Casa de Pilatos
Casa de Pilatos
4.5
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
About
Construction of this palace began in 1492. Today, part of the palace is a museum and is open to the public. There is a separate wing where the present Duchess of Medinaceli lives with her descendants and family. The palace has many gardens, patios, fountains, and salons. The patios contain many Roman statues. Everywhere on the first floor one will find Roman mosaic floors. The walls are covered with beautiful ceramic tile in many different Mudejar styles.
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- BluebellplasnewyddCardiff, United Kingdom2,042 contributionsMagnificent lived in palaceDifficult not to give this a 5 star review. It is basically a palace containing tiles, stone masonry and gardens. The difference is that the aristocratic owners live here but you are unlikely to see them. There was queue to get in and this will be tiresome in mid summer. It seems that they allow visitors in every 30 minutes or so depending on how many are inside already. An audio guide is available and you can do a self tour. The entry fee is €10. If you are not fed up with ceramic tiles by the time you leave they are available for purchase in the shop for around €25. I did not see any tiles of good quality for sale elsewhere in Seville.Visited October 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten October 24, 2023
- MissaeraNew Jersey123 contributionsQuiet and amazingThis place is amazing, rich in history and very well-kept. It’s small and easy to see the whole thing in a short amount of time. Get the audioguide as it has great interesting information of every room. I did not rush walking around and enjoyed the scenery. Not as crowded as other places so it’s enjoyable.Visited October 2023Traveled with friendsWritten January 30, 2024
- permia64,888 contributionsDelightfulSuggest it should be on visit list of travellers. Sumptuous in its ornateness it makes for a memorable experience. With an azulejo collection deemed one of the best in the world, there is much to gaze and wonder at. Tranquil gardens are a treat to wander around. As are the lovely patios and courtyards.Visited February 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten February 28, 2024
- Andy C27 contributionsBeautiful house and gardenA good option if the Alcazar is too busy. A lovely house with mix of architecture- the €12 admission gives you access to the ground flier with an audio guide ( which is pretty good). Well worth a visit- probably takes an hour to do it justice.Visited March 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten March 17, 2024
- marieOxfordOxford, United Kingdom157 contributionsThe most beautiful architecture history and gardensI didn’t think anything would be better than Alcázar but loved this place. You csn do just ground floor with lovely small garden and courtyard and rooms filled with Islamic plasterwork, tiles and Roman sculptures. We did the upstairs tour too with a really charming interesting guide, saw the family areas with portraits and more splendour.Visited May 2024Traveled with friendsWritten May 7, 2024
- Hilary MWhangarei, New Zealand237 contributionsBeautiful small palaceThis beautiful house is well worth a visit. It has tiled walls throughout and well kept gardens. It opens at 9, so can be visited early in the day when there are fewer visitors. We only visited the lower floor, as the upper floor can only be visited with a guided tour for another 6 euros pp and didn’t start until 10. The house has several rooms and a peaceful atmosphere.Visited June 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten June 26, 2024
- idontusethisaccountTenerife, Spain266 contributionsWorth the visitVery interesting & beautiful house. Entry is €12 including an extensive audio guide for the lower level which was used as the Summer house with some impressive gardens for the time considering this was built in the 15th Century. The additional €6 for a guided tour of the upper level also used as their Winter house is definitely worth seeing. The frescos on the wall were amazing. Duchess Medina only recently moved out of this house within the last couple of decades, she has a modern living room decorated with her ornate love of all things Pig!Visited July 2024Traveled soloWritten July 3, 2024
- laczkozsuDebrecen, Hungary2,343 contributionsBeautiful palace with gardensThis famous building is located in the Plaza de Pilatos. It was built in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. This palace is a blend of Renaissance, Baroque and Mudejar styles. You can go the inner courtyard through a white marble Renaissance gate. The tile decoration is particularly beautiful. Part of it is a museum, it is worth checking the opening hours in advance.Visited April 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten July 13, 2024
- GAR970 contributionsUnexpected delightWe ended up deciding to visit on a whim, and I’m so glad we did. It’s a really lovely walk to the Casa from the cathedral, along tiny quiet streets. There aren’t many tourists in this area, or there weren’t when we were there, so it felt almost liked we’d walked into a different city altogether. The Casa was amazing. There weren’t many tourists inside, so it was easy to wander around. The audio guide was excellent. The main courtyard was the highlight, but the little gardens either side of the house and the side rooms were also delightful. I definitely recommendVisited March 2024Traveled with friendsWritten August 2, 2024
- MauraVHGhent, Belgium21 contributionsBeautiful house, the upper level tour is worth the extra spend!Very much worth a visit if you have time, but I would recommend paying the extra for the upper level tour as I felt the experience was much more informative and fun with it and the rooms you see on the tour are beautiful! I went with the English tour and Sara was a brilliant guide - very informative and kind and funny. The audioguide for the lower floor did not provide the most interesting information (to me personally) but it did provide some context as to the purpose of quite a few rooms. The views are great, beautiful rooms and gardens. I’d set aside a little over 2 hours to do both the upper level tour + follow the audioguide tour, but without those I think you’ll have seen the lower floor within the hour.Visited September 2024Traveled soloWritten September 26, 2024
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Bluebellplasnewydd
Cardiff, UK2,042 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
Difficult not to give this a 5 star review. It is basically a palace containing tiles, stone masonry and gardens. The difference is that the aristocratic owners live here but you are unlikely to see them. There was queue to get in and this will be tiresome in mid summer. It seems that they allow visitors in every 30 minutes or so depending on how many are inside already. An audio guide is available and you can do a self tour. The entry fee is €10. If you are not fed up with ceramic tiles by the time you leave they are available for purchase in the shop for around €25. I did not see any tiles of good quality for sale elsewhere in Seville.
