Seville Nightlife

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Photo: Joe TomsSeville is the home of flamenco

Though La Carboneria is a good place to see flamenco it is often very crowded
Beware poor quality flamenco in some tourist venues
Dress more smartly if clubbing at weekends
There's a lively nightlife across the river at Triana

Seville has tons of nightlife to offer the city break visitor with a world-wide reputation both for its opera and for flamenco.

This was the home of Don Juan of Don Giovanni infamy, of Carmen and the 'Barber'. Flamenco is always associated with the city and is worth searching out, but with care.

Seville flamenco

Seville is the home of flamenco, but care is needed in choosing where to enjoy it. There are many pale imitations on offer and it's worth taking local advice. Many of the advertised Seville flamenco shows are expensive, tacky and often use recorded music.

Favourite Seville flamenco hotspots include Casa Anselma in c/Pagé del Corro. It's decorated with colourful local tiles and features both professional flamenco dancers and more spontaneous performances by the public, perhaps less accomplished but often great fun. Flamenco goes on well into the night and really gets going around 3am.

La Carbonera at c/Levies is a converted coal yard and is a popular flamenco spot for both locals and visitors, always a good sign. It has two large bars and live flamenco from around 8pm until 4am.

Casa de la Memoria de l'Andalus, in c/Ximinez de Encisco 28, has nightly flamenco shows in a patio setting while Los Gallos, at Plaza de Santa Cruz is also well regarded.

Seville clubs

Seville is a very late-night city with partying starting between 2am and 4am. Be careful about dress code - always dress more smartly at weekends when casual wear can prevent you getting into many nightclubs.

Younger music fans will be drawn to La Sala Malandar in Calle Torneo, the most fashionable and sophisticated music nightclub venue in the city.

The Plaza Alfalfa and the Alameda de Hércules areas are also popular - try Bulebar, La Habanilla or the Fun Club - this nightclub has funk, latino and hip-hop in a warehouse and also features jazz nights. Naima offers live jazz and is well worth a visit.

Other popular nightclub venues include Weekend at c/del Torneo, with top-class live music and DJs; Aduana - a huge dance venue about a kilometre south of Maria Luisa park at Avenida de la San Antonio Raza s/n; and the Lisboa Music Club at c/Faustino Álvarez. La Imperdible stages contemporary dance and live music at Plaza San Antonio de Padua 9.

There's a lively nightclub scene in Triana - try La Otra Orilla with a terrace overlooking the river.

Seville opera, theatre and jazz

The Seville opera season is nearly a year-long at the Teatro de la Maestranza, opened in 1992 and one of Spain's finest stages. The Seville Symphonic Orchestra also plays almost every Thursday and Friday. There's open-air opera at the Auditorium of la Cartuja.

The Seville Jazz Festival is held at Teatro de la Maestranza in early spring while the main theatre is the Teatro Lope de Vega, featuring Spanish national companies.

Seville rock concerts

The big Seville rock concerts tend to be at the two football stadiums or the Expo site. The official ticket agent is La Teatral in Calle Velázquez near the Plaza del Duque de la Victoria, or at the El Corte Inglés store.