Itálica Tours and Tickets

The city of Italica, a thriving metropolis, was home to one of the largest amphitheaters in the Roman empire and the birthplace of two different Roman emperors. Today, its ruins, although majestic, repay exploring with a guide. This small-group tour gets you priority entrance and the services of a Blue Badge guide, with headsets to hear them bring the ancient stones to life.

Visit the Roman ruins of Italica on a half-day tour from Seville that highlights the ancient site’s historical importance and its role in the popular HBO series Game of Thrones. Learn about Italica’s origins as the first Roman city on the Iberian peninsula, view features such as the amphitheater and ancient mosaics, and check out the setting for the Dragonpit from season seven of GOT.

Step back in time to the era of ancient Rome during this 4-hour trip to the city of Italica. This Roman township, considered to be the first founded on the Iberian Peninsula, was also the birthplace of emperors Trajan and Hadrian. Stop by the Roman theater, among the biggest in the ancient world, and admire this archaeology site’s time-worn mosaics and examples of ‘domus’ dwellings (residences for the upper classes). A guide and round-trip hotel transport by minivan are also included.

Relive the glory of the Roman Empire on this 2-hour guided tour of ancient Italica from Seville. Explore the evocative ruins, which date back to 206 A.D, and listen as your guide tells stories of life in ancient Roman times. Marvel at the amphitheater and Trajan monument; peek into the thermal baths and gym; and admire the remarkable mosaics in the House of the Planetarium.

Explore the Roman ruins of Italica on this guided half-day adventure. See the city where important emperors were born, marvel at well-preserved ruins like the Traianeum, the statues of Diana and Venus, the public baths, and the amphitheater—an impressive structure that sat 25,000 and was used as a filming location by Game of Thrones. Save time and skip the lines with your professional guide.

Discover the rise and fall of the ancient Roman city on a guided tour of Italica. A must see when visiting Seville, Italica has a well-preserved amphitheater, thermal baths and exquisite mosaics.

Explore beyond Seville with a guided tour of the Roman city of Italica, known as a backdrop in Game of Thrones. Meet at a departure point in Seville and set out for Italica. Visit ancient streets, aqueducts, and hot springs during this guided tour. Learn about how these Roman ruins were used in an important scene in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Little Rome was the first Roman city built outside Italy in 206 BC by the general Publius Cornelius Scipio Scipio, the African. A city that saw the birth of two Roman emperors, Trajan and Hadrian, where luxury and the "simulacra romae" were enjoyed. We will walk through its ancient streets with our guide who will help us to interpret and get to know the whole enclave. We will also discover amazing mosaics, the Traianeum, the ancient major baths and its famous amphitheatre. It is the third largest in the world, where the famous gladiator fights took place and has been the setting for the popular series Game of Thrones. Its Roman theatre, discovered in the mid-20th century, is undoubtedly one of the best preserved in Europe, where plays are still being performed. After visiting this enclave we will go to the monastery of San Isidoro del Campo, a medieval fortress. We will finish in a traditional winery, where we will enjoy a wine tasting.

The Roman city of Itálica, located in the Lower Guadalquivir, played an important strategic role both politico-military, as well as economically, during the High Roman Empire. Proof of this is that it reached an area of ​​approximately 52 hectares. The origins of the Archaeological Ensemble of Itálica date back to 206 BC, when General Publius Cornelius Scipio, in the context of the Second Punic War, defeated the Carthaginians at the Battle of Ilipa and established a detachment of legionaries on the Cerro de San Antonio, place where a turdetana population already existed since the 4th century BC. Although at first both communities coexisted in this space close to the Guadalquivir, soon the Roman element imposed its social and political ways.

Combine Roman history with Game of Thrones facts during this tour to Italica near Seville’s center. Learn about the Roman emperors born in the city long ago, and see filming locations from GOT, the hit HBO TV show. A guide tells you all about the areas of the city the show used while filming its seventh season, including Italica’s large amphitheater.

It is always much better to visit Italica by the hand of an official guide, otherwise many of the areas that this archaeological site offers us can go unnoticed and it would be a shame if by not going with an official guide you miss out on some of the best offers of this enclave.

Benefit from traveling around Seville with your own private guide to see the Roman ruins of Italica and explore the highlights of Seville. Learn about Italica’s importance as the first Roman city on the Iberian peninsula, and its role in the HBO series Game of Thrones. Then head back to central Seville into see the Jewish Quarter, the UNESCO-listed Alcazar and Cathedral, Plaza de España, and other attractions.

