Quick Take: New Year’s Eve in Seville
- When: December 28, 2025 to January 1, 2026 (four nights in Seville, then on to Granada and Madrid)
- Where we stayed: Querencia de Sevilla, Autograph Collection, across from Seville Cathedral
- Tip 1: Book Seville Cathedral and La Giralda tickets on the official website as early as you can. They sell out over the holidays.
- Tip 2: Reserve a spot at El Mirador de Querencia, the hotel’s rooftop bar, if you are not staying at the hotel. There was a line every day.
- Tip 3: Pre-book your New Year’s Day taxi. Neither our hotel nor Uber could find us a ride on January 1.
Dan and I often travel the week between Christmas and New Year’s. While it’s generally pricier than traveling at almost any other time, work is usually on the quieter side (I will regret saying this!) and my birthday is during that week. In the past we have traveled to Italy, Costa Rica, Scotland, Ireland, and Portugal, among other places. Last year, we decided to visit Seville, Spain, followed by Granada and Madrid. We had, shockingly, never been to this part of Spain, and honestly had not been to Spain in far too long. We spent New Year’s Eve in Seville, arriving on December 28, 2025 and leaving on January 1, 2026. This post details what we did in Seville in the days leading up to New Year’s Day!
Seville during the holidays.
Day One: Arrival, Rooftop Drinks, and the Best Dinner
We left New York on an evening flight, arriving in Madrid early the following morning. We taxied to Madrid’s Atocha train station, where we waited about two hours for our fast train to Seville. We were pretty exhausted, but we did spend a little time in the Renfe (Spanish train) lounge at Atocha station. We had also booked Premium class seating (as that was the only option left when I purchased our tickets). This class was super nice, with large leather chairs and a pretty tasty hot meal served with wine.
Our big day of travel went smoother than expected. We were checked in to our hotel in Seville by 4:00 PM.
Made it to Seville – welcome drink!
Our hotel was the beautiful Querencia de Sevilla, part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection. Located right in the heart of Seville amongst its stunning Christmas decorations, Querencia de Sevilla is special.
Our Seville hotel decked out for the holidays.