Calle Sierpes: At some point in your adventures you will settle here, just a side street away from the Plaza Neuva, for refreshment and resting your feet; this lively collection of shops and cafes is a magnet that seemingly draws everyone in search of a cool drink and a shady spot to sit. In earlier times people were drawn less willingly: it was the site of the Royal Prisons. A more solemn atmosphere prevails here during Holy Week, when it’s the site of an important religious procession.

Museo de Bellas Artes: Seville’s most prominent museum of fine art, housed in a 17th-century convent building, was founded in 1838 and offers more than 20 rooms of painting and sculpture. Though there are a few Modern and Romantic pieces, more emphasis is on the medieval and Renaissance eras. If you are a Murillo partisan, his statue in front of the building will give you a hint that this is the place to be: they have nearly two dozen of his works, including the highly-regarded St. Thomas Villanueva. Famous pieces by El Greco, Zubar’n, and many others make this second only to Madrid’s Prado as a repository of Iberian masters.