Italica is one of the best archeological ensembles in Europe, know the importance of this Roman city, the surrounding area has revealed the huge road network, many buildings and many magnificent mosaics. Discover the awesome mini-Colosseum and also one of the "Sets" in Game of Thrones.

On this route we will know the ruins of Italica, the first city in the Roman Empire built outside the Italian peninsula, from which it got its name; cradle of the emperors Trajan and Hadrian. Bike tour in Seville, bicycle, entrance to Italica, bilingual guide, bottle of water and helmet for children.

Italica was the first Roman city founded in the Iberian Peninsula, is an archaeological site located a few minutes by car from Seville. This visit will give us the opportunity to make an exciting journey in time, going through the streets of the ancient city, we will visit the House of the Birds, House of the Planetarium, Major Thermal Baths, Gymnasium and the Roman Amphitheatre, one of the largest in the Roman world where the famous gladiatorial fights took place. The tour begins with the visit to the city, thanks to the explanations of the guide you will be able to imagine how they lived and you will be surprised with the comforts that they had, how a city was organized, the incredible knowledge of engineering that they had and the amount of elements that have lasted throughout the time. The route ends at the Roman amphitheatre, where you will walk through the accesses and labyrinths of one of the largest amphitheatres in the Empire.

A mixture of history and gastronomy typical of the place. We prepare everything to discover Itálica, this wonderful archaeological site just 20 minutes from Seville. A morning tour, short and pleasant to leave the city and meet Santiponce, a pleasant village in the Aljarafe region. A specialist guide will show you the Roman city and finally we will have a typical aperitif in one of the bars of the town: olives of different styles and wine, very rich in Aljarafe.

The town of Santiponce was founded in 1595 and the surrounding landscape comprises fields of cereal, olive groves and fruit orchards. Next to Santiponce there is the Roman town of Italica. Founded by the general Scipio Africanus in 206 B.C. when he decided that this part of the valley of the river Betis would be a good place for a new Roman city. Itálica became a popular and prosperous Roman town and was the birthplace of the emperors Hadrian and Trajan, Its most important remains are the amphitheatre, the baths and its mosaics. Santiponce possesses another interesting monument, the gothic monastery of San Isidoro del Campo, founded by Alonso Pérez de Guzmánin 1301. In this unique fortress-monastery, with a double church, the Gothic style is juxtaposed with clear Languedoc and Mudejar influences, where the Almohad tradition is clearly visible. Unlike Cistercian austerity, the Hieronymite monastery is decorated with murals that make up what is possibly one of the most outstanding ensembles in Spain. Leaving Sevilla by riding past the Fabrica de Tabacos and Giralda, along and across the river Guadalquivir and through Triana, you eventually arrive at the new cut of the river Guadalquivir. From the town of San Juan Bajo there is a riverside path which takes up along the west bank of the river until it is time to switch onto rural tracks which will lead to Santiponce itself.

Discover what life was like in Roman times in this area by discovering two Roman cities in the province of Seville. Italica and Híspalis were two Roman cities that were very close, although different from each other. Learn about the legacy of the Roman Empire in our culture by visiting these unusual places, one on the outskirts of Seville, the other in the same city, and discover one of the most famous amphitheatres in this region. The visit to Italica ends at the Roman amphitheatre, where you will walk through the entrances and labyrinths of one of the largest amphitheatres of the Empire.

In for a different adventure after discovering the almost endless beautiful history and buildings from the centre of the city? Come on a tour with us to village of Santiponce and the historical roman city of Itálica! During this 5-hour guided tour you’ll take an electric bike and go to the first roman city in the Iberian Peninsula. After arriving, you will enter the city on foot and discover this historical monument and come to know all about this glorious city. One of the biggest amphitheaters is also something you will learn everything about, next to the emperors who were born here. It is almost magical, and speaking about magic, some scenes from Game of Thrones were filmed here! You will meet your guide at our bike shop, get your bike and you are on your way! After exiting the city, you will be able to enjoy the beautiful countryside. Visiting Itálica is not something you want to miss during your stay in Seville, and there are no better guides for you than at ATD.

A unique experience, where you can pedal through all the main ecosystems of the Province of Seville. Rainfed crops, green corridors, Mediterranean forest, marshes, rice crops,... and without forgetting culture, having the opportunity to get to know the Roman city of Italica and the culture of the Rocio pilgrimage, crossing the Vado del Quema and the rociera town of Villamanrique de la Condes