With more than 14000 square Kilometers of surface and over 1,8 inhabitants, Seville is the most extense and populated province of Andalucia. Its central location on Guadalquivir’s valley, makes it a very well connected territory by land, air and water. The city counts on the only river port in the country given Guadalquivir river is navigable from the estuary in Sanlúcar de Barrameda up to the city of Seville.
Its location determines its Mediterranean climate, providing the city with mild winters and little rainy autumns; its almost 3.000 hours of sunlight throughout the year, makes of Seville a privileged city.
Many different cultures have been present in the history of Seville; their legacy has shaped throughout the centuries its cultural, monumental and artistical heritage that may be observed in its old quarter, one of the largest of Europe with aa area of 335 hectares. Its Historic-artistic heritage shows a wide range of styles: Gothic, Mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicist, Romantic, and among its many monuments, three have been declared World Heritage by the UNESCO: The Cathedral, the Royal Palaces and the Indies’ Archive.
Its historical and monumental heritage and its various artistic spaces and cultural agenda makes Seville a favourite destination for both national and international tourism.
Seville is one of the few European cities that manages to combine the urban dimension with the rural comforts of a smaller city, and it is, at present, the best-connected city in Spain. Its infrastructure and strategic location shape it as the last big metropolis in Southern Europe.
Distinguished by its varied and efficient accesibility, Sevilla has become not only a major tourist destination but also the best entrance gate into Andalucía.
River Guadalquivir has a first rate port that is the only inner port in Spain. Its thick traffic flow, both of pleasure boats right to the heart of the city and of cargo liners, make it a huge area of present and future projection.
San Pablo airport, located 5 kilometres away from the city and connected to the main national and European cities, together with Santa Justa train station with high speed trains to Madrid, Barcelona, Córdoba, Málaga and Zaragoza, have contributed to the full growth of the metropolitan transport net which also counts on the roads A-4, A-92, A-49 y A-66 as main approach roads.
A-4 Airport, Córdoba (138 km.), Madrid (538 km.)
A-66 Mérida, Badajoz (217 km.), Cáceres (264 km.)
A-92 / N-334 Málaga (219 km.)
A-4 / AP-4 Cádiz (125 km.)
A-49 Huelva (94 km.)
The city is moving a step forward on the way towards a sustainable development and it possesses at present Europe’s longest cycle path which connects the entire city by means of over 100 kilometres, offering the possibility of a nice ride around the historic city.
The opening of the first tube line has completed what today implies an alternative, more efficient and more responsible with the environment transport system in line with the constant urban renovation Seville is undergoing.