car free, which makes it great for exploring with kids and the places visitors generally want to see are all pretty accessible on foot.
✅ The city is stroller/buggy friendly and slightly bigger kids can definitely use scooters to get around if you need them to.
🚉 Seville has a very cheap and simple metro system that runs through the central areas of the city as well as an electric tram that serves as far as the cathedral and Av de la Constitucíon and buses, of course.
🚌 Take the “hop-on, hop-off” bus to see as much of the city as possible while conserving the energy in little legs.
🚕 There are regular cabs and Uber and Caibfy are both active in the city too.
🛄 Read the MexicoCassie guide on how to get from the airport to Seville
⭐️One excellent time and money saving trick to exploring Seville is to pick up the handy Seville Pass before you travel.
The pass includes
🚌 Seville airport transfer bus or the hop-on hop-off tourist bus
🏰 Real Alcazar tickets
🔔 / 🐠 either Cathedral or Aquarium tickets
🎧 a downloadable Seville city audio-guide
💰10% off other attractions in Seville (via Tiqets)
Seville with kids: visiting the main tourist sites
Overall, Seville is a great place to visit with kids but that doesn’t mean following a ‘regular adult itinerary’ is super fun for them. In this section we’ll take a close look at each of the main attractions, and how to make it fun/ acceptable with kids because the truth is, you’re probably not going to want to miss these, even if the kids don’t love them.
→ Use the MexicoCassie guides to 1-day in Seville, 3-days in Seville and 5-days (+ quirky day) in Seville to plan your itinerary
Real Alcazar and Alcazar Gardens
My kids have both been on school trips to the Alcazar. One was emphatically not a massive fan of the experience, and the other said that the tour was fun and entertaining.
The beautiful Royal Alcazar of Seville was originally built by the Moorish rulers of Spain but was adapted and modified by the Catholic Monarchs when they conquered Seville (1248). Today it is considered one of the best examples of Mudéjar (blended Moorish and Christian) architecture in the world. Along with the cathedral and the Archivo de Indias, the Alcazar is part of the Seville UNESCO World Heritage Site.
How to make the Alcazar fun
📌 Enjoy the gardens, spot peacocks and parakeets and stop for a drink in the garden cafe
📌 In the Dolls’ Courtyard get them to search for the weird doll heads in the carvings
📌 In the tiled areas, ask the kids to find their favourite tile, honestly some of them are hilarious. Look out for the obviously ‘out of place’ tiles and if they find them, explain that the 1755 earthquake knocked many tiles from the walls and it is said that the palace didn’t pay the workers enough to replace them properly so they naughtily put some of them back in the wrong places!
📌 Help the older kids to look out for Game of Thrones filming locations
👣 Take this kid friendly Alcazar tour. The guides leading the kid friendly tours are chosen specifically for their enthusiasm for working with kids and because of their ability to engage children through games and quizzes.
Important information for visiting the Real Alcazar of Seville
🎟 Generally it’s a good idea to buy your Alcazar tickets in advance as they regularly sell out. If the official site doesn’t have any left, try a trusted 3rd party site such as Tiqets.
The ticket office is located on Plaza del Patio de Banderas (nearby) but they can sell out at busy times of the year. The entrance to the Alcazar is on Plaza del Triunfo and the cathedral.
🪪 If you’re hoping for a reduced ticket based on age you will need to bring a valid ID.
⭐️ With smaller kids, this dedicated fun, kid friendly tour is a great way to engage the kids in the history and beauty of the Alcazar.
⭐️ If your children are older, or by some weird feat of sorcery, they enjoy tours, the Walks Exclusive Alcazar Early Access tour is phenomenal.
→ Read the MexicoCassie guide to the Alcazar, buying tickets and the tours available.
Cathedral and La Giralda Bell Tower
My kids’ view – when the big one went on a school trip he said it was the worst day of his life. When the younger one took the same school trip a couple of years later she said it was fascinating, the guide was amazing and she was shocked that she’d enjoyed a trip to a church (are you seeing a theme here? Yes, I have one kid who is open to culture and one who is far less enthusiastic 🤣).
This cathedral was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. It is apparently the largest Gothic cathedral in the world. Much like Córdoba’s famous Mezquita, this cathedral began life as a mosque. It was converted into a cathedral after the Christians took Seville. The cathedral we see today was completed in 1506. There are many famous artworks to be spotted while exploring the cathedral including works by Goya and Murrillo.
How to make it fun
📌 Climb the Giralda (tower that was once a minaret), it’s a ramp not stairs to climb the 100 metre tower, views from the top are impressive
📌 Look for interesting (silly) features in the paintings
📌 The tomb of Christopher Columbus is here and it’s big and kinda interesting to see (and it’s a good chance to talk about colonialism and its ongoing impact on our world)
📌 Use Google translate to translate any Old Spanish you find in the cathedral – we did this in the Cordoba Mezquita and it made the kids giggle a lot
➡️ If you’re going to visit the Cathedral at least grab skip the line tickets!
