# Cerca de Seville

From Seville routes leave in every direction: to the west, Doñana and the Algarve; to the north, the Sierra de Aracena and Extremadura; to the south, Sanlúcar and the Vejer coast; to the south-east, Ronda, Setenil and Grazalema, and to the east, Carmona, half an hour along the A-4.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/sevilla/getaways

## Planes de un día
- [Carmona: necropolis, alcázar and mill](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/carmona/itineraries/necropolis-and-alcazar-sunday.md) (30 min en coche): The Roman necropolis first thing, the Alcázar tower before it closes, the museum, lunch in a former mill and the vega from the Parador.
- [Doñana by 4x4 and El Rocío](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/donana-and-el-rocio/itineraries/donana-4x4-sunday-from-el-acebuche.md) (55 min en coche): The official 4x4 across beach, dunes and marsh at 8:30, lunch facing the marsh in El Rocío, the Charco de la Boca trail and flamingos as evening falls.
- [Aracena: the Gruta and ham in Jabugo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-de-aracena/itineraries/aracena-marvels-cave-and-jabugo-ham.md) (1 h 15 en coche): A ham cellar in Jabugo in the morning, the Gruta de las Maravillas at a set time, an Iberian lunch next to the cave and Aracena castle in the afternoon.
- [Aracena: chestnut groves and cave](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-de-aracena/itineraries/autumn-among-chestnut-groves-from-huelva.md) (1 h 15 en coche): A short route among yellow chestnut trees and pigs fattening on acorns at Castaño del Robledo, Iberian lunch in Aracena and the cave in the afternoon. An hour and a quarter from Seville.
- [Sanlúcar: castle, manzanilla and Bajo de Guía](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/sanlucar-de-barrameda/itineraries/saturday-with-barbadillo-and-prawns.md) (1 h 20 en coche): Santiago castle first thing, the visit with tasting at Barbadillo, prawns at Casa Bigote and sunset at Bajo de Guía with Doñana opposite.
- [Zafra: squares, convent and spa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/zafra/itineraries/squares-santa-clara-and-spa.md) (1 h 37 en coche): Plaza Grande and Plaza Chica with their measuring rod, the cloister of Santa Clara, the Zafra Única route, lunch in the Feria family's fortress and an afternoon on the thermal circuit at El Raposo.
- [Antequera: dolmens, Alcazaba and Torcal](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/antequera/itineraries/sunday-with-menga-viera-and-alcazaba.md) (1 h 40 en coche): The dolmens before they close at 15:00, the Alcazaba above the vega, lunch at the El Torcal restaurant after the road reopens and the Green Route among the rocks.
- [Vejer: walls and fish at El Palmar](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/vejer-de-la-frontera/itineraries/vejer-walls-fish-at-el-palmar-and-trafalgar-sunset.md) (1 h 45 en coche): The walled old town and the castle in the morning, a fish lunch facing El Palmar beach and a walk along the sand to the Trafalgar lighthouse as the sun sets.
- [Grazalema: Zahara, the pass and the Majaceite](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-de-grazalema/itineraries/zahara-puerto-de-las-palomas-and-majaceite-river-trail.md) (1 h 45 en coche): A mountain Sunday without permits: Zahara castle above the reservoir, the viewpoints on the Puerto de las Palomas, trout in El Bosque and the Majaceite trail.
- [Setenil and Ronda: streets under the rock](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/setenil-de-las-bodegas/itineraries/setenil-and-ronda-day-trip-from-seville.md) (1 h 51 en coche): A morning in the streets of Setenil that run beneath the rock, lunch in the village and an afternoon in Ronda, 20 minutes away, with the Puente Nuevo and the monuments pass.
- [Setenil: mills and streets under the rock](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/setenil-de-las-bodegas/itineraries/setenil-mills-walk-and-cave-streets-from-malaga.md) (1 h 51 en coche): An easy walk along the valley, past an olive mill, two flour mills and a waterfall, then Setenil's streets under the rock and lunch in the village. Good with a dog.
- [Genal: Copper Forest and Ronda](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/ronda/itineraries/autumn-in-the-copper-forest.md) (1 h 55 en coche): A morning going from village to village through the Genal chestnut groves as they turn copper, Benito Gómez's tapas in Ronda and the Tajo at sunset. An hour and a half from Málaga.
- [Ronda: bridge, Arab baths and tapas](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/ronda/itineraries/ronda-puente-nuevo-arab-baths-and-tapas.md) (1 h 55 en coche): The bridge first thing, the Arab Baths before three, the Mina stairway down to the river, tapas at Tragatá and the bullring with the sun going down.
- [Caminito del Rey and lunch in El Chorro](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/caminito-del-rey/itineraries/walkways-and-suspension-bridge-sunday.md) (1 h 55 en coche): The first Caminito slot, 8 km of walkways and the suspension bridge, lunch with a view of the gorge in El Chorro and the afternoon at the reservoir.
- [Barril and Cacela Velha, next to Tavira](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/algarve/tavira/itineraries/barril-and-cacela-velha.md) (1 h 59 en coche): A footbridge over the lagoon and a little train to a beach with hundreds of tuna-trap anchors in the dune, lunch in Tavira and Cacela Velha, a white village over the lagoon, on the way to Spain.
- [Tavira: island boat and old town](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/algarve/tavira/itineraries/island-boat-and-gilao-bridge.md) (1 h 59 en coche): A ten-minute boat to a car-free sand island, lunch by the river and a walk over the seven-arch bridge, Santa Maria do Castelo and the castle. An hour from Huelva.
- [Jerez de los Caballeros: towers and citadel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/jerez-de-los-caballeros/itineraries/towers-and-templars-with-a-guide.md) (2 h 9 en coche): A guided visit to San Miguel, San Bartolomé and the Templar citadel, the Museum of Sacred Art with its Holy Week display, lunch beside Santa María and back along the wall.
- [Mérida: theatre, museum and Alcazaba](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/merida/itineraries/roman-theatre-museum-and-alcazaba.md) (2 h 11 en coche): Theatre and amphitheatre at 9:30 with the joint ticket, the National Museum of Roman Art free on Sundays, a charcoal grill beside the Alcazaba and an afternoon from the bridge to the aqueduct.

