A 19th-century palace in central Seville famed for its floors — laid with genuine Roman mosaics that an aristocratic countess salvaged from Itálica and other sites and brought home. The ground floor is effectively a private archaeological museum, combined with Mudéjar patios, a grand staircase, and an eclectic collection of antiques amassed over a lifetime. For visitors, it's an unusual and intimate sight: a still-furnished noble house where you walk across ancient Roman mosaics, surrounded by the personal collection of a passionate, idiosyncratic collector, in a quietly grand corner of the city center.
Location
Centro, Sevilla
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The central patio's Roman mosaic, lifted from the family's own land at Itálica: Pan piping to Galatea at the centre, eight medallions of the loves of Zeus around it, the Seasons in the corners. Then the entrance hall's opus sectile of polychrome Roman marbles. Some 580 square metres of Roman mosaic in all.
Open every day, closing at 15:00 in high summer and 18:00 otherwise. There is a free ground-floor pass on Friday mornings at opening — no booking, limited capacity, so arrive early.
Around €15 for adults. The upper floor with the family rooms and library reportedly needs a guide — confirm at the desk. The palace website has been down recently, so book by phone or email rather than relying on the site.