Cathedral to the Plaza de España, Seville: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from Seville Cathedral to the Plaza de España: 3 stops, about 2.3 km, about 30 minutes of walking plus about 19 minutes of listening. Start at Seville Cathedral, whose Giralda bell tower was once the minaret of the mosque and which holds the tomb of Christopher Columbus. Walk down to the Guadalquivir and the twelve-sided Torre del Oro, an Almohad watchtower of 1220 that now houses the Naval Museum. Finish in María Luisa Park at the Plaza de España, built by Aníbal González for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition, with 48 tiled benches for Spain’s provinces.
- Stops:
- 3
- Distance:
- about 2.3 km
- Walking:
- about 30 min
- Listening:
- about 19 min
Cathedral to the Plaza de España, Seville: how long does the walk take?
About 49 minutes in all: about 30 minutes on foot over about 2.3 km, plus about 19 minutes of audio at the 3 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Cathedral to the Plaza de España, Seville: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Seville Cathedral, Torre del Oro, and Plaza de España. The longest stretch between two stops is about 1.4 km, about 19 min on foot.
Route and map
Navigate with Google Maps, listen with Mappu: the stories keep playing while you follow the route.
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: Torre del Oro · about 0.9 km, about 12 min on foot
Stop 2
In 1992, for the Universal Exposition in Seville, the tower was twinned with the Tower of Belém in Lisbon.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Plaza de España · about 1.4 km, about 19 min on foot
Stop 3
Along the curved wings run 48 benches with ceramic murals, each showing a monument or historical moment from one of Spain’s provinces.
about 6 min of audio
The stop stories are AI-generated audio guides and can contain mistakes. Check opening hours and tickets on the official sites.
How does this self-guided walking tour work?
The audio guides on this page stay free: open any stop to listen in your browser.
Walk Mode uses your location to narrate places as you walk. It opens in the Mappu app at the first stop, Seville Cathedral. Your first walk is free for three stops with a free Mappu account.
Walk Mode: 2 hours for 50 credits (€4.99 Starter pack)
Self-guided audio walk. No guide accompanies you. Not affiliated with the sites.
Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: the walking route between stops, from OpenStreetMap, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
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Useful for your visit
Tickets, tours and practical extras for this trip, from Mappu's partners.
- Skip-the-line ticket for the Cathedral and the GiraldaTiqets · Partner(opens the partner's site in a new tab)
- Plaza de España and more: guided tourViator · Partner(opens the partner's site in a new tab)
- Cathedral, Giralda and Alcázar guided tour, no queuesViator · Partner(opens the partner's site in a new tab)
Partner links (Airalo, Amazon, Booking.com, GetYourGuide, Klook, Tiqets, Trip.com, Viator, Welcome Pickups): if you book or buy through them, Mappu may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.
Route checked by Mappu on October 23, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.