The 10 best photo spots in Seville (2026)

Built for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition, Plaza de España is the most requested location in the city, and for good reason: a semicircle of brick and ceramics, bridges over the canal, tiled benches dedicated to each province and colonnades that give shade and depth. It's free to enter and works for any kind of session, from a marriage proposal to family photos.

Best time: at sunrise, when the square is almost empty and the light skims low across the brick. By mid-morning it fills with groups and vendors. What to avoid: the centre of the square at midday, without a single patch of shade in summer. Local photographer's tip: the side galleries let you line up arches in perspective with the couple in the last one; the light bounces off the pale floor and is very flattering on skin.

Right next to Plaza de España, Parque de María Luisa is Seville's great garden: tiled glorietas, ponds, pigeons in Plaza de América and paths with shade even in the hot months. The Glorieta de Bécquer, with its sculptural group beneath an enormous bald cypress, is one of the most romantic corners in the city.

What to avoid: the widest walkways near the entrances, which are always busy. Local photographer's tip: Monte Gurugú, a small artificial hill with a waterfall, gives an almost jungle-like backdrop five minutes from Plaza de España. It's perfect for family sessions with small children, who can move around freely.

The old Jewish quarter is a maze of narrow streets, whitewashed façades and iron grilles with flowerpots. Callejón del Agua, beside the wall of the Reales Alcázares, Plaza de Doña Elvira with its ceramic benches and Plaza de Santa Cruz are the classic spots, and you can cover it all on foot in very little time.

Best time: first thing in the morning, before the shops open and the guided groups arrive. What to avoid: midday, when the sun falls vertically and the narrow streets are left with very harsh shadows. Local photographer's tip: in streets this narrow the light is indirect and soft for most of the day, so we place the couple facing the end of the alley to catch light in their eyes.

The Giralda is Seville's silhouette, and you don't need to go inside to photograph it. Plaza Virgen de los Reyes, with its fountain and horse-drawn carriages, and Calle Mateos Gago, which frames the tower between façades and balconies, are the two best-known shots. Plaza del Triunfo, between the Cathedral and the Alcázar, adds another wide perspective.

What to avoid: the busiest hours in front of the Cathedral door. Local photographer's tip: from the start of Mateos Gago, with a medium lens, the Giralda looms large behind the couple and the street creates lines that lead the eye towards them. At nightfall, with the tower lit up, the photo changes completely.

The Reales Alcázares are one of the most beautiful palace complexes in Europe, with the Patio de las Doncellas, the Baños de Doña María de Padilla and huge gardens. It's a ticketed monument, and it's worth buying in advance because the queues are long almost all year.

Important: inside the monument, a session with a professional photographer needs authorisation from the Alcázar itself, which manages its own photography and filming rules. If you want the Alcázar in your session, we plan it well ahead; if not, the outer walls and the Patio de Banderas, at the exit, offer arches and orange trees without going in.

On the other side of the Guadalquivir, Triana has a different character: a neighbourhood of ceramicists and flamenco, yellow, red and blue façades on Calle Betis and the Puente de Isabel II, the Triana bridge, as a backdrop. The ceramics shops on Calle Alfarería and the market next to the bridge complete a route full of colour.

Best time: it depends on the photo you're after. In the morning, the rising sun lights the Calle Betis façades, which face the river, head-on; at sunset, the sun goes down behind Triana and from the Puente de Isabel II you get backlit shots and golden silhouettes over the water. Local photographer's tip: go down to the riverbank by the bridge steps to get the water in the foreground and the bridge on a diagonal.

The 13th-century Torre del Oro and the riverside promenade give you a more open Seville, with horizon, palm trees and boats. It's a very easy location to combine with Triana in the same session: you just cross the bridge.

What to avoid: the narrow pavement next to the tower at peak times. Local photographer's tip: at blue hour, just after sunset, the tower lights up and the sky still has colour; it's one of the best moments for a couple's photo with the city in the background.

The wooden structure in Plaza de la Encarnación, known to everyone as Las Setas, is the contemporary counterpoint to so much history. Beneath and around it, organic shapes work really well for portraits and urban-style sessions, and at the top there's a viewpoint overlooking the rooftops and the Giralda.

The upper walkway has its own tickets and opening hours, so it's worth checking them before you plan. Local photographer's tip: at sunset, the viewpoint gives a 360-degree view with the city glowing gold; at street level, the structure's shadow draws very photogenic geometric patterns in mid-morning.

Seville keeps its most intimate beauty behind its great doors: patios with columns, azulejos, fountains and bougainvillea. Casa de Pilatos, Palacio de las Dueñas and Palacio de la Condesa de Lebrija can be visited with a ticket, and many boutique hotels in the centre are in palace houses with their own patios.

These spaces are private and each has its own rules for professional sessions: some allow it with advance booking and others don't. For a marriage proposal or a couple's session that needs privacy, your own hotel's patio is often the simplest and most elegant solution. We'll help you confirm it beforehand.

The Alameda is the liveliest square in the centre: the columns of Hercules and Julius Caesar at one end, terraces, trees and a local atmosphere. It's ideal for lifestyle, friends or portrait sessions with less of a postcard feel and more of real life.

Best time: as evening falls, when the terraces light up and the square fills with locals. Local photographer's tip: the warm lights of the bars give a lovely bokeh in the background; with the couple in the foreground and a bit of movement behind, the photo tells the story of a Seville night without any need to pose.

March, April and May are the best months: orange trees in blossom, mild temperatures and, in late spring, purple jacarandas in many streets and squares. October and November are also excellent, with long golden light and less heat. July and August are very hot, and in those months we only work at sunrise or in the last hour of the afternoon.

Watch out for Semana Santa and the Feria de Abril: the city is spectacular, but the centre is very crowded, streets are closed and accommodation fills up. If your dates coincide, we plan alternative routes and early start times.

If you only have one afternoon, this route combines the city's three faces: we start in the Barrio de Santa Cruz with soft light between the alleyways, take in the Giralda from Mateos Gago, walk to the river past the Torre del Oro, which catches the golden light at that hour, and finish on the Triana bridge with the sun setting behind the neighbourhood.

If you prefer the morning, we reverse the order: sunrise at Plaza de España, a stroll through Parque de María Luisa and a finish in Santa Cruz before the groups arrive. Either way it's all on foot, with no car or taxis.