## Carmona along the A-4, Doñana along the A-49

Every motorway leaving Seville leads to a different landscape. The A-4, towards Córdoba, reaches [Carmona](/en/spain/andalusia/carmona) in half an hour. The A-49, towards Huelva, leads to [Doñana and El Rocío](/en/spain/andalusia/donana-and-el-rocio) via Bollullos and Almonte and, once across the Guadiana, to the [Algarve](/en/portugal/algarve), with [Tavira](/en/portugal/algarve/tavira) two hours away; in Portugal, an hour earlier. The A-66, the Ruta de la Plata, climbs to Extremadura: along the N-433 you turn off to the [Sierra de Aracena](/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-de-aracena) and, straight on, continue to [Zafra](/en/spain/extremadura/zafra) and [Mérida](/en/spain/extremadura/merida). The AP-4 goes down towards Jerez and Cádiz, on the way to [Sanlúcar de Barrameda](/en/spain/andalusia/sanlucar-de-barrameda) and, via the A-48, [Vejer](/en/spain/andalusia/vejer-de-la-frontera). Via Utrera and Morón you go to the sierras: [Ronda](/en/spain/andalusia/ronda), [Setenil de las Bodegas](/en/spain/andalusia/setenil-de-las-bodegas) and the [Sierra de Grazalema](/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-de-grazalema). And the A-92, to the east, leads to [Antequera](/en/spain/andalusia/antequera).

There are also routes without a car. The Casal bus goes to Carmona from the Prado de San Sebastián. Sanlúcar is reached by train to Jerez and a Monbus bus. The rest of the plans are, in practice, car trips.

## The Gruta de las Maravillas and Aracena ham

**Less than an hour away** are Carmona (30 minutes), with the free Roman necropolis and the Torre del Oro of its Alcázar, and Doñana (55), with the official concession's 4x4 from El Acebuche.

**Between an hour and an hour and a half** are the Sierra de Aracena (75 minutes), with the Gruta de las Maravillas, the castle and Jabugo ham, and Sanlúcar (80), with the castle of Santiago, its wineries and Bajo de Guía.

Most of the long Sundays are **between an hour and a half and two hours**: Zafra (97 minutes), Antequera (100), Zahara and the Majaceite in Grazalema and Vejer with El Palmar (105), Setenil (111), Ronda, the Genal valley and the Caminito del Rey (115), and Tavira with its island and Praia do Barril (119).

