Do you want to see the main city highlights? Join me on a private tour and see from the Cathedral with its bell tower to the narrowest streets of the Old Jewish quarter. Take it up a notch and after a nice walk, enjoy Seville from the water in a comfortable trip through the Guadalquivir river.
Destination
Seville, Spain
Category
City Highlight Tours
Duration
3 hours
Transport mode
Walking tour
Available languages
English, Español
Included
Private guide
6 reasons to book this tour
Get an introduction to the city & its history
Explore main monuments like Royal Alcazar
Go for a walk in the Old Jewish Quarter
Relaxing boat trip in an ecological way
100% personalized to your wishes
Private tour: only you & your local host
What you can expect
As a true Sevillian, I love my city and its history. That's why I love to share experiences, meeting new people, and showing the city to anyone who comes to visit. Join me on a private tour, and let me show you the best of Seville as well as its hidden corners and secrets of the monuments.
Let's start with a monumental area of the city that has been declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. We'll make a few stops and talk about the main monuments. You will hear about its stories, legends and secrets and why it is so important to us.
We'll take a walk through the Santa Cruz neighborhood, the old Jewish Quarter. You'll have the chance to immerse yourself in the heritage left by the Jews and get to know what it was like living here for them. We had many other influences such as the Muslims, Christians, Africans, Gypsies, and more. You'll learn more about the legacy they left and how they influenced our gastronomy, folklore, and our way to be and to live.
After the walk, there's nothing better than to finish the tour by relaxing in the calm and silence of the Guadalquivir Waters. Hop on a small, semi-private and quiet ecologic boat, where you can relax and rest with a glass of wine or champagne while you hear about the riversides wonders like El Arenal and Triana.
If you have any other personal wishes or requests, let me know, and I will prepare a tailor-made experience for you!
This is the plan
Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Lola.
Meeting point
Meet at Plaza del Triunfo - Seville to start your journey
Itinerary
This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.
Plaza del Triunfo
Discover more about the 3 important buildings, closely located to this square!
Santa Cruz Quarter
Walk around, listen to the legends and admire the beautiful Old Jewish Quarter
Boat Tour
Make your way to the pier and take a boat. Enjoy Seville from the water and spot the Triana's bridge, Alamillo bridge, the Golden Tower and more
Pier of Guadalquivir
End of the boat tour
Make it yours
Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.
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Flexible cancellation policy
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Reviews from guests
Emily🇺🇸 United States
26 November 2023
The guide we booked with was not the one who led our tour. Our guide was friendly and had interesting stories about a few specific locations near the main tourist attractions. She gave us a general overview of the different religious groups who have controlled Sevilla. However, she did not offer much in-depth knowledge or local perspective. She couldn’t answer some of our basic questions and the boat ride was somewhat underwhelming. Walking Around Seville
Sabine🇨🇭 Switzerland
10 October 2023
Lola was incredibly kind, flexible and to the point.
Thank you, you made us feel like we were visiting friends.Amzing Lola
Mireille🇧🇪 Belgium
12 April 2023
Upon arrival we met Lola . She was very enthusiastic and very proud of her home town. We were immediately plunged into the action of Seville the week before Semana Santa.Very pleasant experience
Orla
24 February 2020
We had a delightful visit in Seville and thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Maya who brought us down the backstreets of this beautiful city telling us some of the lesser known tales of its past. She was friendly, interesting and fun and we would not hesitate to recommend her to others. Thank you also for being so flexible about our time. As it turned out we lost the rugby match but your beautiful city made up for that! :-)
Orla, Fiona & GerardA real local twist!