Written October 24, 2023
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Bob
St. Neots, UK269 contributions
Jan 2020
We found this palace quite by accident whilst strolling around Seville. If you visit on a Monday, from the UK, take your passport and you will be given free admission in the late afternoon to the lower level. Upstairs is by guided tour only and it is amazing. The building is amazing and even just the lower level and small garden is well worth seeing. Take an audio guide for a commentary as you go round. A lot of the walls are covered with amazing ceramic tiles and there are no end of variations of patterns The staff are very friendly and helpful. Free for disabled visitors.
Written February 9, 2020
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VintageTraveler
Seville, Spain3 contributions
Feb 2020 • Solo
The Palace is well preserved and taken care of. There are several original Roman pieces as well as some replicas and if you take the full guided tour there are a few room fulls of paintings and furniture and the opportunity to ask questions. However, the number of pieces is quite limited and there’s no opportunity to view on your own or take pictures. So not a lot for the cost of admission. I suggest alternative sites for those on a budget or time constraint
Written February 24, 2020
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MilesCF
Toulouse, France307 contributions
Nov 2022
We went at 2.30pm and they told us it'd be free if we came back in thirty minutes, so we did. Free for EU citizens, as it happens. Not sure why.
We were only able to see the ground floor, which is peppered with busts and statues of Roman emperors, gods and goddesses. Without an audio guide (not suggested by the girl at the ticket desk) you're a bit lost, unless you're a bit of a specialised historian. The place was humming with other freeloaders, sometimes displaying the kind of behaviour one would expect from people who've just had something for free.
Honestly, if I were to go again I'd pay the price, get the audio guide and do it properly far from the madding crowd. The palace is a jewel but the mob spoiled it.
We were only able to see the ground floor, which is peppered with busts and statues of Roman emperors, gods and goddesses. Without an audio guide (not suggested by the girl at the ticket desk) you're a bit lost, unless you're a bit of a specialised historian. The place was humming with other freeloaders, sometimes displaying the kind of behaviour one would expect from people who've just had something for free.
Honestly, if I were to go again I'd pay the price, get the audio guide and do it properly far from the madding crowd. The palace is a jewel but the mob spoiled it.
Written November 28, 2022
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deLord7000
195 contributions
Feb 2023
This comes directly 3rd place for me after the Alhambra (Granada) and the Alcázar. It has a weird mix of different styles though: Roman statues, arabian arches, different tiles, tapestry, marble and paintings.
The price is 10€ for the groundlevel (includes audioguide) and 5€ extra (with personal guide) for the upper level. It makes sense to pay that extra, but our guide didn't speak English very well and honestly, I hardly understood what she was trying to say. Moreover, she was more than 10 minutes late while everyone was already waiting.
The audio guide for the groundfloor (German) was rather horrible. You would think that they would have people record that who are able to fluently read and speak but this sounded rather like someone who just started reading was recording it. They had waaaay too many pauses and the chapters were too long with too much uninteresting stuff. Really, the German audio guide SUCKED. Please fix this and get people who can properly read. This is ridiculous.
I only rated 4/5 because of the bad guides, both lower and upper level. The building itself is magnificient.
Maybe it helps to ask in advance whether the upper tour will be in (proper) English.
With guides I took 110 minutes but I also skipped a bit of the audio.
The price is 10€ for the groundlevel (includes audioguide) and 5€ extra (with personal guide) for the upper level. It makes sense to pay that extra, but our guide didn't speak English very well and honestly, I hardly understood what she was trying to say. Moreover, she was more than 10 minutes late while everyone was already waiting.
The audio guide for the groundfloor (German) was rather horrible. You would think that they would have people record that who are able to fluently read and speak but this sounded rather like someone who just started reading was recording it. They had waaaay too many pauses and the chapters were too long with too much uninteresting stuff. Really, the German audio guide SUCKED. Please fix this and get people who can properly read. This is ridiculous.
I only rated 4/5 because of the bad guides, both lower and upper level. The building itself is magnificient.
Maybe it helps to ask in advance whether the upper tour will be in (proper) English.
