We have booked 5 days/ nights in Seville. We will be coming from Granada via train and looking for advice on an itinerary for days in Seville and around. Our general plan is 3 days in Seville and 2 training to Cordoba plus one to either bus to Rhonda or train to Cadiz. We are from NYC and will have our 2 teenage boys. Any recommendations/ suggestions for daily specific plans along with nearby restaurants welcome. We are also big bikers if there is a good route / city tour to do. In Italy we did the Aquaduct.
Thank you in advance!
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Just focusing on Sevilla
I recommend the Alacazar when it opens to avoid crowds. Make sure you book in advance.
Restaurants/food in the Alcazar area: Restaurante Arabesca, Uno de Delicias (for tortilla), Las Teresas, El Monasterio (ice cream), Bodega Santa Cruz
You can definitely find some nice bike paths along the river
I really like the Setas area for dinner. There are a lot of good restaurants around there where you can sit outside and look at the big wood mushroom sculptures. It's a nice scene. Míng Chinese Restaurant is one I really like, Vinoteca Lama La Uva is an amazing wine bar, La Linterna Ciega has great tapas.
Bodeguita Romero is absolutely top notch for tapas. It's small though, so try not to go when it's going to be super busy.
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new york
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BARRA BAJA was one of my favorite restaurants of my most recent trip, last March. It is close to the Setas; you need to book, and sit at the bar if possible. Wonderful!!!
It's at the top of this commentary on where I ate a few months ago, in March, solo:
https://www.hungryonion.org/t/sevilla-for-5-nights-march-2025/42810
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SoCal
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If you have any sensitivity to animal cruelty, I'd minimize the time in Córdoba. I'm not a PETA member, and I'm an unrepentant carnivore, but I found the relentless reminders of bullfighting there to be off-putting. And the city itself is IMO unremarkable. I'd not want to shortchange time in Sevilla in favor of Córdoba. Just one traveler's opinion.
Also, I agree that the riverfront in Sevilla is great for cycling. Beautiful rides.
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I agree that you could certainly enough Cordoba with a long day trip, seeing the mosque-cathedral and the historic center area. A decent amount of Cordoba is rather touristy and the restaurants are not on par with Sevilla. It does have this incredible medieval character, being one of the largest cities in Europe 1000 years ago. The Roman bridge lit up at night is pretty, and obviously the mezquita is amazing.
But, that's coming from someone who doesn't feel as wowed by Toledo or San Gimignano as most people. I like the history and traditional flavor, but I'd prefer to spend most of my time in a vibrant cosmopolitan place, not a museum. I'd rather go to a restaurant that opened 5 years ago than a restaurant that opened 150 years ago, 9 times out of 10. Sevilla gives you both, history, tourist sights, along with a modern city.