Patio de Banderas

Visiting Sevilla was an amazing opportunity for me. It is a warm, beautiful, calm, and vibrant city. With its rich history, interesting sights, green spaces, deep culture, flamenco dancing, and delicious food in charming 300-year-old family-run restaurants, it was an incredible experience for me.

Nice tree lined parade ground of a square just inside of the walls of the Alcazar, This part is free entry and is the main exit point of the Alcazar

A tree lined plaza with a view of the cathedral Belltower that's best known for being the place where you buy the tickets to the royal Alcázar. If you come here to purchase said tickets make sure to bring your passport,you won't get the ticket without it, and come early, as the line can get quite long and there is precious little shade in the plaza.

Wonderful place, inside of the wall of the Alcázares Reales, with an amazing views of Giralda and Seville cathedral. It's the main yard of the Alcázares Reales and the yard of forming infantry and chivalry regiments in the XVII Century.

Well this more a Plaza than a Patio, as it is much bigger than the ones we're used to see in Seville or Cordoba. There are some more beautiful and impressive, but as this one is adjacent to the exit of the Alcazar, no doubt you'll pass by it and appreciate it. By the way, there is no connection with the actor Antonio Banderas, except his picture in instagram ;-)

It is called "The Little Purple House" because there used to be some flags painted on the archway that leads to it from the neighbouring Plaza del Triunfo. It was previously called “Patio grande”, but later on, in the 18th century, it was called Patio de Banderas. It was considered to be a "plaza" (square) due to its regular shape and because it is a large open area surrounded by buildings. It used to be the parade ground of the Real Alcázar palace in Moorish times. The Patio de Banderas is currently rectangular in shape. There is a traditional pavement, with large Tarifa slabs, all around it, outside the houses. There is a double row of orange trees surrounding the square. The central part was refurbished in 1929: a new fountain was installed, replacing the old one which had been completely destroyed, and yellow soil ("albero") was added. In one of the corners there is an archway leading to the former Jewish quarter, which nowadays is the popular neighbourhood of Santa Cruz. From here you have a wonderful view of the cathedral and the Giralda.

A nice spot for a photo of the Giralda. It has nice orange trees, very typical for Andalusian cities to have and makes their area unique.

Small plaza you can expect to come across on your way to the Seville Cathedral. You can see the edge of the cathedral from the back of the plaza. There isn't really anything to do over the daytime, but apparently, it's slightly more lovely at night.