What is it about Seville that makes it one of the most romantic cities in the world? The capital of Seville is on a par with cities like Paris, Florence or San Francisco. Seville hides unusual, romantic and movie perfect places to celebrate love in all its facets this Valentine’s Day.
It may not surprise the reader who has visited the city, because Seville has witnessed great films, from the forbidden love of Don Juan and Doña Inés to the most blockbuster mess in the history of our cinema, not to mention many others on the small screen.
Whether for the charm of its neighborhoods and streets, the musk of orange blossom and gastronomy or for its monumental quality, this city manages to give the neighbor and visitor great walks in which one breathes, at least, pure love. This list offers some of those dreamy places, the most romantic of Seville.
1. Monument of Bécquer
Maria Luisa Park is home to this marble monument, arranged around a tree and dedicated precisely to the romantic poet Gustavo Adolfo Becquer. The composition reveals three women symbolizing wounded love, possessed love and lost love.
Behind them rises a Cupid, which is the love that hurts, and the wounded love, the man with the arrow stuck. Although it is a well known sculptural ensemble in the city, it stands out above all the environment in which it is located. It is common that some couples still approach this allegory of love to leave flowers or letters.
2. Neighborhood of Santa Cruz
The sound of water reverberates in the fountains of Santa Cruz, in its bends and charming squares. Any of its streets make up a bucolic picture and full of romanticism, if that is what is expected of them. But the Jewish quarter is much more.
Crossing the small passageway of the Patio de Banderas means getting involved with the neighborhood, letting yourself get lost, nourished by the sound of the guitar, the return of the neighbor, the orange blossom.
Walking through Santa Cruz is a privilege and a gift shared by tourists and Sevillians and its beauty is one of the virtues that make this neighborhood an essential to walk through as a couple. Undoubtedly, one of our favorite options as far as romantic places are concerned.
3. Mount Gurugú
Another of the spaces that arouses passions of Maria Luisa Park, the green lung of the city center, is the Monte Gurugú. It consists of a small hill-shaped elevation crowned with an intimate dome.
The waterfall and the lanterns contribute to make the place more idyllic. It is one of the most charming corners of the park, despite the vandalism it sometimes suffers.
4. Cabildo Square
This semicircular square is accessed from Avenida de la Constitución and Arfe Street. It is currently the headquarters of philately and numismatics in Seville and a space where the Sunday philatelic flea market is held.
One can refer to the images to recognize that this postcard corner is ideal for a romantic date. Even for a walk with oneself, which in turn is one of the most romantic plans that we can grant ourselves.
5. Doña Elvira Square
What in the seventeenth century was a corral of comedies today has become one of the most touristic and romantic places in the city and is that the fame of romantic place has earned it by heart.
It is said that here lived Don Gonzalo de Ulloa, father of Doña Elvira, humiliated by Don Juan. Thank God, these folklore dramas have been left behind to give way to an ideal place where it is a pleasure to stroll at night among orange trees.
6. Plaza de America
It is no coincidence to find couples having their wedding photos taken, with pigeons flying in the background.
The buildings surrounding the square and its monumental fountain are responsible for the couples sitting on the benches showing their love, while the tourists flood the square with selfie sticks.
7. Royal Alcazar Gardens
It is always a good time to enjoy a place that witnessed the love of the Catholic kings. Give your partner a surprise and take her to the concerts at night.
8. Paseo Marqués del Contadero
Watching the sunset here is priceless. People running, people in canoes, boats with tourists and the Torre del Oro create a perfect scene to lay back and watch the sun go down.
9. AIRE, Seville’s most spectacular sanctuary.
The rooms of AIRE have witnessed the passage of time, embellished with candles and imposing chandeliers that descend from historic coffered ceilings.
Let yourself be carried away by its rooms, baths, massages and the amazing infinity pool from which you can overlook the Giralda and the Cathedral.
By all accounts, one of the most romantic places in Seville.
10. The most beautiful (and romantic) hotels in the city.
Hotels are often destinations in themselves and a meeting place for lovers. The most beautiful hotels in Seville, in addition to their elegance and sophistication, become complete experiences.
In this regard, visiting them to celebrate an anniversary as a couple, to pay homage to love at any time of the year or, why not, on the occasion of Valentine’s Day, are all valid excuses to disconnect.
11. The most romantic restaurants in Seville
The gastronomic goodness of Seville and the spaces that extol them confirm the obvious: eating in Seville is also a statement of intent. Restaurants with charming terraces, exotic lounges, refined or surrounded by greenery to turn your culinary experience into a delight for the senses.