The Real Alcázar is one of the best family visits in Seville. Children under 13 enter free with an adult, and the gardens, with a hedge maze, pools and fountains, keep them busy while adults enjoy the palaces.
Book the adults' time slot on the official shop and check whether children need a free ticket for the same slot.
What children enjoy most
The maze in the gardens.
Peacocks, which visitors often spot on the garden paths.
The Baths of Doña María de Padilla, a mysterious underground pool.
The Game of Thrones spots, for older children who know the series.
Tips
Go at opening time. Cooler, calmer, and shorter queues.
Palaces first, gardens second. Save the maze as the reward.
Two hours is enough with young children; teenagers may want longer.
Pushchairs: paths are mostly flat, but some areas have steps and gravel.
Bring water and hats from late spring to early autumn.
A guided tour can help older children stay interested. The priority-access tour lasts about 1 hour 30 minutes and has free cancellation.
Practical answers parents ask
Pushchairs. The ground floor and the garden paths are mostly flat, but there are steps between levels and gravel in the gardens. A light pushchair or a carrier is easier than a big one.
Baby milk and water. The rules for the Alcázar's special visits say no food or drink inside except water, with milk for babies allowed; take that as the house style and keep snacks for outside.
Toilets and a café. There are toilets near the entrance and in the gardens, and a cafeteria in the gardens with outdoor tables. Details in the practical guide.
The Upper Royal Quarters with children. It is a small guided group with lockers and no items allowed inside, not even a phone; with young children it is usually not the right visit. See Upper Royal Quarters.
How long they will last. Two hours is realistic: an hour of palace, an hour of garden, with the maze at the end as the reward.
Free entry. Under 13 is free, and so is everyone born in or living in Seville. Check whether a free ticket is still needed for the time slot: free entry.
A two-hour plan that works
Toilets at the entrance, then straight into the palace before the groups.
The Patio de las Doncellas and the Hall of the Ambassadors: ten minutes each, with something to look for (the tiny faces in the Patio de las Muñecas, the dome overhead).
Down to the baths, which children like because they are dark and strange.
Out into the gardens: peacocks, the Mercury Pool, then the maze.
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