Torre del Oro and Guadalquivir Riverside Walk

The Torre del Oro (Tower of Gold) is a 13th-century Almohad watchtower on the Guadalquivir riverbank that was once connected to the city walls by a chain stretched across the river to block enemy ships. The name comes from the golden reflection of the tower in the water at sunset, or alternatively from the gold tiles that once covered the exterior. Inside is the Museo Naval (maritime museum, EUR 3, small but well-organized with old maps, ship models, and documentation of Seville's role in the Americas trade). The riverside paseo along the Guadalquivir runs north and south from the tower: north along the Triana bank for the best sunset views of the Cathedral, south toward the Parque de Maria Luisa. The riverfront from the Torre del Oro to the Puente de Isabel II is Seville's evening promenade route.