Golden Tower (Torre del Oro) Seville

Paseo de Cristobal Colon, Seville , Andalusia, Spain and Canary Islands - Phone: 95-422-24-19
  • Traveler Rating 3.50
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    Attraction Type:

    Architectural building, Maritime museum, Military museum, Landmark/point of interest

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    16of 72 attractions in Seville

Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Golden Tower (Torre del Oro) Seville

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    Sevilla is the Spain that Everyone Imagines

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    My friend Tara and I went on a whirlwind trip to Sevilla, having found extremely cheap flights! (5 euros each way!). I had been there before but it was 5 years ago and it was like discovering a whole new city!

    We got into Sevilla very late at night, and all we had time for was a nice dinner at a little cafe. We tried some of the local …

Related BlogsGolden Tower (Torre del Oro) Seville

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    More Moors

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    ... are some other Moorish sites to see, but they were all long closed due to restoration, or so the sign said. We did however find the Golden Tower. There was no gold, maybe it was because it use to be used as a tower for the guards, and maybe they use to ...

  • 2

    Back to Sevilla

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    ... was the Plaza de España and Parque Maria Luisa, but I first stopped at the area of the river around the Torre del Oro (Golden Tower).  It is so named because the roof of its interior used to be gold, not because the tower itself is gold.  It ...

  • 3

    Seville

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    ... a trip to Italica. Following directions from the girl renting audio tours I walked to the Torre del Oro - the Golden Tower. Originally part of Seville’s defences, it sits on the Guadalquivir River and was built by the Moors in about 1220 as a ...

  • 4

    I am in love with Seville

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    ... Cathedral (UNESCO’s heritage site) The Alcazar Old Tabacco Factory Town Hall and Town Hall Plaza Torre de Oro (Golden Tower) Bull Fight Plaza and Museum (Plaza de Toros la Maestranza) Plaza de España and Maria Luisa Park Museo de Artes y ...

  • 5

    In the true heart of Spain

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    ... I started walking towards the Guadalquivir River. I walked along the river’s edge as the sun set, passing the bullring, golden tower and many statues of famous bull fighters along the way. Then, wanting to see some of the buildings lit up at ...

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    Towering Over

    ... Julia's. So we set off in our bus with our proper concert clothes in our bags. On the drive, we passed the golden tower and a bull-fighting ring. But our destination was to be walked to through the quaint side of Sevilla and Santa Cruz, the Jewish ...

  • 7

    A Rollercoaster of a Week

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    ... us for a free tour around Sevilla.  We walked around and saw the Torre de Oro (the golden tower), La Plaza de Toros (the bullring), and went through Triana (the old gypsy quarter).  We also crossed over the Gualdalquivir River.  Some ...

  • 8

    Solid Times in Madrid and SEVILLA

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    ... magnificent at night as some of the lit up buildings reflected wonderfully upon the water. One of them included the Torre del Oro (Golden Tower) which is a famous monument in Sevilla. It was a brisk walk prior to arrived at a bar that offered 50 cent ...