Maria🇺🇸 United States
9 January 2020
We had an amazing time! Lola our scheduled guide needed to substitute Chris and the tour was everything we could have asked for. Chris spoke excellent English, gave us fun interesting facts about every monument and building and neighborhood we toured and she was sure to get it all in in time to make the scheduled boat ride at the end of the tour. Thanks Chris! Because of your fun tour we got to know Seville in fun exciting ways that would not have been otherwise possible. Fantastic Tour - Monuments of Seville
Anne🇬🇧 United Kingdom
4 December 2019
This tour was not done by Lola! No explanation given as to why not. Instead Christina . I didn’t know what to expect however we were booked for 3 hours and including the 1 hour boat trip it lasted 21/2 hours. We were told the history but it all felt rushed.Monuments of Seville
Ian🇨🇦 Canada
11 June 2023
Because we wanted our walking tour on a date that happened to be Lola’s wedding day, Lola kindly arranged for Miguel and Mina to lead our large group of 30. We had a fantastic time exploring the hidden gems of Seville. Lola was a pleasure to communicate with, and Manuel and Mina were fabulous guides. I would highly recommend them and this lovely walking tour. Thank you!Fabulous!
Anne🇬🇧 United Kingdom
29 March 2023
Lola was very knowledgeable and took us to places we would never have discovered. She was cheerful and knows Seville so well. Interesting walk.
Mohamed🇩🇪 Germany
11 November 2019
This tour surpassed my expectations. Chris is very knowledgeable about the history of Seville and history in general, and so we were able to talk about parallels between delivered historical accounts and GoT. Moreover, Chris explained a lot about the art and architecture of the palace through the different centuries and how things evolved. Added to this, Chris shares a lot of the stories and accounts of the kings that occupied the palace and their legacies. Overall there is a wealth of information shared during this tour.Information-dense tour
Mark🇨🇦 Canada
6 November 2019
Booked a month out for walking tour and Alcázar of Seville. The day before Lola tells us there are no tickets for Alcázar. We check on line and there are all kinds of tickets for same day next day etc. She offers us a shorter tour of everything else we were supposed to see. I say ok we’ll go to the Alcázar ourselves in the morning. Asked if we get a discount since what I paid for is not what we’re getting.
Lola says yes of course, she’ll make a new booking for us. So I pay for the new booking. Pay to go into Alcázar. And am waiting to see refund for original booking. Now we find out Lola won’t be taking us. Instead it’s her partner Cris. Seems to me something better came along for Lola which is why I title this shuffled off. Cris was very nice by the way and tried hard so I recommend her highly.
Anyway after 5 days I send an email to find out where my refund is. It comes shortly after but they refunded the second trip which was only 2/3 the price of the original booking. So I paid for a full trip and bought my own two tickets for the Alcázar. I don’t feel like fighting with them anymore but I have definitely been ripped off.
I doubt this would be everyone’s experience but it was mine and I hope it doesn’t happen to others. If you have other options I’d look into themShuffled off
Jamie🇺🇸 United States
25 October 2019
Wow! We were absolutely blown away by our tour with Cris. She started the tour with a visit to the Antiquarium underneath the Metropol parasol, and then led us through a northern area of the city we probably otherwise wouldn’t have known to go to. The tour is exceptional, full of history and also hidden facts and surprises you would not see or hear about otherwise as a tourist. We even popped into one of her friend’s shows for a beer and a few songs, stumbled upon a back alley flamenco performance, and ended the night at a food market. Cris left us with a map and list of recommendations that we used to find a cool spot for dinner. Do not miss this tour if you travel to Seville, it’s very special.Hidden Gems Exceeded Expectations!
James
23 October 2019
We had Christina (chris) in Sevilla not Lola
Diane🇬🇧 United Kingdom
12 October 2019
Our guide was Chris, and her knowledge was incredible. Not only for us die hard fans, but her history of the Palace, Seville and surrounding area. Her stories were great. It was a pleasure to meet Chris on our private tour.Game of Thrones
Judith🇬🇧 United Kingdom
11 October 2019
We had a fascinating walk with Cristina Santiago from Sevilla4real. A highly informative tour of lesser-known sights.Hidden gems of Seville
Ed🇺🇸 United States
20 September 2019
We met with Cris in front of the Alcazar and felt like VIP as we bypassed the line and had the private tour, Chris was informative, engaging and full of information. We had a great time!.
Thanks Cris! Excellent!
