TIME TO ENJOY
EVERYTHING YOU CAN DO IN SEVILLE WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
When the sun hides behind the rooftops and orange tree tops, Seville transforms.
The streets, lulled by the heat of the day, awaken to the cool of the night. That’s when the city takes a deep breath and fills with the sound of conversation, clinking glasses and tuning guitars.
It is the blue hour. The golden light caresses the cobblestones and tinges the Giralda with a copper hue. Strolling through the Barrio de Santa Cruz, with its fragrant alleyways, is like being carried away by an ancient calm. The cool air invites you to walk with no particular destination in mind. Perhaps you will find yourself drawn to the Plaza del Salvador, which is full of life, or to the Alameda de Hércules, where the mix of terraces, bars and creative atmosphere invites you to improvise a dinner under the stars.
In summer, some venues such as the Antiquarium or the Andalusian Centre for Contemporary Art programme open-air cinema, concerts or cultural activities that only take on meaning with the night as a backdrop.
On the banks of the Guadalquivir, the pace slows down. From the Triana shore, you can see the city reflected in the water, as if it too were contemplating itself. The river terraces fill with soft light and quiet conversation. If you feel like it, a boat trip at sunset allows you to see how the towers, bridges and palaces change colour as the day draws to a close.
Hotel Plácido y Grata’s fresh patio
And in the heart of the city centre, accompanied by the serene murmur of the town as night falls, Hotel Plácido y Grata’s cocktail bar offers its own sensory refuge. An intimate place where you can enjoy a drink prepared with time, care and personality. The coolness of its patio is a gift: the beautiful textures of the vegetation, such as star jasmine and ornamental vines, intertwine to create an oasis of serenity.
“And there is Seville, ready to live again, every night”
Surrounded by lush green areas and cosy corners to sit in, the courtyard is the soul of the hotel. Sometimes, jazz seeps through its walls in carefully chosen sessions that turn the end of the day into a small ritual.
You can read more about the concept behind the landscape design of the Hotel Plácido y Grata in this interview with its designer, Marta Puig Bellacasa.
As the night progresses, Seville unfolds in infinite possibilities. From a quiet drink on a rooftop terrace with views to getting lost in the narrow streets of El Arenal, looking for a tablao where people still sing and dance without artifice.
Because when the sun sets in Seville, everything invites you to stay a little longer. To experience, in short, the other side of the city: the one that awakens just as the sky begins to darken.
And there is Seville, ready to live again, every night.
