casa de pilatos

出了大教堂的时候，已经下午3点了。我经过圣十字区，向皮拉托之家进发。当中不可避免的又迷路了。一路上游客很多，大多拿着地图一边走一边找方向。这里的小路实在太多，很容易就走岔了。最好笑的是在一个安静路口有三拨游客（包括我）同时迷失了方向。这时，迎面走来了一位老先生，我们都如获至宝般一个个排队去问路。老先生态度很好，非常耐心地回答了我们的问题，还善解人意地用手势比划了怎么走。多亏了他的指点，我终于找到了皮拉托之家。不咋起眼的门口在皮拉托之间门口有个老太太再卖各色坚果。她热情地邀请每个进去参观的游客尝一尝。我试过之后，买了她的杏仁（2欧，蘸着一点盐味道很香）老太太比划着让我看进去一边参观一边吃。

Incredible Moorish architecture in the courtyard, peaceful gardens, a fascinating glimpse into the life of the nobility (first floor), ornate ceilings. Downside - a verbose audio guide (but necessary). Not too many tourists, 3rd best site after the Alcazar and the Cathedral. Don't miss it. Allow 2 hours if you're doing the complete tour.

A stunning building with lovely courtyard and lovely rooms,worth visiting also the private apartments

My wife and I just saw the Casa de Pilatos and the whole palace has now been restored. The last time we went they were just starting to restore the palace and gardens. It is very beautiful now.We paid for the tour of the apartments on the upper floor and enjoyed the tour. One can see the works of art, furniture and carpets that the Medinaceli Family has accumulated over the ages.

Another site we almost missed and are so glad we did not. However if you see the Casa de Pilatos after having been to the Alcazar, you may feel like it is "just more of the same." Go here BEFORE. The tour guide of the upstairs rooms provides charming commentary; and all of the Roman bits does make it a different experience. Gorgeous, gorgeous!

Unless you knew it was there you would pass it by. It is an important part of the history of Seville. A little expensive for what is inside, but if you are interested in the history of Seville, then go inside. From the outside it is possible to get some reasonable photos

The lonely planet guide describes this as a harmonious mixture of styles, but it's a dog's dinner of a mansion, built by a marques of who had money but no style. The ground floor is derelict , upstairs there are rooms decorated with heavy dark furniture & 16th century paintings which make you yearn for the Impressionists. Give this a miss!

This was one of the more informative condensed times spent here. There is so much going on Wednesday nights. There is free admission and there are tours one can take for different parts of the facility. If you are here for a few days this is a must.

It was an informative hour. We also had the tour of the upper rooms. Worth a visit if you stay many days in Seville! Very kind and pleasant guide tour! Admission free Wednesday evenings.

My first thought was that the admission was a bit expensive. It costs 5 euros to go in, and 8 euros for admission to both the grounds and the top floors (winter rooms). But it was definitely worth the price, as it included an audio guide and live tour of the upper floors. A warning though, the audio guide will be almost completely incomprehensible if you are not already very knowledgeable about art history, or neither English or Spanish are your first language. The palace has very beautiful art and architectural elements from many different time periods, and each audio guide "chapter" lasted longer than five minutes and used many inaccessible art history vocabulary words. Honestly, I stopped using it even though I have some art history knowledge and preferred to walk around and read descriptions myself.

We went here after reading the praise here on TA. We agree that it is a nice place and a bit off the beaten path. But: the house, owned by an aristocratic family, is not kept in the condition you should expect considering the ownership and the admission costs. Some areas are outright decrepit and the garden was in bad shape. Yes, this was January so we didn't expect flowers and beautiful trees blooming, but peeling paint and dirty walls are unbecoming of a place like this (still partially inhabited by this noble family). We took the tour of the upper floor for an additional fee (please make sure to confirm the hours with the staff per email or phone because not all languages are offered every hour). Beforehand we toured the bottom floor with an audioguide, which was incredibly long-winded and boring. The history of the place, the origin of its nickname, its relationship with Holy Week, etc. are treated rather as a footnote. The guided tour upstairs was good, but we commented later on that, although the collection was neat and the layout tasteful, the guide kept emphasizing the author of X painting and Y sculpture who was a *student* of Y famous painter. This was not top-notch art by household names, so it seems they were trying a bit too hard to hype it. Recommendation: stop by if you're on your way to something nearby and want to relax a bit while looking at a quirky part of Sevilla's history. Maybe pick up the audioguide, and listen for yourself (and when you're bored - and you will likely be - put it down and relax). Don't stick around for an hour *just* to get the upper floor tour. You can just sit on the square across from the house if you're that tired or - God forbid in Sevilla - bored.

It's well worth paying extra to visit the upper floors and get the tour, where you'll hear the history of the family that have lived in this grand house for generations.

We arrived having read in several sources that EU guests receive free entry from 13:00-17:00 every Tuesday. We then were told no that's not the case....... it was Wednesday. Wednesday we went and we were then told it was Tuesday. Nothing more to say really!

The palace is interesting but not that much differences from palaces that are all over Spain. The house is still owned by the aristocratic family that lived in it for centuries and the audio guide glosses over little details such as much of the wealth that was used to build this palace was income from the Inquisition. It is not a coincidence that this house is right next to what was Seville's Jewish quarter.

This historic 'mansion' has been a residence since the 1500's; many details of interest require the recording device (included in the 8 Euro cost for 'complete tour', which also covers the guided (in Spanish or English) upstairs living quarters. Do both!