Nicolas🇨🇦 Canada
6 August 2019
Nous avons beaucoup aimé notre visite. La guide était très connaissante. La petite dégustation à la fin est une très belle touche. Nous recommandons sans hésiter!Super visite
John Mark🇵🇭 Philippines
1 August 2019
When I was trying to find Game of Thrones tour in Seville, I was having a hard time to book a pure Game of Thrones tour, fortunately Lola was one of the locals who did the tour. We booked a personalized tour to go to Italica where they shot the Dragonpit meeting and the coronation of Bran stark. She had friends who were extra for the Game of Thrones so she definitely had inside information, anecdotes about the actors. She also had pictures to show where they shot the scenes. It was quite hot, so good thing she brought water with her, along with a driver to drive us around and bring us to the next spot where the death of Cersei and Jaimie Lannister was shot. It was not accessible to the public, but taking a picture thru a hole, you could really tell that it is the area where they shot it. Lastly, we went to the Real Alcazar, truly a beautiful palace and garden. Again, she had inside information and pictures to show wherein the scenes were shot. They did not need much CGI because it was already amazing! If you are a Game of Thrones fan, this is something you should not miss! Lola is a true Game of Thrones fan and if you are a GOT fan, you should not miss this!
Mireille🇵🇦 Panama
28 June 2019
Con Cris pasamos un día fantástico... visitamos El Alcázar donde aprendimos mucho, Chris esta bien preparada y nos explicó muy bien la historia del Palacio y sus jardines. Tuvimos un ameno almuerzo en el centro y paseos por la judería con datos históricos importantes. Nos llevo a una heladería artesanal y nos comimos un delicioso helado. Gracias Cris! Recomiendo este tour!
Patrick🇺🇸 United States
20 June 2019
We met Chris at plaza triunfo for a tour around Santa Cruz and it far exceeded Expectations! Chris was very knowledgeable and told so many different parts of the history that we needed to write some things down to go back and learn even more!
I spent 6 months here years ago and learned so much that I never knew about
If you want to learn some secret beautiful spots in Sevilla then sign up ASAP. We had amazing tapas as well at some local spots that we would never find on our own
Thanks!Chris is the best tour guide ever
russell🇺🇸 United States
28 May 2019
We met Chris at the Archives of India and took a tour or the cathedral and alcazar for 3 1/2 hours. She was very knowledgeable, friendly, and energetic. Excellent!Chris was great!
betsy🇺🇸 United States
25 May 2019
Chris gave a very thought provoking tour of the Alcazar in Seville. My husband thought she was the best of several guides we had in Spain.Chris was really smart!
Melita🇦🇺 Australia
25 May 2019
We enjoyed our tour with Cristina. She was very informative and easy to understand. We learned a lot about the town, it’s people and history. Personalised touring like this is excellent. Great tour
Ron🇦🇺 Australia
20 May 2019
After a couple of changes to the schedule, which, thankfully, we were able to accommodate - we got to meet up with Cris!
An enthusiastic, and knowledgeable font of local knowledge, she lead us on a great tour of the area. We saw things we surely would not have found on our own - including an artists' community we had seen the day before, but not explored - with Cris, we learned so much more about the nature of shared spaces.
A fine couple of hours of new experiences!
Thanks, Cris!!!Good experience with Cris in Seville
Tamara🇺🇸 United States
13 May 2019
We had a wonderful time. We didn't really know what to expect with this "alternative" tour, but we learned a lot and it was great seeing a different part of the city that we never would have explored otherwise.Loved it!
