Photos: Tibor Kovacs, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Ввласенко, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Tibor Kovacs, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Ввласенко, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Parque de María Luisa, Seville's grand garden
Your local guide
Fernando Ortiz Cabrera
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Highlights
- Tiled benches for named writers
- A French-designed layout
- Palm avenues, end to end
- Ponds and resident birdlife
- A calm garden, steps from the plaza
About this tour
This session moves through Parque de María Luisa, the large public garden built for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition, from its tiled literary benches to its palm avenues and ponds. You see ceramic detail up close and the wider layout designed by a French landscape architect. The route stays shaded and calm throughout, away from the busier plaza next door.
We begin at the benches with a quick check of the framing, then walk the avenues toward the ponds, pausing wherever the light or the birdlife is worth a moment. I answer questions about the park's design as we go and send a short note on its history afterward.
This suits anyone who wants a calm, green session after a day of denser monuments, and travellers who enjoy garden design. It works well in the early evening as the heat eases.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Seville before heading out.
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The tiled benches 15 min
The camera settles on a row of tiled benches built for the 1929 exhibition, each representing a different Spanish writer, and I point out the ceramic detail on the one nearest us.
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The ponds and palm avenues 15 min
You see the park's long palm-lined avenues and one of its ponds, home to ducks and, at a distance, a resident population of doves, and I explain how the layout was designed by a French landscape architect.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Seville: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Salmorejo and Triana, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Madrid time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 12 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Seville, showing you The tiled benches and The ponds and palm avenues live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We connect on Zoom and I walk the public gardens path slowly, pointing across at the palace walls as we go.
Times shown in Madrid time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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