See a flamenco show
My kids’ view – one hates it, the other loves it and takes any chance she’s given to attend a professional flamenco tablao.
Not all flamenco shows admit kids but if you are interested in flamenco, you could first see how your kids react to the free show you’ll undoubtedly find on the Plaza de España.
The very first incredible flamenco show I saw (with Devour Tours) did have small children in the audience but the tour itself it not recommended for kids under 6. Most the children were sitting quietly but one or two really couldn’t and I could see it was both hard for the parents and a little distracting for the dancers. If your kids can sit still then a flamenco experience can be a marvellous thing.
→ Book your family onto a flamenco & tapas tour
→ Read the MexicoCassie guide to flamenco in Seville for more information, including which flamenco venues welcome children
So which main attractions are genuinely fun for kids in Seville?
It sounds as if you’re left with nothing, right? Absolutely not. There’s plenty to do and see in Seville with kids and I promise you that if you pick from this list of the best things and fun activities for kids in Seville you’re going to have a great family trip.
Main Seville attractions that kids genuinely enjoy
Metropol Parasol
My kids’ opinion: they loved coming here to slide and run when they were smaller and they always really enjoy the night walk on the top of the structure.
“Las Setas” (The Mushrooms) is the popular name for Metropol Parasol, this fascinating wooden structure that towers over Plaza de la Encarnacion. This plaza was the city centre of old Sevilla and it has a long history dating back to the Roman period.
It was only in the early twenty-first century that the ancient history of this part of town was rediscovered. While excavating to build a parking garage they found important ancient remains of a Roman city. So instead of an extra parking lot, we have a small archaeological museum and the wonderful plaza that is Las Setas.
How to see it with kids
📌 Admire the structure, have a coffee, and then realise that the local kids are all jumping over the barriers at the tower bases and using them as makeshift slides. Your kids will have a blast joining in with the fun
📌 For smaller kids there is a tiny playground here too
📌 Take the lift /elevator to the roof of this fascinating structure and walk around. My recommendation is to go as late as you can as after dark it is lit up beautifully
→ Buy your tickets on the day or book in advance to skip the lines
Torre de Oro & Nao Victoria
My kids’ view – the view from the tower is good but the tower museum is not (although they did rush around looking for paintings of naked people – spoiler, there aren’t any.) They really enjoy the ship and they say the ship museum is ok. They were happy to look at the maps with us and think about what life would have been like for the sailors. Definitely a winner for the whole family.
The Torre del Oro is a thirty-six metre high, dodecagonal (twelve-sided) military tower built during the Almohad Caliphate to control the Guadalquivir River during the 13th century. It was later used as a prison and today it houses a small maritime museum. If you visit be sure to head up to the roof for gorgeous views along the river and over the city.
The Nao Victoria is a replica of the 16th century vessel used by Magellan and crew on the first recorded round the world voyage. There is a small & very kid friendly museum next to the ship that’s worth checking out before you head aboard.
Plaza de España
My kids’ view – yup, this is an acceptable place to spend a bit of time
The Plaza de España is really the most famous and one of the most beautiful landmarks in all of Seville for both tourists and locals alike. Built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exhibition (of 1929), this astounding semi-circular building has two high towers from which you can see much of Seville.
All around the building are 48 tiled alcoves each representing a Spanish province (except for Seville which is featured elsewhere and one of the Canary Island provinces which didn’t exist in 1928). Each has a mural and a map of the province. This is one of the most iconic places in all of Seville and since it’s outdoors, it’s not difficult with kids.
Cool Fact: Plaza de España was used to film both both Star Wars II and Lawrence of Arabia. It was also in the Netflix shows, The Dictator and Kaos.
How to make it fun for kids
📌 When there aren’t too many people around, it’s perfectly fine to let the kids run around
📌 Ride the small boats on the small canal
📌 Explore the tiled bench areas, see which one you like best or which places you’ve been to
📌 Find the different maps and talk about them and what they represent
📌 If the buskers with bubbles are around, let them play
Exploring the Old City / Jewish Quarter
Exploring the old streets of Sevilla is a lot of fun for everyone, including kids. Let the kids get you lost in the narrow streets, turning where they want, peering into alleyways, stopping to examine giant fig trees on random plazas, let them take control (if you have a GPS on your phone you’re really never lost anyway).
🍦 Make it even more fun by including this cool ice cream tasting session in your adventure, or for arty kids, sign up for a ceramic painting workshop so everyone can go home with a super awesome souvenir.
🔎 Turn Sevilla into your very own adventure escape room to really capture the kids’ attention!
The Aquarium (Acuario de Sevilla)
My kids’ view – why can’t we go more often? (Because it isn’t cheap, obviously)
The Seville Aquarium is just on the other side of Maria Luisa Park next to the river. Both my kids have been on school trips and say it’s excellent and they regularly ask to go back. They particularly love the shark tank. This is a great place to escape the summer heat.
