Metropol Parasol (Las Setas)
Six undulating wooden mushrooms rise 26 metres over a medieval square — the world's largest wooden structure, built from Finnish pine.
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Three experiences stacked vertically: Roman and Moorish ruins in the underground Antiquarium, a working market at street level, and a panoramic terrace over Seville's old city on the upper floors. Chosen from 65 competition entries and completed in 2011, it is now the city's third-most visited urban landmark.
What to look for
- The six wave-like parasol forms, shaped loosely like mushrooms and constructed from 3,500 cubic metres of micro-laminated Finnish pine
- Level 0's Antiquarium, where Roman and Moorish remains discovered on site during construction are displayed underground
- The two-stage panoramic terraces on Levels 2 and 3, which open up views across the old city centre
Find it at La Encarnación square in the old quarter; the upper terrace includes a restaurant if you want to eat with the view.
Metropol Parasol (Las Setas) is one of 16 sights worth the detour in Seville, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the Seville pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in Seville
- Seville CathedralThe church that dethroned Hagia Sophia — and holds Columbus's bones.
- Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán StadiumTwo European finals and a World Cup semi-final on one pitch — more big-match history than almost any stadium in Spain.
- Royal Alcázar of SevilleA working royal palace — the Spanish royal family still occupies the upper floors when they visit Seville.
- GiraldaA 12th-century Almohad minaret wearing a Renaissance belfry — two faiths, one tower, centuries apart.
- ItalicaRome's first city in Spain — and the birthplace of two emperors — is sitting in a field outside Seville.
- Torre del OroOne anchor of a river chain that once sealed the Guadalquivir against an entire warfleet.