Triana Riverside and Pottery

Cross the Guadalquivir to Seville's independent-minded pottery and flamenco district to experience bustling markets, active workshops, and historic sailor lanes.

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1. Triana Bridge

The Isabella the Second Bridge, known to everyone here as the Triana Bridge, stretches across the Guadalquivir River with three distinct iron arches. It replaced a precarious wooden pontoon bridge that had bobbed in the current since the…

2. Capilla Virgen del Carmen

The Capilla Virgen del Carmen stands out for its curved, tile-covered dome, which mimics the silhouette of the nearby Triana Bridge. Designed by Aníbal González in nineteen twenty-eight, this small octagonal chapel sits right on the edge…

3. Mercado de Triana

The Mercado de Triana sits directly atop the ruins of the Castillo de San Jorge. While the current iron and glass structure dates to nineteen ninety-two, the site served as the headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition for centuries.…

4. Callejón de la Inquisición

The Callejón de la Inquisición is a narrow, vaulted passageway connecting the banks of the Guadalquivir River to the heart of the Triana neighborhood. During the fifteen hundreds, prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition passed through this…

5. Centro Cerámica Triana

The chimney of the Centro Cerámica Triana rises as a slim brick tower above the surrounding rooflines, marking the site of the old Santa Ana factory. For centuries, this neighborhood held the heart of Seville's pottery industry, fueled by…

6. Calle Alfarería

The narrow, winding Calle Alfarería holds a distinct rhythm, marked by the simple, whitewashed walls and vibrant ceramic plaques that decorate the doorframes. This street served as the nerve center for the neighborhood potters, or…

7. Real Parroquia de Señora Santa Ana

The Real Parroquia de Señora Santa Ana features a massive, fortress-like brick tower topped with a vibrant, glazed tile spire that catches the light from across the river. King Alfonso the Tenth ordered its construction in the thirteenth…

8. Calle Betis

Calle Betis runs along the Guadalquivir River with a wall of tightly packed, brightly colored buildings that turn the street into a long, reflected ribbon on the water. These houses sit directly on the site of the ancient Roman walls that…

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