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Calle Sierpes
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Calle Sierpes

The city's main shopping street, pedestrian and deliberately shaded.

CarlosVdeHabsburgo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Walk from the cathedralabout 5 minutes
Getting in⭐ free
Worth knowing⚠️ Awnings are strung across it in summer — that is deliberate

Sierpes runs north from the centre and has been the commercial spine of Seville for centuries. It is narrow, pedestrian, and lined with long-established shops — hat makers, fan makers, and the confectionery the city is fond of.

⭐ In summer awnings are strung between the buildings along its whole length, turning the street into a shaded corridor. It is the most visible piece of climate-driven design in the city and it works.

Our tip

Use it as a route north in the afternoon. It is several degrees cooler than the parallel streets and that is not an exaggeration.

Calle Sierpes, photographed

Calle Sierpes
Calle SierpesCarlosVdeHabsburgo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Calle Sierpes
Calle SierpesCarlosVdeHabsburgo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Calle Sierpes
Calle SierpesCarlosVdeHabsburgo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Calle Sierpes
Calle SierpesBenjamín Núñez González, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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