Acuario de Sevilla

Parque de María Luisa & South of Centre


Appropriately situated by the river, close to the Parque de María Luisa, the modern Aquarium (opened in 2014) tells of the Guadalquivir’s importance in history, including Magellan’s historic round-the-world voyage, which departed from Seville in 1519. Family-friendly fishy attractions – over 400 species housed in 31 tanks, with information displayed on LCD screens – include two bullsharks in a 9m-deep tank with tunnel, a nursery with eggs and recently hatched fish, as well as a turtle-breeding program.


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Nearby Parque de María Luisa & South of Centre attractions

1. Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares

0.22 MILES

Boasting an unforgettable setting in the hard-to-miss Pabellón Mudéjar, this low-key museum is dedicated to local arts and traditions. Exhibits include…

2. Museo Arqueológico

0.23 MILES

Seville's archaeology museum, housed in a grandiose, neo-Renaissance palace at the southern end of the Parque de María Luisa, is a wonderful, oft…

3. Parque de María Luisa

0.37 MILES

A glorious oasis of green, the 34-hectare Parque de María Luisa is the perfect place to escape the noise and heat of the city, with duck ponds, landscaped…

4. Museo Casa de la Ciencia

0.48 MILES

Housed in the Peruvian Pavilion from the 1929 Expo, complete with carved condors and llamas, this excellent, hands-on science museum has several permanent…

5. Plaza de España

0.5 MILES

This bombastic plaza, designed by architect Aníbal González in the Parque de María Luisa, was the most extravagant of the building projects completed for…

6. Antigua Fábrica de Tabacos

0.7 MILES

Now home to the University of Seville, this massive former tobacco factory – workplace of Bizet’s fictional heroine, Carmen – was built in the 18th…

7. Hotel Alfonso XIII

0.75 MILES

As much a local landmark as an accommodation option, this striking, only-in-Seville hotel – conceived as the most luxurious in Europe when it was built in…

8. Torre del Oro

0.86 MILES

This distinctive tower, one of Seville’s signature landmarks, has been guarding the Río Guadalquivir since the 13th century. The original dodecagonal…