Seville: the fashionable capital of Andalusia for your events

Did you know that in ICCA’s most recent rankings, Seville came 100th place for cities hosting international conferences? And that’s not just because it has a pleasant year round climate…

You’re bound to have heard of the city’s historic sites like the Palacio Real or Golden Tower. You might also have heard of the TIS (Tourism Innovation Summit), the leading event for innovation and technology in the tourism industry, which takes place in Seville and brings together more than 5000 attendees from 37 countries each year.

Many professional events like this choose Seville for it’s many hotels and variety of venues. FIBES – the conference and exhibition centre has the largest covered auditorium in Spain with 3577 seats! In La Cartuja technology park you’ll find CITE a 33,000m² venue for concerts, plays and musicals.

Las Setas de Sevilla is the largest wooden structure in the world  and has become one of the city’s icons along with other venues like the Plaza mayor, a multifunctional open-air space covering 3,500 m². There’s even a sustainable venue in the city’s port. The Mude Market was built using 46 recycled shipping containers.

Accessibility 

Seville has great national and international transport links. The AVE high speed train serves Seville from Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, and Seville’s international airport (San Pablo airport) is just 10 km from the city centre. It takes around an hour to travel to Seville from Madrid by plane, and two and a half hours from London or Paris.

You can also get to Seville by sea, in fact, it has the only inland port on the Iberian Peninsula and can welcome cruise ships with up to 2,000 passengers. In addition there are now boats available on the Guadalquivir river with equipment for watersports.

Accor’s network in Seville

There are 3 hotels from our network here: 1 Novotel, 1 Ibis and 1 Ibis Budget. That’s a total of 8 spacious rooms, ready to host your events! And in 2022 a new Ibis Styles is set to open. 

Incentive activity ideas in Seville

Flamenco: The signature cultural activity for both Seville and Spain as a whole. Seville is home to some of the most famous Flamenco schools in the world.

The 18th century Casa de la Guitarra also houses the Flamenco Cultural Centre, where you can spend an hour discovering the main styles of Flamenco through its three disciplines: dance, song and guitar.

Visit a farm: Find out about Andalusian farming first-hand, experience an authentic « capea » where you meet baby bulls and see them in their natural environment or watch a horse show, soaking up the magic of this wild experience in nature.

An Andalusian donkey polo match: A fun variation of polo for groups looking for creative team building activities. All you need to play is a bullfighting ring on any farm, 10 donkeys, brooms, a ball and a referee.

Sensory tasting experiences on the Guadalquivir river: A gourmet wine & food tasting experience on board a boat, serenaded by flamenco guitars and violins.

Outdoor events, sporting and equestrian activities: Doñana natural park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve, offers the perfect setting. Options range from horse riding through the woods and along the beaches and dunes of Doñana for the more adventurous, to gentle carriage rides through the streets of El Rocio or along the Camino Rociero.

A must-do for events in Seville, eating tapas at a variety of bars as you work your way around the old town in all its floral glory, Your final step to immersion in the culture of Seville.