Being also a world heritage site, the low rating given is not a surprise once being personally there. I allocated 2 hours for Archivo among the triangle sites for a good 3 half-day tours, following the info in the guide book, but eventually made up the time by shopping around It was heavily guarded like going thru an airport security... More

As a keen reader of history, I was looking forward to this visit. I visited in mid-August 2011 and was ushered through security precautions at the entrance normally reserved for museums with priceless artefacts, so it started out promising. Then we got to the main floor and discovered that there was no exhibition at all, and the only thing to... More

Given the enormous historical importance of this site for the Americas, we had high expectations for our visit. Unfortunately, the Archivo General de Indias does not have permanent displays, and if you visit when a temporary exhibit is in preparation (as we did), you only get to see a few facsimiles plainly posted near the main entrance. The best part... More

While my friends were waiting at the interminable queue at the Cathedral Sevilla, I chose to stroll but did not get far. There was a special free tour and exhibition at the Archivo General de Indias right in front of the church on the activity of Pirates in the New World: great show pieces from their collection and a very... More

The Archivo General de Indias is always free and the special exhibitions they have on the second floor are extremely good. The explanations are very thorough with the exhibits and it is wonderful to see the original maps and documents that go along with the exhibition. Whenever I visit Seville, I always pass by the Archivo to see if there... More

If you enjoy history this place is awesome. The entrance is free and you can see so many documents and models of places in the New World. The audiovisual presentation is very informative and the models and drawings of different New World forts are really cool. The exhibits, however, are only in Spanish. It helps to know some Spanish like... More

unbelieveble, but they have the files of the navigations and the history of the latin american countries founding. It brings the Spanish version of the history (some may not believe in everything) and it is incredibly organized. It worths every minute. More

This is where it all started, the colonisation and exploitation of the new world - a history full of human tragedy. It is not the most inviting space, and not the most spectacular, but to me it was more of a sanctuary, a place to remember and to contemplate. More