Indoor Activities for Preschoolers, Seville Edition
Indoor Kid Activities, Seville
Sevilla is an outdoor city. There is nothing better than a caña fresquita in some plazita with a playground. Alameda de Hercules, you will always have my heart in this regard.
But, sometimes it rains and sometimes it's just deathly hot (May 2022 when it was 44 degrees, good god), and you need to do something with your preschooler other than watching paw patrol on RTVE and hoping that the AC does not break.
Bear in mind, there are a lot of indoor activities you can do with older kids in Seville*, but this is geared toward preschoolers with short attention spans and a zest for life that includes, but is not limited to, trying to dive into fountains, scale historical monuments, and touch allllll the artworks.
1. Mercados.
where: all over the city, but this time I want to go to El Mercado del Arenal. Other good ones: Mercado de Triana (the one next to the river), Mercado de la Encarnación (underneath the Setas). (Mercado de la Feria has great food and I love you Feria neighborhood, but it's not air conditioned at all.)
cost: free or whatever you spend
when: early until lunch time (2 pm)
Notes: Indoors, airconditioned, bathrooms, some kid-friendly things like those mechanical carousels where you put in a euro and it spins for a few minutes.
2. Temporary Dinosaur Exhibit at the Pabellón de la Navegación
where: Pabellón de la Navegación, itself a good indoor destino
when: Mon-Fri 11h00 a 19h00, Weekends/festivos 10h00 a 20h00
cost: 11.50 adults, 9.50 kids 2-12
where: a bit hard to get to on public transit, literally a warehouse type building down by the docks. Take a taxi. However, if I were better at buses, there are plenty that can drop you off on Avenida de la Palmera, and it's a fifteen minute walk from Puerta de Jerez (allegedly)
when: 1000-1800
cost: 18 euros adults, 13 euros for 4-14 year olds, free for under 4
Notes: this is a great activity for when it's very hot out. I really enjoyed the Doña Ana exhibit, alwasy curious what is underneath my feet in the playas de Huevla.
word to the wise: there is a bathroom inside the exhibit at the very end, but it's a bit hidden away. They have a cafeteria and a gift shop, very basic, bring snacks or eat beforehand
4. Go to the Movies
where: i am partial to the Avenida 5 Cines** near Plaza de Armas (which itself has its own cine)
when: earliest showing at 17:00; they might have kids' shows but nothing listed for the next week
cost: lowest cost on Wednesdays, 5.4 euros and you get your next ticket for 5 euros. Kids' tickets are maybe 3 euros? so much cheaper than in the States.
Notes: Foreign films are often dubbed into Spanish; if you want the original voices with Spanish subtitles, look for VOS next to the showtime.
5. Centro Comercial de Plaza de Armas
where: located across from the intercity bus station Plaza de Armas in the old train station.
when: open all day
cost: free
Notes: Indoor mall, very small, but it's indoors and has a Mcdonalds, Mercadona in the basement, a Mcdonalds, and a Jamaica coffee shop. And it is airconditioned. What more could you need when it's pouring rain outside?
6. Centro Comercial Nervión Plaza
where: Eduardo Dato metro stop (very close to Santa Justa Train station).
when: open all day as of 9 am
cost: free
Notes: This is a nicer mall than Plaza de Armas, they have kids programming in some afternoons, an outdoor playground, and the inside is nice and airconditioned. Also really nice movie theaters.
where: in the Torre Sevilla shopping center; 37th floor viewing deck with bar
when: open in the afternoon and evenings
cost: 8 euros adults (depends on time of day), 6 euros for kids, free for kids under 5
where: along the Guadalquivir River right next to the Puerta de Jerez
when: open 9:30-6:30
cost: admission by donation
*And someday, I hope do those things like taking in a play, eating a leisurely lunch, and touring an art museum.
**Next to the cinema there used to be the best sliders in Sevilla, served out of this totally unassuming no-name fast food spot. Now it is a brunch place. Rest in Power, mis sliders sevillanos.
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| This is living the life, caña fresquita and a plate of ensaladilla in a mercado |
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