First day in Seville — the city explained by someone who lives here
The cathedral, the Alcázar and Santa Cruz in one morning, with collection at your hotel. This is where I always start with new guests. The format is flexible — tell me what you would like to see and I will plan the day around it.
In short
A private sightseeing tour in Seville of four hours, guided in English or Norwegian by Gunvor Guttormsen, the only officially licensed Norwegian guide in Seville and Andalucía. She collects you at your hotel and shows you the three places that matter most: Santa Cruz, the cathedral with the Giralda tower, and the Alcázar. Along the way you get your bearings in the city and the history behind what you are looking at — from the Romans and the Moors to the voyages to the Americas. Guiding costs 245 € for the whole party. Entrance tickets for the Alcázar and the cathedral are not included, but she is happy to help book them. The tour is flexible and shaped around what you want to see on your first day. It is for private parties of up to 12 people and runs every day. For groups over 8, headsets are required during guiding and cost 2.50 € per person. It finishes somewhere central, and you leave with her recommendations for the rest of your stay.
About the tour
Seville is a city you have to get inside before you can use it. The streets in the centre follow a Moorish pattern rather than a grid, and the map helps less than you would think. That is why I always start new guests here: one morning, and the rest of your stay gets easier.
We walk through Santa Cruz, the old Jewish quarter, and on to the cathedral and the Alcázar. Along the way I explain how the city became what it is: the Romans who laid it out, the Moors who ruled for five hundred years, the reconquest in 1248, and the two centuries when all the gold from the Americas came through here and made Seville the richest city in Europe.
The tour is flexible. The order above is what I recommend for a first day, but tell me what you would like to see and I will plan the day around it. If you have been here before, or there is something particular you are curious about, we do that instead. I walk slowly and set the pace by you — one of the reasons I only take private parties.
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From those who have done the tour
«Gunvor was a delightful host for our trip to Seville. She was also flexible with our schedule and extremely knowledgeable about the city's history. I highly recommend her.»
«We had two wonderful days with friends in Seville on a programme Gunvor put together for us. It turned into a really fine experience, packed with impressions. Warmly recommended — and we will be back.»
«We are a group of 7 from Denmark who have just had a short holiday in Seville. We were lucky enough to be recommended Gunvor as organiser and guide. We had a wonderful and fascinating tour and warmly recommend Gunvor and her company to anyone visiting the region.»
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