Palacio de San Telmo

The Palacio de San Telmo (“San Telmo Palace”), in Seville, is currently the headquarters of the Presidency of the Andalusian Regional Government. However, it started being the property of the Spanish Inquisition until it became in 1682 the headquarters of a seminary school of the Universidad de Mareantes, where the orphans of sailors were taught. From 1847 it no longer functioned as such. However, it was earmarked for such diverse uses as being the headquarters of the Railway Company or the Literary University.

After 1849 it became the official residence of the Dukes of Montpensier. In the late nineteenth century the Duchess of Montpensier, the Infanta María Luisa Fernanda, widowed and gave it to the city of Seville with the gardens that are now the Parque Maria Luisa.

Elements of the original palace are still preserved, as the main facade, the main courtyard and the chapel. It is one of the most representative buildings of Sevillian Baroque. One can only wonder when contemplating the facade with those columns adorned with geometric motifs and figures that bear the weight of the balcony.

The set of sculptures on the facade of the Palacio de San Telmo are very valuable, located on the Palos de la Frontera Street, as they represent twelve illustrious Sevillians as Lope de Rueda or Bartolomé Esteban Murillo.

If you are thinking of doing a cultural route through Seville, we recommend to add the San Telmo Palace to your itinerary. You will know first-hand countless curiosities and stories about it. We know for sure that once you are there, you wish you had visited it long before!

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