Royal Alcázar opening hours
The Royal Alcázar opens every day, without a midday break, except for four days a year. Here is a summary, as published on the official website.
Visiting hours
1 October to 31 March
- Every day
- 09:30–17:00
- Visitors asked to leave
- from 17:45
1 April to 30 September
- Every day
- 09:30–19:00
- Visitors asked to leave
- from 19:45
Closed
- January
- 1 and 6
- Holy Week
- Good Friday
- December
- 25
Opening hours checked in November 2026 on the official Royal Alcázar website. The Alcázar is a royal residence still in use, not a museum, so visits may be altered; check the opening hours before you go.
Tips for your visit
Allow between an hour and a half and two hours to see the whole complex. Bear in mind the time of year, your start time, the heat in the busiest months and the queues to buy tickets: that is why it pays to plan your visit in advance.
With our guided tour the guide is waiting for you with your ticket in hand, and with the ticket with audio guide you go in without stopping at the ticket office.
Where it is
The Royal Alcázar is in the centre of Seville, on the Patio de Banderas, next to the Cathedral. The visitor entrance is the Puerta del León (Lion Gate).
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