In Seville there is another way of walking, looking at and experiencing the city. Far from the tourist noise and the masses, there is a more leisurely Seville that can be savoured between pages, glasses of wine and unhurried conversations. This guide is an invitation to discover places with soul: independent bookshops, charming bars and places where culture is the protagonist.
Bookshops with a soul where you can lose yourself in the pages of a book
Unique spaces with history, careful selection and cultural programme
Seville is full of bookshops that are much more than just shops. Some of them function as authentic neighbourhood cultural centres, with book presentations, recitals or reading clubs.
- Casa Tomada (C/ Muro de los Navarros): bookshop and cultural space with an impeccable selection of current fiction, essays and independent publishers. Its cultural agenda is a point of reference in the city.
- La Gata en Bicicleta (C/ Pérez Galdós): a hybrid between a bookshop, art gallery and creative space. It is also a café and workshop. Perfect for an inspiring afternoon.
- The Fugue (C/ Conde de Torrejón): committed to critical thinking and social movements. Ideas are sold here, not just books.
Perfect for a quiet morning or a rainy afternoon.
These places invite you to slow down. You can spend the morning browsing through novelties or hiding from the heat with a book in your hands and a cup of coffee. And if the sky gives you rain, even better. It's the perfect way to rediscover Seville from the intimacy of the city.
Natural wine bars and charming taverns
Enotecas and bars that focus on local and artisanal products
Natural wine is here to stay in Seville. There are more and more places that work with small, ecological and soulful wineries. Places where they explain wine to you, but without pedantry.
- Flor de Sal Wines (C/ Carlos Cañal): wine bar specialising in natural and organic wines, with tastings and meetings in a welcoming environment.
- Mamarracha Wine Bar (next to Plaza Nueva): with modern aesthetics and a carefully selected selection. Good wine and tapas in a relaxed atmosphere.
- Puratasca (Triana): although it is a restaurant, its natural wine list is surprising. Andalusian cuisine with creative touches.
Where wine accompanies dialogue and good music in the background
These bars invite you to linger. Vinyls play, people talk about books, art or politics, and the drinks fill up leisurely. Ideal for a date, a long conversation or a different kind of night on the town.
Patios, meetings and cultural gatherings
Literary events and cultural cycles in intimate and unique venues
Seville also has a lively network of cultural activities taking place in courtyards, cafés and independent centres:
- House of Poets and Lettersorganises literary cycles, dialogues and meetings of the highest level.
- CICUS - Centre for Cultural Initiatives of the University of SevilleConcerts, exhibitions, screenings and literature in a university environment open to the city.
- **Santa Clara Space (C/ Becas): in addition to housing the Casa de los Poetas y las Letras, it is a unique setting where exhibitions, meetings and concerts are held among historical columns.
Places where the conversation lives on between columns and orange trees
In these spaces, culture is not only consumed: it is lived, commented on, questioned. They are places where conversation still has a central place.
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