Imaginarium
Although not my personal favourite, my kids and their dad had an absolute blast playing with the optical illusions in here. After a while I got bored and left to wander the streets while they all got sillier and sillier. A great break from the regular tourist stuff.
Casa de la Ciencia
Who doesn’t love a science museum? This one is beautifully interactive and on the weekends has a planetarium too. We spent hours here when we visited recently.
Torre Sevilla, Pabellón de la Navegacíon and Parque Fernando Magallanes
My kids’ view – they love Flying Tiger and used to love the playgrounds here when they were smaller. The Torre is acceptable to them because the bar serves great milkshakes and they enjoy the views and the comfortable sofas in the tower. The park is fun when there are good events such as the Burger Tasting Day.
The Torre Sevilla is a small shopping arcade with a huge tower. The area is lovely, has some shops the kids will enjoy (Flying Tiger specifically) and kids can run around here fairly freely. There is a new playground for smaller kids here too.
There is a mirador on the 37th floor of the tower, which everyone can enjoy.
Parque Fernando Magallanes is modern and clean and runs along the edge of the river.
Just a little way along is the Pabellón de la Navegacíon – there are regular roving exhibitions (we have seen the Van Gogh exhibition, a lego exhibition and an optical illusion exhibition) as well as permanent exhibitions kids will enjoy.
The tower outside (Torre Schindler) is a small (at 65m) mirador that can be ascended too if your kids are into climbing things.
Isla Mágica and Agua Magica
There are two theme parks just outside Seville that are open from April: Isla Magica and Agua Magica. We haven’t been to either as I’m a mean parent but Agua Magica is obviously a water park with water slides. Isla Magica is a theme park.
Nao Vigia – el globo de Sevilla
If your kids fancy a ride in a totally safe hot air balloon, try this. It’s tethered but reaches heights of 150m. The trip takes around 30 minutes in total and my kids loved looking down over Sevilla.
The main parks in Sevilla
Maria Luisa Park (Parque de Maria Luisa) – This beautiful park is also the biggest park in central Seville and it’s a nice enough place to let the kids play. For anyone who likes birds, be sure to help them spot the bright green parakeets hiding in the trees. There are toilets and kiosks selling drinks in the park. Find the play area for the younger kids and relax as they play.
Parque Alamillo – In the north of Seville is the fabulous Parque Alamillo, a huge park with 3 playgrounds (that even older kids enjoy), plenty of grass to enjoy, a small lake and more. There are clean toilets and water fountains.
Parque de los descubrimientos – more or less level with the Alameda on the riverbank, this is a small playground with a ship climbing frame.
Kid fun activities around Seville
➡️ Dos Hermanas – there is a cool playground space called Bárbol
➡️ Centro Comercial Lagoh – it has a great activities for kids of all ages including ziplines climbing walls, a wave-surf centre, and even a sky diving simulator.
➡️ Trampoline Parks – Crazy Zone, Costa Jump, JumpYard
Day trips from Seville with kids
This section contains a couple of really fun activities but the main MexicoCassie guide to day trips from Seville offers more detail, especially on the more typical day trips from Seville
Planning your transport in Spain
These are the sites I always use to check, plan and book my tickets & tours in Spain, and the rest of Europe
🚘 – car rental options with Discover Cars & read the full MexicoCassie guide to driving in southern Spain if you need persuading that it’s really fun to drive in Spain
🚌 – check bus timetables and buy tickets on Busbud
🚆 – check train timetables and buy tickets with RailEurope
👣 – find tour options and reserve on Viator, GetYourGuide, and wherever possible, Take Walks & Devour Tours
Alcalá de Guadaíra
A gorgeous small town just twenty minutes from Seville with a huge park and forest along a river. Sevillanos use this this park (Parque Oromana) as their escape from town at the weekends. There are 2 awesome playgrounds here: 1 in Parque Oromana, and 1 in Parque Centro
→ Read the full MexicoCassie guide to Alcalá de Guadaíra
Visit the castle and the “Molino Trail” along the river to the Dragon Bridge.
🥮 Kids will love la Cueva de la Zarzamora, a cool cave cake restaurant that has been open since 1851.
Italica
This was the first Roman city to be built in Spain and apparently also the first Roman city outside of Italy. The amphitheatre is one of the largest ever built, with a capacity of 25,000 spectators, making it even larger than Mérida’s incredible amphitheatre.
This Roman city just outside Sevilla is fun for kids (mostly). My kids do enjoy a day out here as they’re quite into mosaics and ruins.
Castillo de Almodovar del Río
This castle is around 90 minutes from Seville on the way to Córdoba. It’s an entirely restored castle that kids just love to explore (and there’s a good gift shop).
Ziplining to Portugal
In San Lucar de Guadiana, on the border with Portugal you can zipline across the river that forms the border between the 2 countries. That’s right you can zipline across the border!!!
Must be 12 or over for this activity.
MexicoCassie guides to other great day trip options from Sevilla with kids
¡Buen Viaje! and feel free to get in touch if you have any questions about how to travel around Andalucía.
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