A walk through the setting of the Guadalquivir

To walk through the city following the riverbank means letting yourself be carried along by the relaxed environment while at the same time enjoying the places of interest that are along the way.

Walk

• We start at the Bridge of Triana, and we head towards the south, by Paseo Colon. On the left is the Bullring, and on our right is a fantastic view of Triana, specifically the colourful Betis Street.

• Again on our left, the Maestranza Theatre will appear this time, a large modern building of cultural reference in Spain, but its location blocks the marvellous views of the Cathedral and Giralda.

• We’ll go down the modern walkway of Paseo Marques de Contadero, on the riverbank we can find the replica of the Nao Victoria moored, the only ship that managed to return from the first round the world journey, which commemorates those years.

• So we arrive to the famous Golden Tower, the defensive Almohad Tower which united the city walls with the river and which was a symbol of the Sevilian Port during the time of trade with America.

• We go straight and we enter the so called Paseo de las Delicias (Boulevard of Delicacies) where on our left San Telmo’s Palace will appear soon, founded as a navigation school and the current Andalusian Government building. Here we can go down the steps ofn our right and continue along the riverbank, called New York Quay.

• Going up the next set of steps we come across the Sailors Roundabout, which will later take us to the end of the tour, and pay special attention to the unique ‘Queen’s Seamstress’ building, named after its legend, one that Sevillians like to tell.

• Coming down the next set of steps again towards the river, we find ourselves by the ‘Delicacies Quay’, which is a lovely walk, on which we see to our left the Argentina Pavilion, constructed for the Exhibition in 1929 and the recently opened Seville Aquarium.

• Coming out of the passage towards the Mexico Roundabout on which we will see the Morocco and Colombia Pavilions, constructed for the same exhibition. Exiting the roundabout towards Paseo de las Delicias we’ll in front of us the Brasil and Mexico Pavilions both of which are open to visitors now that they are part of the administration of the University of Seville.

• Next to the Brasil Pavilion we come to America Square, with its Mudejar Pavilion, currently the Arts and Popular Customs Museum and the Fine Arts Pavilion, the Archaeological Museum whose historic facades are worth having a look at.

• From here we can choose between returning to the Paseo de las Delicias, this time going north, or going into Maria Luisa Park to arrive to the same place: the Sailors Roundabout where homage is paid to Juan Sebastian Elcano, Captain of the Nao Victoria. From there, it’s straight towards Spain Square, where we can relax and finish our tour.

Images source: 86 -94 (section 3); 12, 28, 87-89 (section 2); 23 (section 4).