Boyd 🇩🇪 Germany
8 May 2019
Lola and co-hostess provided me and travelling companion a lovely and accessible two-hour gripping insight into the contemporary scene of Seville's most history laden neighbourhoods with personal anecdotes and stories. Of course when limited with only two hours, one can only but glean superficial insights. Lola's outstanding introduction however will ensure a return trip and with any luck, she will be available to once again host.A delightful introduction to Seville's hidden gems
Martha
7 May 2019
Connecting with Cristina was truly a good experience. She knows & started us off with a good history of the city and its background. My daughter and I enjoyed Cristina's presentation and her interaction with the residents that we came in touch with. We were fortunate to see the Thursday Market as part of our tour. Cristina clarified points of interest that I had questions about and made the tour seem shorter than it was. I was ready to continue longer. Bravo CristinaTravel with Locals
Becky🇺🇸 United States
4 May 2019
I don't think the sights that we were shown were that terribly interesting. Also Chris was a little hard to understand. She spoke very fast, had a very strong accent, and pronounced some English words with emphasis on the wrong syllable. My husband tuned her out about half way through because to him she was speaking a foreign language. It would be nice to hear about some of the actual artists that live and/or work in the areas we were shown.Chris shared some interesting sights
David🇬🇧 United Kingdom
16 April 2019
Chris took us round La Macarena district, just as it was gearing up for Semana Santa (along with the rest of Seville), and we really enjoyed it. A good walk, and good company. We recommend it.Very local, very good
Paul🇦🇺 Australia
13 April 2019
We had an amazing and fascinating walking tour where Seville meets America. Christy was just fabulous, her knowledge and warm nature really made this tour. Highly recommended Seville walking tour
Kerryn🇦🇺 Australia
24 March 2019
We found Chris to be a very enthusiastic guide.
Her detailed knowledge of history and architecture of the Real Alcazar was extensive. She was able to relate very well the Game of Thrones program to history.
An excellent tour!!Game of Thrones Tour
Karen🇦🇺 Australia
11 March 2019
Lola and Chris sent another guide who was good, but disappointing as I booked this tour based on their reviews. We had a good morning and saw all the beautiful sights of Seville.A nice morning in Seville
Sally🇬🇧 United Kingdom
12 February 2019
As part of a recent trip to Seville, my two daughters and I did a tour of La Macarena with Pilar. We have visited Seville on previous occasions and love the city, so were keen to do something slightly different.
Pilar was informative, knowledgable, interesting, extremely pleasant and friendly.
Would definitely recommend the tour.Informative, knowledgable, friendly
Catherine🇵🇹 Portugal
17 December 2018
We had a great experience in Sevilla with Teresa. She is an excellent guide - knows so much about the city and is so enthusiastic to share her knowledge. I have been to Sevilla before and saw many things I never knew about on the Hidden Gems tour. When we come back next year, we're booking another tour!Great tour!
David🇺🇸 United States
19 November 2018
I went on a tour with a family of 8, great experience! Tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable and the tour was very interesting. Would definitely recommend!Great time
Jo🇬🇧 United Kingdom
31 October 2018
Excellent tour of the hidden gems of Seville with Chris. We did several tours in the city and this was by far the best. Very knowledgeable, personable and articulate, we had a fascinating look at the less obvious parts of the city in the northern area and really enjoyed it. We would highly recommend this tour and will use Withlocals again. Excellent tour
Danielle🇺🇸 United States
28 October 2018
This was a wonderful tour for Game of Thrones fans! Walking around, the focus was on scenes from Game of Thrones (complete with pictures, which was incredibly helpful), but we were also able to explore on our own afterwards. It's not a very long tour, but it was very informative both on the palace itself and the filming that went on inside of it. Thanks for a great experience! Great and informative tour
Shauna
26 October 2018
My husband and I did three guided tours in Spain. Our tour with Teresa was special, because it was more of a local‘s point of view. Teresa is very friendly and knowledgeable, she was my favourite guide of the three. Her tour provided history, architecture, and stories. It was vibrant, slightly eclectic, and very very interesting. It sort of was like we were hanging out with a friend showing us ‘her’ city and the neighbourhood in which she lives. Unique and exactly what we wanted
Carole🇺🇸 United States
20 October 2018
Leonard🇳🇱 Netherlands
18 October 2018
Chris was our guide for a couple of hours around the northern neighbourhoods of Seville. Walking with her gave us a look into the long history and struggles of the local inhabitants, from ancient right up till modern times. Thank you Chris for sharing your local insights and helping us understand a little better, a hidden side of Seville we would never have found out for ourselves.Knowledgable local guide
Frank🇺🇸 United States
5 October 2018
My wife and I enjoyed our tour of Seville w/ Lola. She was was an excellent guide, willing to answer questions and explain in detail. Her English is great. Very helpful to get a tour from a local, showing us areas we would never have seen otherwise. Excellent Tour w/ Lola
Scott🇺🇸 United States
2 October 2018
Our time with Teresa was both practical and profound. We were oriented to the city and took a walk through time. From 200 BC to today, Teresa showed us how the layers of history transformed the buildings, culture and people of Sevilla (and Spain). She explained how mosques were converted (pun intended) into churches, the relevance of orange trees for the past 2000 years, and why ham is such a staple in the Spanish diet. Teresa also introduced us to the story of Santa Justa and her sister Rufina, Sevilla’s first Christians (and arguably the city’s first feminists). HIGHLY RECOMMEND this tour and Teresa in particular - it is one of the most memorable experiences of our 17 days in Spain!
