Paseo de Catalina de Ribera y Jardines de Murillo, Historic garden in Santa Cruz district, Seville, Spain.
The gardens stretch across 8,854 square meters with organized pathways, featuring magnolias, orange trees, ficus trees, and night-blooming jasmine throughout the space.
Originally part of the Royal Alcázar of Seville until 1862, the gardens were donated to the city to support the expansion of April's Fair at Prado de San Sebastián.
The gardens received their name in 1918 to honor Baroque painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, who was laid to rest in a neighboring church.
The gardens remain open daily from 7:00 AM until midnight, with multiple parking facilities and accessibility adaptations for visitors with disabilities.
The space incorporates rectangular promenades with a central square containing a monument to Columbus and the Catholic Monarchs, alongside ceramic-decorated benches and fountains.
Location: Seville
Inception: 1911
Part of: Seville old town
Address: Av. de Menéndez Pelayo, Casco Antiguo, 41004 Sevilla, Spain
Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 08:00-22:00
Phone: +34955471232
GPS coordinates: 37.38346,-5.98791
Latest update: July 14, 2025 08:38
Andalusia holds a notable collection of historic gardens that reflect different periods of Spanish history. These sites combine Moorish, Christian, and modern design traditions and demonstrate the evolution of garden art on the Iberian Peninsula. From the terraced layouts of the Nasrid era to the parks of the 19th and 20th centuries, these places provide insight into the cultural influences of various ages. Granada contains several significant examples of this garden tradition. The Generalife served as the summer residence of the Nasrid sultans and features water features, patios, and planted terraces overlooking the Alhambra. The Carmen de los Mártires combines Moorish, French, and English garden elements, while the Fundación Rodríguez-Acosta represents an example of early 20th-century garden design. Additional sites such as the Carmen de la Victoria, the Jardin de los Adarves, and the Palacio de los Córdova complete the picture of Granada's garden tradition. Seville houses one of Spain's most important historic gardens at the Real Alcázar. The complex includes Moorish courtyards, Renaissance parterres, and modern plantings. The city also offers the Jardines de Murillo at the edge of the Alcázar grounds, the expansive María Luisa Park with its pavilions and plazas, the Jardín Americano with exotic vegetation, as well as Los Jardines de la Buhaira and La Cartuja de Sevilla. The Casa de Pilatos displays an ornate palace courtyard with plants and fountains. In Córdoba, the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos presents geometric gardens with water basins and cypresses, while the Palacio de Viana offers twelve different interior courtyards with varied plantings. Málaga contributes to the diversity with the Botanical Garden La Concepción and the Pedro Luis Alonso Gardens, and in Vélez de Benaudalla lies the Nasrid Garden of Vélez as another testimony to Moorish garden design.
Seville features an exceptional architectural and cultural ensemble. The city is home to the Gothic cathedral, the Moorish-influenced Alcázar, the Santa Cruz district, and the Plaza de España. Parks and gardens such as María Luisa offer spaces filled with orange trees and palm trees. The Guadalquivir River flows through the city, bordered by the Triana district known for its ceramics workshops. Museums, palaces, and churches house art collections from the Middle Ages to the present.
Reales Alcázares
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Royal Tobacco Factory of Seville
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Antiguo Hospital de Venerables Sacerdotes
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Palacio del Rey don Pedro
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Iglesia de Santa Cruz
385 m
Patio de Banderas
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El Cid by Anna Hyatt Huntington in Seville
431 m
Prado de San Sebastián
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House Fabiola-Mariano Bellver Donation
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Gardens of the Royal Alcázar of Seville
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Convento de las Teresas, Seville
273 m
Palacio de Altamira
387 m
Puente de San Bernardo
368 m
Room of Justice, Alcázar of Seville
339 m
Casa de Murillo
272 m
Columbus Monument
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Patio de la Montería
331 m
Paseo de Catalina de Ribera
58 m
Patio del León, Alcázar of Seville
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Postigo de la Torre del Agua
226 m
Monumento a Catalina de Ribera
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Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
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Foro de la Biodiversidad (Sevilla)
355 m
Palacio de la Diputación Provincial
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Sede de la Diputación Provincial
257 m
Instituto Andaluz de Arquitectura
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Casa unifamiliar, actual Consulado de Francia.
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