Cathedral, Alcázar and old town, Seville: free self-guided audio walk
Quick answer. A free self-guided audio walk through Seville’s old town: 4 stops, about 3.0 km, about 40 minutes of walking plus about 28 minutes of listening. Start at Seville Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in the world, cross to the Royal Alcázar, a palace that has been evolving for more than 1,000 years, and walk north to Casa de Pilatos, the grandest private residence in the city. Finish at the Palacio de los Marqueses de la Algaba, a 15th-century Mudéjar palace on Plaza Calderón de la Barca, next to the Feria market.
- Stops:
- 4
- Distance:
- about 3.0 km
- Walking:
- about 40 min
- Listening:
- about 28 min
Cathedral, Alcázar and old town, Seville: how long does the walk take?
About 68 minutes in all: about 40 minutes on foot over about 3.0 km, plus about 28 minutes of audio at the 4 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Cathedral, Alcázar and old town, Seville: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Seville Cathedral, Royal Alcázar, Casa de Pilatos, and Palacio de la Algaba. The longest stretch between two stops is about 1.4 km, about 19 min on foot.
Route and map
Opens Google Maps with walking directions through every stop.
Stop 1
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See, officially the largest Gothic cathedral in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Royal Alcázar · about 0.5 km, about 7 min on foot
Stop 2
Founded as a fortress in 913, a palace that has been evolving for more than 1,000 years around the Patio de Banderas.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Casa de Pilatos · about 1.1 km, about 15 min on foot
Stop 3
The grandest private residence in Seville, tied to the Marquis of Tarifa’s return from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1519.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Palacio de la Algaba · about 1.4 km, about 19 min on foot
Stop 4
A 15th-century noble house that the city’s tourism office calls one of the finest examples of civil Mudéjar art in Seville.
about 7 min of audio
How does this self-guided walk work?
The audio guides on this page stay free: open any stop to listen in your browser.
Live Walk Mode uses your location to narrate places as you walk. It opens in the Mappu app at the first stop, Seville Cathedral.
Live Walk Mode: 2 hours for 50 credits (€4.99 Starter pack)
Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: straight-line distance between stops plus 30%, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
Plan more days in Seville
These day-by-day Mappu itineraries include Seville. The day links open the days that visit stops on this walk.
Route checked by Mappu on October 11, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.