Two things that decide a short trip and no guide can answer for you: how much daylight there is on the dates you are looking at, and how much free time your inbound and outbound flights really leave you.
The longest day is in June — 14 h 43 min of daylight — and the shortest in December, with 9 h 36 min. That is a 5 h 7 min swing between them.
Tell us when you arrive and when you leave. We will tell you how many hours you really get to enjoy the city, day by day, once the transfers and your own breaks are set aside.
These are free hours, not a list of sights. We do not know your flight, the queues, opening times or how long it takes to get from one place to another.
Sunrise and sunset in Seville, on its own clock and with the seasonal time change already applied. It is what decides how much fits into a day, and it swings far more than people expect.
2–3 days in March / October / November come to roughly 20 h 22 min to 35 h 42 min of daylight, depending on the month you pick and how long you stay.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:37 | 18:28 | 9 h 51 min |
| February | 08:13 | 19:02 | 10 h 49 min |
| March | 07:35 | 19:30 | 11 h 54 min |
| April | 07:49 | 20:57 | 13 h 8 min |
| May | 07:15 | 21:25 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 07:02 | 21:46 | 14 h 43 min |
| July | 07:14 | 21:44 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 07:39 | 21:17 | 13 h 38 min |
| September | 08:05 | 20:33 | 12 h 28 min |
| October | 08:31 | 19:48 | 11 h 17 min |
| November | 08:02 | 18:14 | 10 h 11 min |
| December | 08:30 | 18:07 | 9 h 36 min |
Worked out for Seville from its position and its time zone (Europe/Madrid). The times are approximate — the sun shifts a couple of minutes from one year to the next — and they leave out twilight, which adds some light before and after. Each month is worked out from its 15th, the day that looks most like the month as a whole.
Rank what matters most to you, from one to three things, and tick anything you want to avoid. We compare the areas the guide describes and explain why each one fits, catch included.
It sorts what the guide says; it does not score neighbourhoods. It does not look at hotels, today’s prices, safety or accessibility, and it only knows the areas the guide describes.
Every rating comes from what the guide’s table says in words, and the sentence is shown next to it. What the guide does not say is not scored.
Who each one is for and what the catch is, in the guide’s own words.
A first visit. The cathedral and the Alcázar are at the door, and the lanes are the Seville of the photographs.
The catch: No car reaches most doors, so the bags are carried in. The most touristed streets in the city, and priced accordingly.
Flat, central streets between the cathedral and the water, a taxi to the door and old tapas bars on every corner.
The catch: Fewer small hotels with character than Santa Cruz, and the streets fill on bullfight and procession days.
Shops, a market and bars used by residents, a short walk from the monuments one way and the Alameda the other.
The catch: The squares fill at night and stay loud until late. Ask for a room on the inner courtyard.
Better value, the city's nightlife on the square, and a neighbourhood that is not arranged for visitors.
The catch: The furthest from the cathedral, and the Alameda itself is noisy into the early hours.
Quieter evenings, a neighbourhood's own bars and market, and the best view of the old city — from across the water.
The catch: Every day starts and ends with the walk over the bridge, and there are few hotels to choose from.
Give it the days you have just worked out and Joru builds the whole trip: what to see each day, in what order, and how long it takes to get between them. With real places and real forecasts, not invented ones.
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