Not-so-Touristic Spots in Seville

If you have already paid a visit to our many touristic spots and you have some time left before you go back home (or you are lucky enough to be living here), I recommend you to give a chance to some not-so-touristic places in Seville.

• CAAC: The Andalusian Centre of Contemporary Arts (Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo) is definitely one of my favourite places to spend some time at. The old Monastery of La Cartuja is now restructured into this museum of contemporary art that holds plenty of temporary and permanent art exhibitions and events with international artists, concerts, festivals, etc. It is also a nice place to just watch the time go by. It is a bit isolated from the city centre, but it can be easily reached by bus (lines C1 or C2). It also holds my favourite outdoor club to go to on Saturday afternoons (find more information about it in one of my previous posts: Local Festivities and Some Alternatives in Seville). The price varies from 1. 80 to 3 euros depending on whether you want to see one exhibition or the whole museum, but it is free on Saturday and also on Tuesday to Friday evenings. Interesting Fact: If you like Alice in the Wonderland, you can find a huge sculpture of Alice right at the entrance of the museum (I got scared the first time I saw it).

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• La Alameda de Hércules: Or simply La Alameda is let's say, a big open space near the city centre full of clubs, pubs, bars, restaurants, etc. In my opinion, it is basically Seville's centre of leisure and night life. There are plenty of bars and cafés, most of them are really cheap - I've talked about some of them in one of my previous posts: Cheap and Fancy Places to Eat in Seville, but I would recommend you to simply go there and discover them by yourself. Sometimes concerts, fairs and other kind of activities are held here as well, but I guess the best thing about this place is the atmosphere: it is usually crowded at night but as it is a big open space you don't feel anxious - like I normally do in clubs.

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• La Alfalfa: Kind of the same thing as La Alameda but smaller. As here in Seville the weather is really good, we, the locals, tend to spend a lot of time outdoors and since La Alfalfa owns a wide range of pubs and bars - most of which are super cheap - I'd recommend you to have some tapas in one of them.

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• El Acuario de Sevilla: Yes, Seville has an aquarium - it is actually quite new, but here it is - just by the river Guadalquivir. I have never been there myself, as I think the price is a bit high (15 euros per adult) and the place doesn't seem big enough to be worth that amount of money, but feel free to give it a try, if you feel like it and don't hesitate to tell me about it, if you want to share your experience.

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• Barrio de Santa Cruz: I'm not sure if this charming place should be classified as a touristic or non-touristic spot. There are indeed a lot of tourists wandering around the narrow streets of this old Jewish quarter, but there are also many locals - like my best friends, who simply like going there, because they enjoy getting lost in it. As far as I know, there are many tours offered which will guide you across this magical place and share with you some truly worth hearing stories about the old inhabitants of this place.

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• Casa de Pilatos: I went here on a school trip many years ago, but as far as I can remember, it was a beautiful place worth visiting. If you're interested in seeing the typical Andalusian architecture you definitely have to pay a visit to this reconstruction of the Pilate's house.

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• Antigua Fábrica de Tabacos: the old tobacco factory, which has now been restructured into the faculties of Philology, History and Geography. It is a magnificent building, also called "El Rectorado", surrounded by small gardens, located in the middle of the city centre. If you enjoy the university atmosphere this is definitely your place - and what's more, it is in fact the most beautiful building owned by the University of Seville. There are some who compare it to Hogwarts, so give it a try and get lost in millions of corridors, patios and old libraries that it possesses - there are also free tours during which you can learn about the history of this building.

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• Museums in El Parque de María Luisa: The most famous park in Seville also has a couple of museums related to traditional arts and customs. If you're interested in these areas, you should definitely pay these museums a visit. Personally, I have been to one of them, I believe it was the Ceramics one, and well, I'm not very much into pottery but it was quite all right.

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• Parque del Alamillo: Another park, I think it's the biggest one in the city, which holds many fairs, festivals, performances of all kinds, etc. You can simply go there if you're bored and want to spend some time around trees, laying on the grass or whatever, but don't get surprised if you end up finding a hippie fair instead of peace and quiet. I'm also pretty sure I once saw a guy doing ski surfing on the lake. It's a bit far from the city centre, but it can be easily reached by bus.

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• Football Stadiums: If you are into football - "soccer" for you, my dear American fellas - you should be glad to read that Seville owns not one but two football teams: Sevilla Fútbol Club (SFC) and Real Betis Balompié (RBB). Red and green are their distinctive colours respectively and each of them has of course its own stadium. Matches are played from time to time so I think it'd be an unforgettable experience to see a football match in Spain, don't you agree?

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• Avenida 5 Cines: Despite Seville having several cinemas, theatres or however you call it, this one is my favourite by far. It is an old cinema that projects films in their original language - with subtitles, thank God. It's right next to Plaza de Armas shopping centre and the Bus Station, and what's more, it is cheaper than normal cinemas.

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