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Royal Tobacco Factory of Seville
CultureVisit: ~45 minFree
One of the largest industrial buildings in 18th-century Spain, completed in 1770. Thousands of cigar-makers worked here, and it was the setting that inspired Prosper Mérimée's Carmen, the character of his novel and of Bizet's opera. Since the mid-20th century it has housed the rectorate of the University of Seville, and its courtyards can be visited freely.
Add it to your trip on Wanloria →Things to do at Royal Tobacco Factory of Seville: 2 missions
- Photograph the main entranceStop in front of the entrance crowned by Fame, on Calle San Fernando.
- Follow in Carmen's footstepsWalk through the courtyards of the former factory where Mérimée and Bizet's cigar girl worked.