We're an older couple and of necessity on a long trip to Spain will have several pieces of luggage. In Seville we planned to stay in Santa Cruz and use a taxi from train station to hotel, but had recently heard that taxis are restricted from some areas/hotels. Can someone please confirm this and tell me how we find out what streets are affected (will affect our choice of hotels)? Thank you.
Posted by
Citizen of the World
3291 posts
I think taxis are legally allowed to enter Seville’s Barrio Santa Cruz— the limitation may be because some of the streets are so incredibly narrow that some larger cars can’t squeeze through. There are a few streets that seem more like alleyways and I recall wondering if even a Volkswagen Beetle would be too wide for them!
In any case, the hotel can advise you where the taxi can drop you off close by if there’s a problem with the street it is on.
The Santa Cruz neighborhood is only about 1/5 of a square kilometer in size— about 700 feet x 700 feet.
Have fun in Seville!
Posted by
TX, USA
5459 posts
I will second that I saw taxis almost everywhere. I am sure regular cars have some restrictions.
About those narrow streets - a few years ago, I arrived via taxi from the station (staying very near the cathedral) and we were stuck for 15-20 minutes because a truck of some sort (that I never saw) tried to make it down one street and got stuck. I have no idea how he ever got out but eventually our taxi driver (and a few other taxis) backed up and went down a one way street the wrong way to get me close enough to get out.