UPDATE: Two days later, we had a tour of the Cathedral and the Alcazar and were pleasantly surprised that Teresa was our guide again! Continuing the trend from our kickstart tour, Teresa pointed out intricate, historical details that one would normally miss, much less understand without the context she provided. Words can’t even describe how Teresa made our visit more meaningful and memorable - she’s amazing!Sevilla!
Freddy🇺🇸 United States
17 September 2018
We met Chris and had 2 two hour tours + a fabulous lunch at a local restaurant that Chris knew. She was very knowledgable, delightful, informative, sweet and any other adjective that you would like to add I recommend her if you are in Sevilla anytime in the future.
Would absolutely repeat if I'm ever back
Freddy from FloridaTour of Sevilla with Chris
Salwa🇦🇺 Australia
16 September 2018
We spent the morning walking around Seville with Theresa. She was kind, warm, friendly and a lot of fun! Thanks Theresa for a great time 😁Theresa the Terrific!!!
Pamela🇺🇸 United States
14 September 2018
Lola was very sweet and nice to talk to. We enjoyed her company. But, she did not know much about the place. She barely could tell us anything.
I would not repeat. Mediocre experience
Paul
10 September 2018
Lola took us on a fascinating tour of her 'neck of the woods' La Macarena'. We wouldn't have visited if it hadn't been for 'With Locals'. She took us into a residential area inside the old city walls that took in Feria Market (great tapas bar that we went back to), the Alameda de Hercules promenade and the last remaining section of the old Arab wall! Brilliant!Truly "with a local"
Scott 🇺🇸 United States
2 September 2018
Such a great tour and amazing experience. We could of not been more happy with our tour. Thanks again for being so sweet to our family and making it so memorable. Amazing
Yevgeniy🇺🇸 United States
23 August 2018
Our tourguide was Daniel and he was awesome! He mixed some great history lessons and legends, showed us real Seville. Our kids, 10 and 15, enjoyed the tour as much as we did. Thank you very much!Best tour
Gregory🇺🇸 United States
1 July 2018
We had a wonderful Hidden Gems tour with Teresa on our first day in Sevilla. She was a perfect guide and was both engaging and very pleasant to talk with. She had some helpful cards that showed us architecture so we could better understand the evolution of the city and it’s history. Can’t endorse Teresa highly enough. A+++Great way to start our stay in Sevilla!
Sue🇬🇧 United Kingdom
28 May 2018
We had a great “non game of thrones tour” with skip the line tickets for the Alcázar Palace in Seville. Fun - Informative - and we would recommend to friends.Alcazar walking tour
amy🇺🇸 United States
23 May 2018
My 73 year old mom and I enjoyed a 2 hour walking tour on a gorgeous morning . We did learn a lot and got to places we would not have wandered to on our own. My only criticism is that it was difficult to hear our guide at times because she was soft spoken.nice tour with a very knowledgeable young
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More about me
As locals and highly qualified guides, We guarantee our customers enjoyable tours full of interesting content. Our purpose is to make you feel the very same love we feel for this city; understanding the past and present of Seville, including all of the ups and downs.
We are also travelers and because of this, always try to avoid the typical touristic routes and places. That is the reason why we want to offer our visitors the chance to discover the highlights of this city as well as other unknown places, in addition to the gastronomy, the way we enjoy my free time and my cherished traditions and customs.
We like curious people that want to learn and enjoy the local experience and are always willing and able to plan a special route for you.