With guides I took 110 minutes but I also skipped a bit of the audio.
Written February 8, 2023
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Annijatravels
Dublin, Ireland111 contributions
Dec 2019
The staff was slightly unorganized in the palace. We did not receive audioguides or a map and also were not given clear directions of where to meet the tour guide for a top floor tour. I would recommend the tour if you a have an interest in paintings. The group consisted of around 30 people which was too large to fit into some of the palace's rooms. However, the bottom floor of the palace was very impressive and pleasant although did not match the grandeur of Alcazar palace.
Written January 3, 2020
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NomadicTraveller7
Fuerteventura11,931 contributions
Mar 2020
We queued up for the free visit and although it is a magnificent palace with its mixture of Islamic, Gothic and Renaissance Styles, we preferred the more intimate Palacio de las Duenas. It is still well worth a visit and I have many fine pictures of the courtyards, gardens. The mudejar building style is splendid with numerous arches and little courtyards. The gardens wee stunning and this was early March. There were also marvellous artifacts and many different and interesting objects, and some of the walk tiling was magnificent and were some of the ceilings. As we visited during the free to enter period and had to wait for about an hour to enter because the numbers allowed in at any one time was restricted.
Written February 28, 2021
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kleic
San Antonio, TX1,085 contributions
Sep 2022
I absolutely loved this place because I love tiles and the range of tiles was extraordinary. I also love Mujedar architecture. If you do too, by all means go and try to go early and not on a day that it's free to EU citizens as part of the pleasure is sitting and just being in the spaces. All that said, my husband was pretty done with tiles by the time we visited here ("How much tile is too much?" he was heard to say) and spent most of the time puzzling over the painting of the bearded woman (definitely a "Wait! What?" moment when you turn the corner and see that; be sure to read the description) and scrolling through his phone. I mention that because I noticed several other husbands doing the same while several wives and groups of women were marveling with me at the tiles. I know that sounds sexist but it made us both laugh. Also ... there's a sweet little tourist shop directly to the left of the front entrance (as you face the Casa) that's well worth a visit for less expensive but not made in China things.
Written September 15, 2022
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Hong Kong, China6,080 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
The Casa de Pilatos is famous for its magnificent patio and well-kept gardens, while the precious coloured ceramic tiles are considered to be among the finest in Seville. The Casa de Pilatos has around 150 different 1530s Spanish glazed tile. designs made by the brothers Diego and Juan Pulido, one of the largest azulejo collections in the world. It is the finest example of a civil palace in Seville. The building is a mixture of Italian Renaissance and Spanish Mudéjar  elements and decorations. It is the prototype of the Andalusian palace
 At the end of 2009, Tom Cruise filmed the movie Knight and Day with Cameron Diaz at the palace.
 At the end of 2009, Tom Cruise filmed the movie Knight and Day with Cameron Diaz at the palace.
Written January 1, 2020
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Marilena S
68 contributions
Sep 2023 • Friends
Unmissable visit after the Alcazar and the Cathedral. The guide was very good and explained the history of the building to us in very understandable Spanish, making us visit the upper floor in an hour. To visit the lower floor you can scan the Qcode on the entrance ticket. Ticket price, with guided tour of the upper floor €15, free on Mondays, but you need to arrive early as places are limited. Last entry 5.00pm.
Written September 27, 2023
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Buongiorno,ho comprato il biglietto online ma non è specificato un orario. Posso entrare quando voglio dalle 9 alle 18???
Written August 31, 2024
Buongiorno,
per accedere alla visita gratuita del lunedì pomeriggio alle ore 15 con quanto anticipo bisogna arrivare?
E' possibile passare a ritirare il biglietto al mattino?
Grazie
Written April 17, 2024
Purtroppo non ricordo, ma noi siamo stati in fila circa 1 ora.
Written April 21, 2024
Buon pomeriggio, vorrei sapere se è ancora presente l'opzione di visita gratuita? E se sì quando? Grazie
Written June 14, 2020
Avevo letto anch'io quel sito ma visto che l'articolo è datato 12 gennaio 2018, ho chiesto per ricevere informazioni più recenti.
Written June 14, 2020
Hi, we are thinking of visiting Casa de Pilatos during our trip to Seville. Is it best to buy tickets in advance, or can we get in easily without pre booking.
Cheers
Jo
Written September 2, 2019
No, we had no problem. A good plan would be to get there a few minutes before opening time or about 1pm when people are thinking about lunch!
Martyn
Written October 19, 2019
Are bookbags allowed inside?
May I take photographs, with or without a flash?
Thank you.
Written August 24, 2019
Yes and No! Photos without flash on the first floor are fine. But if you take the guided tour of the upper floor you cannot.
Written August 25, 2019
If we stay on the ground level, is this sight ok for wheelchair or people who have problems with stairs?
Thank you
Written August 20, 2019
Yes there is still a lot to see. And you can get right up to the tiles. All info is through an audio hide - very tedious unfortunately.
Written November 1, 2019
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