SevilleThe city that sailed for the Indies
Measured from 500+ plays across 7 walked routes: in Seville, you pass a place with a story every 230 metres.
Ranked #3 of 5 Spain big cities
2026 edition · scores vs all indexed cities · measured 2026-08-21 · scored on 7 of 8 measures · how we measure
Depth31/100
31 places with a story
6 historical figures
Density68/100
a story every 230 m
median along a route
Character91/100
royalty & nobility
typical story: 1550 · medieval
Pulse63/100
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Seville, measured
The scores
Ranked against
| What we measure | Seville | Score out of 100 | Rank | Global leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | ||||
| Places with a storyspots where a route tells you what happened there | 31 | 28 | #70 of 71 | London (United Kingdom) · 594 |
| Historical figuresreal people you meet in its stories | 6 | 34 | #39 of 68 | London (United Kingdom) · 184 |
| Hours of storieshow long its stories take to read, end to end | 0.4h | 32 | #50 of 71 | London (United Kingdom) · 7h |
| Density | ||||
| How often you pass a storymetres from one story to the next | 230 m | 68 | #11 of 71 | Williamsburg (United States) · 100 m |
| Character | ||||
| Years its stories coverfrom its oldest story to its newest | 914 yrs | 91 | #14 of 70 | London (United Kingdom) · 1025 yrs |
| Pulse | ||||
| Instagrammabilityhow often players photograph this city | — | needs more plays here before photo habits can be measured | — | Sydney (Australia) |
| Group outingsof every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3 or more | 12 in 100 | 35 | #50 of 69 | Houston (United States) · 32 in 100 |
| International visitorsshare of player reviews written in a foreign language | 90% | 90 | #5 of 47 | Venice (Italy) · 97% |
How to read this table›
How to read it: each score is out of 100, measured against a fixed scale that is the same for every city and every edition. Seville's 31 on places with a story scores 28, and it scores 28 on any page you find it. The switch above changes who it is ranked against, not the scores: right now that is all 80 indexed cities (19 countries so far). Seville is scored on 7 of the 8 measures: its overall score averages those 7, and the greyed measures stay out of the average rather than counting against it. Ranks compare cities of a similar size. What a city's stories are about has no better or worse, so themes and eras aren't scored. Instagrammability is shown as a score only; how it's calculated is on the methodology page.
The medal table
What Seville wins
- Most faith & churches among Spain's big cities· 32% of its stories
- Most guilds & trade among Spain's big cities· 32% of its stories
- Most legends & myths among Spain's big cities· 29% of its stories
- Stories closest together among Spain's big cities· a story every 230 m (shared)
Won against the other big cities of Spain in the 2026 edition. See the full table on the country page.
Character
What its stories are about
- royalty & nobility35%
- faith & churches32%
- guilds & trade32%
- legends & myths29%
- arts & culture19%
- industry & modern era19%
- parks & leisure19%
- crime & dark history16%
Out of Seville's 31 places with a story, the share whose story touches each theme. One story can touch several.
Character
Which centuries you walk through
- Medieval38%
- Early modern29%
- 19th century10%
- Early 20th century10%
- Post-war10%
- Contemporary5%
When Seville's stories happen (68% of them mention a year).
Pulse
Who visits, by review language
- English72%
- Spanish10%
- Dutch7%
- German4%
- French4%
Language of 100+ written player reviews. A proxy for who visits; English hides several nationalities.
Depth
31 stories wait on its streets. Here are three
King Alfonso XIII had this hotel built to accommodate the royals, presidents, celebrities, and other distinguished guests travelling to Seville for the…
The First Permanent Crossing Its official name is the Isabel II Bridge, completed in 1852. It was the first permanent bridge to…
Fantastic! You solved the last challenge and deserve a new curiosity regarding the city, this time it’s not about legends or tales…
Depth
Figures you meet on Seville's streets
Christopher Columbus
at 2 places
Puerta del Príncipe (Entrance for Cathedral) · Catedral de Sevilla
Ben Ammar
at 1 place
Mercado De Feria
Don Pedro
at 1 place
Parroquia de San Pedro Apóstol
Doña Maria
at 1 place
Parroquia de San Pedro Apóstol
Fray Diego
at 1 place
Plaza De Pumarejo
Juanita Reina
at 1 place
Antigua Casa De Juanita Reina
Depth
Every Seville place with a story, on one map
Each pin is a place whose story a Questo route tells. Tap one for the quest that tells it. See an empty street that deserves a pin? The form at the bottom of this page adds your story to the editors' queue.
Walk Seville's stories yourself
Three of 7 routes here. See everything in Seville
Where next after Seville?
MadridThe city of kings and canvases391 km away · a story every 260 m
ToledoThe city El Greco painted323 km away · a story every 290 m
BenalmádenaThe white village above the coast158 km away · a story every 146 m
BarcelonaThe city the modernistas built834 km away · a story every 272 m
PalmaThe island capital of gothic and light789 km away · a story every 236 m
MalagaPicasso's home port157 km away · a story every 260 mHow does Seville compare?
Put Seville head-to-head with any city in the index, measure by measure, from real walking data.
Quick answers
- What is Seville like to explore on foot?
- Seville has 31 places with a story across 7 self-guided Questo routes, with a story every 230 metres of walking on average. Its stories lean towards royalty & nobility and faith & churches.
- Which historical period defines Seville?
- 38% of Seville's dated stories come from the medieval period; its oldest dated story reaches back to 1078.
- How is this measured?
- From Questo's own walked routes and player activity in Seville: 500+ plays and 100+ reviews. Full method on the City Stories Index methodology page, 2026 edition.
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For press and citation
- Walking a Questo route in Seville, you pass a place with a story every 230 metres on average.
- 38% of Seville's dated stories come from the medieval period.
- Seville's typical story happens in 1550: the median year across its dated stories, which span 914 years.
- Players meet 6 historical figures in Seville's stories, from Christopher Columbus to Ben Ammar.
- 90% of Seville's written player reviews are in a language other than Spanish (from 100+ reviews).
- Roughly 12 of every 100 plays in Seville is a group outing of three or more people, measured from invited multi-device sessions over the last 12 months.
Copy any line as it stands: for an article, a post, or an argument at dinner. Attribution: Questo City Stories Index (2026 edition), with a link to this page. Method and sample sizes on the methodology page.
Seville ranks #22 of 80. Show it.
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