Airport For
flight
information, call
954 449 000. For
internal flights
run by Iberia
contact their
office at c/Almirante
Lobo 2 (tel 954
228 901); tel 954
516 111 for flight
information.
Banks and
currency exchange
ATMs are located
throughout the
centre of town,
for example around
the Avda. de la
Constitución and
around Plaza Duque
de la Victoria. Bureaux
de change can
be found on Plaza
Nueva but banks -
which no longer
charge commission
- are a cheaper
option. American
Express, Plaza
Nueva 7 tel 954
211 617 (Mon-Fri
9.30am-1.30pm
& 4.30-8pm,
Sat 9.30am-1pm),
and the El Corte
Inglés department
store on Plaza
Duque de la
Victoria (Mon-Sat
10am-9.30pm) offer
good exchange
rates, and most
large hotels
change notes
(although rates
tend to be poor).
Bike and
scooter rental
Sevilla Mágica,
c/Miguel Mañara
11 tel & fax
954 563 838,
through the arch
behind the turismo,
rents out cycles
by the day or
half-day (?12 per
day). Motorcycles
and scooters can
be rented from
Alkimoto,
c/Fernando Tirado
5 tel 954 584 927,
slightly south of
the Santa Justa
train station;
prices start at
?18 per day for a
scooter.
Books and
newspapers A
wide range of
books in English
is stocked by Vértice,
c/San Fernando 33
near the Alcázar.
The Beta chain is
good for guides
and maps; central
branches include
Avda. de la
Constitución 9
and 27 and Plaza
de la Gavidia 7.
El Corte Inglés
on Plaza Duque de
la Victoria stocks
English titles and
international
press. A more
comprehensive
range of
international
newspapers is
stocked by
Esteban, c/Alemanes
15, next to the
cathedral.
Bullfights
Details and
tickets from the
Plaza de Toros on
fight days from
4.30pm or in
advance (with
commission) from a
kiosk at c/Adriano
36.
Car rental
Avis (tel 954 537
861) and Europcar
(tel 954 533 914)
are located at the
Santa Justa train
station. Good
local deals are to
be had from
Atlantic, c/Almirante
Lobo 2 (tel 954
227 893), just off
the Puerta de
Jerez, and Alquila
un Coche, Avda.
Constitución 15 (tel
954 216 549).
Cinema
Most movies
showing are listed
in El
Giraldillo ,
the listings mag
available from the
turismo; " V.O.
" indicates a
screening in the
original-
language. A "
V.O. "
venue, Cine
Avenida, c/Marqués
de Paradas 15,
specializes in
original language
films (mainly
English). Open-air
" cines de
verano "
(July & Aug)
are great places
for a beer and a tapa
while watching a
movie - you should
consult the
turismo for the
latest locations
as they tend to
change yearly.
Consulates
Australia,
c/Federico Rubio
14 tel 954 220
971; Canada,
nearest in Madrid:
tel 914 233 250;
Ireland, Plaza
Santa Cruz 6, Bajo
A tel 954 216 361;
UK, nearest in Málaga:
tel 952 217 571;
USA, Paseo de las
Delicias 7 tel 954
231 885.
Flea market
A rastro
takes place on
Thursday mornings
along the c/Feria
past the Plaza
Encarnación, and
a bigger one on
Sunday at the
Alameda de Hércules.
Football
Sevilla has two
major teams:
Sevilla CF play at
the Sánchez
Pizjuan stadium (tel
954 489 400) and
Real Betis use the
Estadio Benito
Villamarín (tel
954 610 340).
Match schedules
are in the local
or national press.
Hiking maps
1:50,000,
1:100,000 and
1:200,000 maps can
be purchased from
Cartolap, Edificio
Sevilla, c/San
Francisco Javier 9
(tel 954 656 612),
south of the Santa
Justa train
station. A
"made-to-measure"
map service will
make up maps in
the above scales
for a defined
area; ring
Francisco Marquez,
c/Las Cruzadas 7,
immediately behind
the Plaza de España
(tel 954 423 063).
Hospital
English-speaking
doctors available
at the Hospital
Universitario
Virgen Macarena,
c/Dr Marañon s/n
(tel 955 614 140)
behind the Andalucía
parliament
building to the
north of the
centre. For
emergencies, dial
061.
Internet
access New
internet cafés
are opening all
across the city. Alfalfa
10 , Plaza de
Alfalfa 10 (daily
noon-1am; tel 954
213 841; ?3.60 per
hr) is probably
the city's most
attractive
internet café. Sevilla
Internet Centre
, Calle
Almirantazgo 2
(daily 9am-10pm;
tel 954 500 275;
?2.50 per hr)
close to the
cathedral's
western entrance
is the most
central. Ciber-Café
Undernet (tel
954 991 419; ?1.80
per hr) has
branches at
c/O'Donnell 19
(10am-10pm), near
Plaza Duque de la
Victoria, and
Pages del Corro
182 (11am-3am), in
Triana.
Police
Bag-snatching is
big business. If
you lose
something, get the
theft documented
at the Plaza de la
Gavidia station (tel
954 289 300), near
Plaza de la
Victoria. Dial 092
(local police) or
091 (national) in
an emergency.
Post office
Avda. de la
Constitución 32,
by the cathedral; Lista
de Correos (poste
restante) open
Mon-Fri
8.30am-8.30pm, Sat
9.30am-2pm.
Taxis
The main central
taxi ranks are in
Plaza Nueva, the
Alameda de Hércules
and the Plaza de
Armas and Prado de
San Sebastián bus
stations. A
reliable taxi
service, Radio
Taxi, will come
and collect you if
you ring them on
954 580 000.
Telephones
c/Sierpes 11, down
a passageway
(Mon-Fri 10am-2pm
& 5-8.30pm,
Sat 10am-2pm).
Train
information
For tickets/info
go to the RENFE
office, off the
Plaza Nueva at c/Zaragoza
29 tel 954 222
693; Mon-Fri
9.15am-1.15pm
& 4-7pm for
information and
reservations. The
Santa Justa train
station number is
902 240 202.