**More than two hours** away are [Jerez de los Caballeros with a guide](/en/spain/extremadura/jerez-de-los-caballeros/itineraries/towers-and-templars-with-a-guide) (129 minutes) and [Mérida on a Sunday](/en/spain/extremadura/merida/itineraries/roman-theatre-museum-and-alcazaba) (131), which fit into a day, and the longer getaways: [the Costa Vicentina](/en/portugal/algarve/costa-vicentina/itineraries/two-nights-with-sagres-and-surf), a little over three hours away, [Cazorla](/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-de-cazorla/itineraries/sierra-de-cazorla-borosa-weekend-from-jaen), [Sierra Nevada](/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-nevada/itineraries/sierra-nevada-ski-snowshoe-weekend-from-granada), [the Alpujarra](/en/spain/andalusia/la-alpujarra/itineraries/alpujarra-white-villages-weekend) and [Monfragüe and its birds](/en/spain/extremadura/monfrague/itineraries/monfrague-birdwatching-weekend-from-madrid), almost four.

## The interior is not recommended in July and August

From October to May is the season of the interior: Carmona, Antequera, Ronda, Setenil and Grazalema are not recommended in July and August. It is also the season for Doñana: the concession does not run on Sundays from June to September, and in autumn and winter the marsh has water and birds. With one night you see the sunset: [Doñana and El Rocío in a weekend](/en/spain/andalusia/donana-and-el-rocio/itineraries/donana-el-rocio-marshes-weekend). In winter, too, the afternoon at the El Raposo spa in [Zafra](/en/spain/extremadura/zafra/itineraries/squares-santa-clara-and-spa).

In spring, Grazalema and the sierras are green; for the permit routes, the Pinsapar or the Garganta Verde, there is a [weekend in the sierra](/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-de-grazalema/itineraries/grazalema-pinsapar-weekend-from-seville). It is also a good time for the [Saturday in Sanlúcar](/en/spain/andalusia/sanlucar-de-barrameda/itineraries/saturday-with-barbadillo-and-prawns), which is a Saturday because Casa Bigote is closed on Sunday.

In summer you head for the coast: [Vejer, fish at El Palmar and sunset at Trafalgar](/en/spain/andalusia/vejer-de-la-frontera/itineraries/vejer-walls-fish-at-el-palmar-and-trafalgar-sunset), best outside August; [Tavira and the boat to the island](/en/portugal/algarve/tavira/itineraries/island-boat-and-gilao-bridge), or [Barril and Cacela Velha](/en/portugal/algarve/tavira/itineraries/barril-and-cacela-velha), with lifeguards from June to September.

In autumn, from late October to November, the chestnut trees turn yellow in the Sierra de Aracena and the Iberian pig is in the montanera: a [Sunday among the chestnut woods](/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-de-aracena/itineraries/autumn-among-chestnut-groves-from-huelva) or [two nights in Aracena](/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-de-aracena/itineraries/sierra-de-aracena-autumn-chestnuts-ham). To the south-east, the chestnut trees of the Genal turn copper, on a [Sunday with tapas in Ronda](/en/spain/andalusia/ronda/itineraries/autumn-in-the-copper-forest).

## Carmona's necropolis first thing

- **Without a car, in a day:** [Carmona on a Sunday](/en/spain/andalusia/carmona/itineraries/necropolis-and-alcazar-sunday). Bus from the Prado de San Sebastián, the necropolis first thing, the Alcázar tower and lunch at the Molino de la Romera before the monuments close at 15:00.
- **Less than an hour away:** [Doñana by 4x4 from El Acebuche](/en/spain/andalusia/donana-and-el-rocio/itineraries/donana-4x4-sunday-from-el-acebuche). The morning departure through the reserve, lunch in El Rocío and the marsh at sunset.
- **Towards the north:** [the Sierra de Aracena](/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-de-aracena/itineraries/aracena-marvels-cave-and-jabugo-ham). A ham cellar in Jabugo, the Gruta de las Maravillas with a ticket already bought and the castle. To the south-east, the alternative is [Setenil and Ronda in a day](/en/spain/andalusia/setenil-de-las-bodegas/itineraries/setenil-and-ronda-day-trip-from-seville).