Itálica Private Guided Tour from Seville: Roman Ruins & Mosaics

Walk through a Roman city that's still standing after millennia

A private 2-hour guided tour of Itálica, the Roman settlement founded in 206 AD in the Lower Guadalquivir River valley near Seville, with a professional guide who speaks English, Spanish, Italian or French. You'll see the House of the Planetarium mosaics, the amphitheater, thermal baths, gym and restored Roman houses. Tickets and guide are included. You arrange your own transport to the site.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore ancient Roman ruins of Itálica

• Travel from Seville to Itálica
• Learn Roman Empire history from guide
• See mosaics in House of the Planetarium
• Tour amphitheater and Trajan monument
• Visit thermal baths and gym
• Explore bread oven and Roman houses
• Walk through remnants of city streets

The experience

Itálica sits halfway between Seville and Alcalá del Río, a Roman city that was built as a hospital for wounded soldiers and grew into a major settlement under the Empire. Your guide walks you through what remains: mosaics still bright enough to read the pattern, an amphitheater large enough to hold thousands, thermal baths with their original floor plan intact. The tour runs two hours and covers the House of the Planetarium, the Trajan monument, the largest of the thermal complexes, a gym, a bread oven, two restored Roman houses, and the remnants of city streets. A guide who knows the site explains what you're standing in front of instead of you piecing it together from plaques.

The tour is private, which means it's just you and your group with one guide: no waiting for a bus to fill or adjusting the pace to strangers. Your guide speaks English, Spanish, Italian or French depending on what you book. The site itself is open-air and walkable for all fitness levels, though there's no shade structure, so the time of day matters. You'll need to arrange transport from Seville to Itálica. The tour does not include pickup or a ride to the ruins.

What’s included

• Tickets to Itálica.
• private guided tour with a professional guide in your choice of English, Spanish, Italian or French.
• access to the House of the Planetarium, amphitheater, thermal baths, gym, restored Roman houses and city streets.

Before you book

Days and timesTuesday to SundayDeparts at 10:00

Book up to8h before

AgesAdult (18 to 64 years) · Senior (65 and older) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Child (under 13): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcomeInfants must sit on laps

Operated by ANDALUCIA EXPERIENCIAS

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you're staying in Seville without a car and want to see Itálica with someone who knows the site. The private guide means no group schedule to follow, and you can ask questions as you walk through the ruins instead of reading plaques alone.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years); Child (under 13): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What's actually left to see at Itálica after 2,000 years?

Itálica has the House of the Planetarium with its original mosaics, a working amphitheater, the largest thermal bath complex in the settlement, a gym, a bread oven, two fully restored Roman houses, and stretches of the ancient street grid. Most structures are roofless but the walls and floors are intact enough to walk through and understand how the city was laid out.

How do I get to Itálica from Seville?

Itálica is located in the Lower Guadalquivir River valley between Seville and Alcalá del Río. The tour does not include transport or hotel pickup, so you'll need to arrange a taxi, rental car, or local bus to reach the site. Once there, your guide meets you at the entrance.

What was Itálica originally built for?

Itálica was established in 206 AD by the Roman general Publio Cornelio Escipión (Scipio) as a hospital for soldiers wounded in the battle of Ilipa against the Lusitanians. It later became a major Roman city and grew into one of the most important settlements in the region under the Empire.

What's included in the ticket price?

Entry to Itálica and the 2-hour private guided tour with a professional guide are included. Food, drinks and transport to and from the site are not included.