The Secretos de Sevilla selection: books and gifts
BOOKS & GIFTS WITH A SEVILLE CONNECTION
Books, guidebooks and Seville-inspired gifts. Find a story, plan a journey through Andalusia or choose a thoughtful reminder of the city.
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Seville in books
Fiction and stories to explore the city through its writers. The linked editions are in Spanish; an English title in a retailer’s listing does not mean that the book is translated.
Historical fiction · Spanish
La dama de La Cartuja
Inma Aguilera
A young woman arrives in Seville in 1902 carrying an old plate and a family mystery. The novel connects Triana’s women potters with the story of La Cartuja.
Who it suits: For readers drawn to family sagas and Seville’s ceramic workshops.
Adventure fiction · Spanish
La leyenda del ladrón
Juan Gómez-Jurado
Sancho grows up in a sixteenth-century Seville shaped by poverty and intrigue. An adventure in which the city plays a central role.
Who it suits: For readers who enjoy action and fiction set in historic Seville.
Stories of the city · Spanish
Tradiciones y leyendas sevillanas
José María de Mena
A collection of Sevillian traditions and legends by José María de Mena. A way to discover the stories through which the city has imagined and explained itself.
Who it suits: For readers interested in Seville’s past and the writers who tell its stories.
Seville-inspired gifts
Puzzles and a print with a connection to Seville. These are third-party products selected for their subject or design.
For an unhurried afternoon
Plaza de España jigsaw
Ravensburger · 1.000 piezas
Build Plaza de España piece by piece. A photographic jigsaw that brings one of Seville’s best-known landmarks into your home.
Who it suits: For puzzle enthusiasts and anyone with fond memories of the square.
Bring Triana home
Triana jigsaw
Lais Puzzle · 1.000 piezas
A view of Triana turned into a jigsaw. A chance to spend time with a different side of Seville.
Who it suits: For anyone who loves Triana and enjoys jigsaws.
Seville on your wall
Seville watercolour-style print
Nacnic · Formato A3
A colourful, watercolour-style interpretation of the city skyline. A gift idea for adding a touch of Seville to a room.
Who it suits: For anyone who would enjoy a decorative reminder of the city.
Seville guidebooks
Three approaches to the city: a compact guide, a city-and-province guide, and a book of unusual places. All three linked editions are in Spanish.
Sevilla de cerca 5
Margot Molina · Lonely Planet · 2026
Seville guide · Spanish
A compact guide to Seville’s landmarks, neighbourhoods, markets and cultural life. The fifth edition was published in September 2026.
Who it suits: For a first visit or as a compact guidebook gift.
Sevilla · Guía Total Urban
Rafael Arjona Molina y Lola Wals · Anaya Touring
City and province · Spanish
Combines routes through the city with places to discover across the province, plus context on history, art and food.
Who it suits: For readers who want to explore both Seville and its province.
Sevilla insólita y secreta
Ricardo de Castro · Jonglez
Hidden places and curiosities · Spanish
A look at unusual details, forgotten traces, symbols and places that are easy to overlook in Seville.
Who it suits: For those who know the main sights and enjoy discovering another side of Seville.
Andalusia guidebooks
Regional guides, road trips and cultural experiences for exploring beyond Seville. The final guide is in English; the others are in Spanish.
Andalucía 3 · Lonely Planet
Isabella Noble, Gregor Clark y Duncan Garwood
Andalusia guide · Spanish
A regional guide for combining Andalusian cities, villages, heritage and landscapes in one trip.
Who it suits: For planning a trip across several Andalusian provinces.
Explora Andalucía
Isabella Noble, Anna Kaminski y Fiona Flores Watson · Lonely Planet
Experiences and culture · Spanish
An experience-led guide for connecting with Andalusia’s landscapes, customs and everyday life.
Who it suits: For travellers looking for inspiration beyond a list of monuments.
En ruta por Andalucía
Giacomo Bassi · Lonely Planet
24 road trips · Spanish
Twenty-four road-trip ideas for planning getaways and linking Andalusian towns and landscapes.
Who it suits: For anyone who enjoys exploring Andalusia by car.
Andalucía Occidental · Guía Total
Rafael Arjona Molina · Anaya Touring
Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba and Huelva · Spanish
Explores western Andalusia’s four provinces through towns, excursions, maps and cultural context.
Who it suits: For extending a stay in Seville with trips around western Andalusia.
Lonely Planet Andalucía · English edition
Anna Kaminski, Esme Fox y Paul Stafford · 12.ª edición · 2025
Regional guide · English
An English-language guide to Andalusia with itineraries, maps and regional chapters.
Who it suits: For international visitors and English-speaking readers.
Seville's art and history
Books exploring the city's past and cultural heritage.
Historia de Sevilla
Manuel Jesús Roldán
Language: Spanish
A journey through the city's different eras for readers interested in how Seville became the city it is today.
La historia de Sevilla en 80 objetos
Manuel Jesús Roldán
Language: Spanish
Eighty objects reveal episodes, people and symbols from Seville's history through a different approach to the city's past.
Iglesias de Sevilla
Manuel Jesús Roldán
Language: Spanish
History, architecture and artistic heritage in Seville's churches, for readers with an interest in the city's art.
Sevilla: Biografía de la ciudad dorada
Eva Díaz Pérez
Language: Spanish
A literary perspective on Seville's past and the traces its different eras have left on the city.
Flavours of Andalusia
Discover another side of Andalusian culture through its food.
Cocina de Andalucia
María José Sevilla
Language: English
Andalusian recipes with stories about local ingredients and places. A gift idea for English-speaking cooks interested in the region.
Andalucía: Una aventura gastronómica
José Pizarro
Language: Spanish · Published by Cinco Tintas
A cookbook exploring Andalusian dishes, ingredients and landscapes. A gift idea for home cooks interested in the region's food.
Seville for young readers
Children's reading and activities with Seville at their heart.
Las aventuras de Lola en Sevilla
Carmen Gil
Language: Spanish · Suggested age: 6–9
A children's poetry book introducing the city, its customs and its history through Lola's adventures.
Sevilla (Guías infantiles)
Cristina Falcón Maldonado · Ilustraciones de Pilar Campos
Language: Spanish · Suggested age: 7+
An illustrated guide with facts and stickers to introduce young readers to Seville in a playful way.
Seville-inspired tableware
Posavasos PILATOS · conjunto de 2
Companhia Atlântica
White model · Made in Portugal
Two ceramic coasters with relief patterns inspired by the tiles of Seville's Casa de Pilatos. A gift idea for bringing a touch of Seville to the table.
Salvamanteles PILATOS · conjunto de 2
Companhia Atlântica
Grey model · Made in Portugal
Ceramic and cork with a design inspired by the Casa de Pilatos. A choice for readers who enjoy tableware and decorative tile patterns.
Seville at home
Lámina del mapa de Sevilla
Nacnic
City map design · Check the size and frame of the selected option
A black-and-white map of Seville for a corner of your home, or as a gift for someone with a special connection to the city.
Little gifts from Seville
Abanico Pasión de Sevilla
BDM
Design featuring Seville landmarks
A wood-and-fabric fan featuring the Giralda, Torre del Oro and a flamenco dancer against a tile-patterned background. A gift inspired by Seville.
Imán de la Giralda
Domínguez Souvenirs
Resin · Giralda model
A small resin souvenir featuring the Giralda. For magnet collectors or as a little gift for someone who loves Seville.
How we choose
We look for a clear connection to Seville and explain who each item may suit. This is an editorial selection based on book descriptions and product listings, rather than hands-on testing. Designs inspired by Seville are not necessarily made here or handcrafted.
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