Best places: Castles in Seville, Spain

Landmark Moorish royal palace with fountain-filled gardens, ornate arches & 16th-century tiles.

Remains of defensive walls, gates & palace structures built by Carthaginian, Roman & Muslim rulers.

👍👍 What a great find!!! Unobstructed access to the WHOLE castle. First ruled by the Moores then by the Catholic Kings. Couldn't get into some places in the castle, hoping that others can get deeper into the ruins.

👍👍 I loved this castle! Always nice to climb to a high point to see views over a new town, and this is great for that - you can see the bridge with the dragon, and the white houses of the town. It's free to enter, and I was the only person there most of the time (I visited on a Thursday morning). Whil...

👍👍 Officially, the whole is called Alcázar de Arriba and Porta de Marchena. It is a large fortress that is located to the east of the walled enclosure, at the highest point of Carmona. Pedro I had it restored in the 14th century on top of a previous fortification from the Almohad period, built this one...

👍👍 If you want to know something more, continue reading: The portal, built in ashlars, is formed by a lowered semicircular arch, and on it, framed in an octagonal card, there is a coat of arms with four quarters and a crest. The entrance has an angled shape. In it there is a tombstone with this inscri...

👍👍 got scared by a pigeon in a dark room - 10/10 would recommend But seriously though, really glad we took the time to visit here. It's a nice, serene place and not "touristified", so you do have to be careful. There is an info plaque outside the castle in both Spanish and English.

Privately-owned fortress from the late 13th century, with Gothic features & views over farmland.