After reading the great reviews we were looking forward to exploring this area. Unfortunately we were there on a Sunday and practically everything was closed!

Lots of lovely little shops with some great bargains to be had. Make sure you have a good browse around to get the best bargains. I bought a lovely handbag, and postcards here can be as little as 5 for 1 Euro

I generally have no sense of direction so I was very wary of venturing into Barrio Santa Cruz and reading reviews I was praying that I wasn't mugged. It went very well at first I actually made it to the spa without my usual 'detours'. The streets were well lit and there seemed to be a restaurant or shop on... More

A warren of narrow streets in which you can easily get lost so always carry a map,Cobbled streets with names in large ceramic tiles and shops and restaurants nestled amongst houses with wrought iron windows and balconies, Cool and shady and great for an afternoon stroll.

Ok, that analogy might be disgusting, but it is the origin and center of Seville. And it's filled with crinkly little lines but no lint. The streets are very clean. Seriously, I don't know where else a tourist would stay, unless they were gay and wanted to stay in the gay barrio: Plaza Almeda de Hercules. Santa Cruz is a... More

Step back in time and you are in the Barrio Santa Cruz. Part of the Barrio was the old Jewish Quarter before the massacre of 1391 and the Expulsion Edict of 1492, when all the Jews were forced to leave. It still has its old world charm with twisting, narrow walkways--cars are few due to the narrowness of the streets.... More

If going to stay anywhere in Seville it's this Barrio. Narrow streets,bars,shops and Tapas bars are in abundance here,plenty for everyone even on a Saturday night.This is and was for me a very romantic place because it was sooooo beautiful.

Great explanation from our guide-lots of stories about the plazas and narrow streets We enjoyed the whole experience

Beautiful, especially the smell of orange blossom! Find the Plaza de Santa Cruz, really lovely to sit and enjoy. Murillo gardens are stunning, and best of all great tapas and cerveza for a few euro. Superb xxx