Seville offers in summer a rich catalog of plans, activities, events and musical and cultural events, under penalty of high temperatures. It is studied, on the other hand, which time slots allow the habitability of open spaces and what are the best plans to enjoy with children, friends or as a couple.
In other words: there are no excuses to refuse these alternatives, a whole summer program that will delight your summer, whether you have vacations or not until September.
Summer cinemas
1. Go to the courtyard
From June 28 to September 10, the Patio de la Diputación hosts its popular summer cinema. 75 films will be screened under the stars for 27 years. The great premieres of the last year, auteur films, seasonal hits or those awarded at international festivals.
2. CAAC
The most cinephiles know it: in the Andalusian Center of Contemporary Art (CAAC) the most alternative programming of the city is cooked. An exquisite selection by José Luis Cienfuegos, director of the Seville Film Festival for a whole decade and nowadays director of the Seminci (Valladolid International Film Festival). This year 2023, the CAAC’s summer cinema runs from July 12 to August 30 and is, among other benefits, free of charge.
Swimming pools in Seville
3. Torreblanca
Opening: July 1 to August 31.
Hours: Tuesday to Friday from 12:30 to 19:00 hours, Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 to 20:00 hours.
Price: 5 € (Admission with a discount of 3 € for people with reduced mobility and children over five years. Free for children under 5).
4. Hotels with swimming pool on the terrace
Seville continues to receive large numbers of visitors in summer and, in the face of such a pilgrimage, it is a relief to have a good list of hotels with swimming pools on their terraces. These refreshing pools are accompanied by scandalous views or cocktails on their terraces (some of them open to the public), which will delight anyone at any temperature.
Most of the pools included in this article are for the exclusive use of hotel guests.
Concerts in Seville this summer
5. Candlelight
Candlelight knows how to masterfully combine a rich and varied musical program with incredible locations in Seville. During the months of June, July, August and September, it alternates indoor and outdoor events, under the starlight next to its flagship: a sea of candles. The best of Hans Zimmer, Queen or Coldplay or an ambitious experience that includes dance.
6. Nights in the Alcazar Gardens
The concert series Nights in the Alcazar Gardens celebrates its 14th edition over the coming months. One of the unmissable cultural events of the summer that must be attended at least once in a lifetime. In this case, the program lasts until September 16.
7. Nights at the Palace of the Marquises of Algaba
The Feria Street Market and its namesake street congregate a large number of diners and visitors, although this monument should not go unnoticed, especially because it is one of the undeniable summer plans in Seville. This Mudejar palace, that of the Marqueses de la Algaba, hosts its musical nights every Thursday and Friday until August 25.
8. Cala Mijas, a festival that deserves a getaway to the beach
The Cala Mijas festival seems to us one of the best plans to do this August relatively close to Seville. And is that escape the torrid heat of Seville making a trip to the coast is undoubtedly a good plan.
After the success of its first edition, this year Cala Mijas returns with a dream line-up: Arcade Fire, Moderat, IDLES, Florence + The Machine, Lori Meyers, José González, Foals, Amaia, Cupid, Cala Vento and Juicy Bae, among many others. It will be held from August 31 to September 2 at the Sonora Mijas venue and here you can find out all the details of this summer musical event.
Popular festivals
9. Velá de Santa Ana
July in Seville is synonymous with one of the most popular festivals in the city: the Velá de Santa Ana or Velá de Triana. A celebration along the banks of the Guadalquivir that takes place at the end of the month. This 2023, from July 21 to 26.
For the occasion, the neighborhood will recover its radiant summer look with a wide range of activities, which will not be limited to the days of the festival. The program includes its popular cucaña, pottery markets, sports competitions, theaters and concerts in the Plaza del Atozano.
10. Noctaíra
Alcalá de Guadaíra also dresses up for the occasion with its cultural nights through ‘Noctaíra’, an ambitious free proposal that includes activities for all ages and preferences in order to promote the heritage of this town. Specifically, and for the information of those interested and interested, this edition is bounded from July 20 to September 9.
11. The pavías of Tomares
Beyond the capital’s attempts to escape the idiosyncratic weather of these dates, the towns of the Aljarafe do the same and Las Pavías de Tomares is clearly one of the best summer plans in the province of Seville. What does it consist of? Its name advances the food that will be offered on summer nights in this town: pavías of cod.
12. Itálica for free
When thinking about what to do in summer in Seville and its surroundings, it is undeniable to mention the evening visits to the archaeological site of Italica. This cultural plan under the stars is free of charge (prior reservation) and is called Venationes in Italica. Animal hunts in the amphitheater. An experience that can be enjoyed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in July and August.
Water parks
13. Aqua Magica
Isla Mágica tops the list of amusement parks in the easternmost part of Andalusia. Agua Mágica, its most refreshing aquatic proposal, gives this Eden of La Cartuja a fun and familiar air. Among the benefits of this leisure center is the possibility of acquiring a combined ticket and discovering both areas in the same day.
14. Guadalpark
Guadalpark, the water park in East Seville, is another of the quintessential summer plans. Until September 3 it keeps its facilities open for the enjoyment and relief of any resident of the city. Its attractions, from the most intrepid slides to the calm rides aboard its donuts, continue to attract a large number of visitors every summer.
As for its opening hours, it is open every day from 12:00 to 19:00 hours.
15. Cathedral roofs
Going into the bowels of the Cathedral and accessing its roofs is one of the least known activities in the city, although one of the most surprising. During the summer months, Seville’s most popular temple hosts one of its best plans at dusk: climbing to its roof and discovering the history of its construction.
Gastronomy for this summer in Seville
16. Nice restaurants
Those who clamor for a culinary date in Seville to keep the aesthetics of the destination in question are in luck. The restaurants on this list more than meet the visual expectations and also those concerning good food. Romantic, kitsch, minimalist, exuberant or with formidable views. This is what these meccas of Sevillian gastronomy look like.
17. Tasting menus
Few plans seem a better alternative to take refuge from the heat wave than a gastronomic experience in Seville at the hands of the best restaurants with tasting menus. All of them share the same slogan: the diner will not have to decide between an infinite menu of elaborations.
At the appropriate time, the proposals of these great restaurants of Seville will parade, some of them, in addition, are among the most beautiful in the city.
18. Brutal mini bites
The act of eating with your hands is often stamped with the look of hooliganism. This is one option. The one we defend, however, has to do with the most primitive nature of hunger, that of letting oneself go and tasting with ease and without refinement the most irresistible morsels of Seville.
Transcending the serranito or incorporating it, these mini sandwiches of author harbor between their breads some of the most delicious viands of the gastronomic heaven. We can only recommend to try them all.