Nightlife in Seville

Nightlife in Seville is a lively social celebration that involves people of all ages and an array of activities.

Generally it develops in stages, starting after 21.00 with dinner at a tapas bar or a restaurant.

At the tapas bars you will find entire families or groups of friends sitting and eating together.

Night meals usually take a while as Sevillians like to speak and sample different tapas one at a time, along with sipping a small, cold Cruzcampo, the traditional beer of Seville, or wine.Dinner at restaurants also take long and it's not uncommon to finish dinner around midnight.

From here, many people proceed to the other avenues of celebration available in Seville: los bares de copas (a normal bar), a flamenco bar, or much later a disco.

Regardless of where they go after tapas, Sevillians tend to move around a lot throughout the night. People usually only stop for a couple of drinks in any given place before heading back out on la marcha, the walk from bar to bar in search of the best time.

El Arenal, Calle Betis, and La Alameda de Hercules are three of the key zones for tapas and nightlife. All are located centrally and within 20 minutes walking distance between them.

Seville also boasts a number of Irish, English, and Scottish type pubs, a lively gay and lesbian scene, and a variety of live music venues.