Patio de la Montería, Medieval courtyard in Real Alcazar, Seville, Spain.

The Patio de la Montería is a courtyard in the Real Alcázar of Seville, reached from the Plaza del Triunfo through the Puerta del León and then the Patio del León, from which a wall with three openings separates it. Its sparse vegetation consists of ivy, pink bougainvillea, lantanas, pacíficos, cypresses, elephant ears, a banana plant, and hedges of pomegranate and myrtle.

The name Patio de la Montería comes from its use as the meeting place for knights, huntsmen, hounds and horses when the king set out to hunt in the marshes, then much closer to Seville. Formerly the name covered both this courtyard and the adjoining Patio del León, from which it is separated by a wall with three openings.

The name comes from the monteros, the king's hunters, who met here with their horses and hounds before setting out for the marshes, then much closer to Seville. The same name once covered both this courtyard and the adjoining Patio del León.

Access is from the Plaza del Triunfo through the Puerta del León; beyond it lies the Patio del León, and a wall with three openings separates it from the Patio de la Montería. The courtyard is an open-air space with little vegetation, so expect sun on the paving and plan the visit accordingly.

The space functioned as an assembly point where hunters, horses, and hunting dogs gathered before departing on expeditions into the nearby marshlands around Seville. This role made it a center of activity and preparation before the actual hunts began.