Day Trip - Excursion to Seville

Seville is the capital of Andalucia and is one of the prettiest cities in Spain. It is separated in two by the Rio Guadalquivir, meaning 'big river' in Arabic, which is the longest of Spain’s rivers and is navigable to the Atlantic Ocean, 100kms away from the city centre.

The Golden Age of Seville was in the early 1500’s following the “discovery” of America by Columbus in 1492. It became known as the port and gateway to the Indies and valuable cargo included gold, silver, emeralds, silk and spices.

 
There are two Arabic buildings remaining in Seville, the Torre de Oro and the Giralda. The Torre de Oro, or Golden Tower, dates back to the 13th Century, 1220, and was an Arabic watch tower, allegedly covered in golden tiles. There used to be another watch tower on the other side of the riverbank and a huge metal chain was stretched between the two towers to prevent hostile ships from sailing up river. The tower has had many uses; as a gun powder store, a chapel, a prison and most recently as a museum. The Giralda is a 90m high brick tower on the side of the huge Gothic Cathedral and was built between 1184 and 1198. It was the miaret of the mosque which was where the Cathedral now stands.

The Giralda and the Torre de Oro

The Cathedral (top) was completed in 1507 and is the largest Baroque style cathedral in the world and is the third largest cathedral after St. Peter’s in Rome and St. Paul’s in London. It is located in the old Jewish quarter, the Santa Cruz district, which is a maze of narrow streets with whitewashed buildings within touching distance of each other.
 

Recommended Day trip - Excursion

Seville is approximately 2.5 hours from Marbella and the Costa del Sol so we would recommend this trip as a full day excursion and as the temperatures often reach 100 C in the height of summer it is best to avoid July and August.

Our Seville based scavenger hunt will send your organization (in small teams), on a whirlwind tour of the city’s historic quarter (Barrio Santa Cruz), on a mission to capture the true essence of Andalucia – Flamenco, Tapas, Sherry, Passion, Art, History and Romance! 

By no means is this Hunt physically demanding.  Instead, participants must simply orientate themselves through the barrio’s famous labyrinth of streets, collecting items along the way and identifying unique landmarks and perhaps carrying out the odd challenge!  A fun prize giving ceremony is offered at the end of the event.

As a bonus, we can customize the Treasure Hunt to suit whatever theme your organization may wish to pursue – i.e. Historical Seville; Gastronomy and wine; Cultural elements (flamenco and bullfighting); etc.  Or, we can combine all these highlights in an informative yet entertaining theme to capture Seville’s universal attractions!

Duration of activity approximately 2.5 hours (4 hours in total with introductions, orientation and awards).