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The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville Spain – Casa de Pilatos

by kumamonjeng July 10, 2019
written by kumamonjeng July 10, 2019
The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville Spain – Casa de Pilatos

Seville is more than 2000 years old, it is the capital city of Andalusia autonomous region in Spain.  If you do not know about Andalusia, then you want to relate tapas and flamenco, fiesta and gypsy!

The city of Seville is full of cultural heritage and monuments. Besides those important sites such as the Alcazar of Seville, Plaza de Espana and Catedral de Sevilla, the Casa de Pilatos is another palace that you may want to look at as it displayed an example of the 16th century Sevillian architecture.

The history of Andalusia is pretty interesting, it was once occupied by the Romans, and later by the Visigoths (nomadic tribes of Germanic peoples). The Moors of North Africa conquered the region in the 8th century and dominated much of the Iberian Peninsula for several hundred of years, so expect to see a mixture of Muslim elements instilling in their architecture.

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

Don’t judge a book by its cover

The exterior of Casa de Pilatos is plain and not as attractive as other monuments that you have seen in Seville. It looks pretty simple from the outside as you would think it is just another house in this neighborhood. However, when you enter the Casa, you may get a shock at how stunning the courtyard and the tiles rooms are.

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

The Courtyard Introduction

Marble columns with arches which represent strong Moorish style.

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

La Casa de Pilatos is the finest example of a civil palace (not a royal palace) in Seville. The building is a mixture of Italian Renaissance and Spanish Mudéjar (Moors), the stunning artwork especially the colorful tiles.

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

Azulejos

Casa de Pilatos is famous for its outdoor pavements and garden and not forgetting the azulejos (colorful tiles). You will encounter the azulejo almost every corner in Spain and Portugal.  However, in Portugal, the iconic color used is white and blue not as colorful as this one here.

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

On the floor too.

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

Arabic calligraphy

Evidence of Moorish elements, the Arabic calligraphy was found in the architecture buildings.

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

At the courtyard there are four statues at the four corners, they stand as a guard over the courtyard.  Three are from ancient Rome and one is from ancient Greece.  At the center of the courtyard is the fountain to balance out everything.

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

Wooden doors that lead to the Praetor’s room is also quite bizarre as it is made out of wood and carved with beautiful patterns.

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

The ceiling of the Casa de Pilatos

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de PilatosThere are several rooms inter-connecting with each other and all have so many details to look at from bottom to the top. I was so tired craning my neck to see the artwork at the top of the ceiling and the amazing thing is these little details are three dimensional and popping out.

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

Antique Collections of Casa de Pilatos

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

Trojan helmet

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

Casa de Pilatos Room

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

Only Guided tour for the Second floor

There are residents staying on the second floor and the only guided tour is allowed to visit.  There are also extra charges to include the second floor.

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

Garden

The garden is not big but very pretty.

Staircase down

You can see the ceiling and side of the walls are all decorated with colorful tiles.  Imagine the amount of work needed for all these, simply bizarre and breathtaking.

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

Vendor outside of Casa de Pilatos

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

Final thoughts:

Casa de Pilatos is a stunning mansion with one of the largest azulejo collection in the world. You can spend the whole day looking at the details from the floor, tiles and the ceiling.

Spain: The Most Colorful Mansion in Seville - Casa de Pilatos

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17 comments

Stacie July 10, 2019 - 1:16 am

Oh wow! I’d love to see that in person one day. It’s so beautiful.

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Explorethe6 July 10, 2019 - 2:29 am

Wow, this place is beautiful!!! I would love to visit

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Wren Marie July 10, 2019 - 3:28 am

That looks like such a magnificent place to visit. So breathtaking, I would love to go there someday!

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Kalyan Panja July 10, 2019 - 4:17 pm

That mansion looks quite a charming place to be at. You surely had one of the best experiences in this stunning architectural paradise.

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Elizabeth Keene Falzetta July 10, 2019 - 6:14 pm

This reminds me so much of the houses Gaudí created! I love the intricate details and attention to color.

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SiennyLovesDrawing July 11, 2019 - 12:39 am

thanks for this sharing, inspiring as a great travel place to me, gonna check out this amazing place that you have shared. Then plan a trip. lovely sweet captures. cheers, siennylovesdrawing

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Claire July 11, 2019 - 3:23 am

I love colorful places! The details are amazing here! I’d take so many photos in destinations like these!

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Monika Lewandowska July 11, 2019 - 9:37 am

Sevilla is amazing, and you’ve captured it so beautifully in your photos!

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Arya July 11, 2019 - 10:06 am

The Arabic details are amazing. Seville is one of my favorite cities in Spain. Have you been to Granada?

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kumamonjeng July 11, 2019 - 11:26 am

Dear Arya,

Yes, Granada is my next stop after Sevilla.

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Lyosha Varezhkina July 11, 2019 - 11:00 am

The place and your outfit coordinate brilliantly! I love it so much!

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Myrah Duque July 11, 2019 - 2:03 pm

Very inspiring. Sevilla is such an amazing destination. Look at all that detail in the architecture. The colors are just breathtaking.

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NaturalBeautyAndMakeup(Ana) July 11, 2019 - 4:55 pm

Wow, the architecture of Casa de Pilatos is so amazing I love visiting such mansions! Also am in love with your outfit

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dearmummyblog July 11, 2019 - 6:28 pm

What a wonderful place steeped in history and rich in colour! We’d love to visit Seville one day!

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Yeah Lifestyle July 11, 2019 - 8:30 pm

What a stunning architecture, I totally spent like 5 minutes looking at the tile designs in the photos and admiring how they have done the tiling from top to bottom.

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Create. Play. Travel. July 13, 2019 - 6:42 am

These decorative details are so cool! I love learning about different cultures and seeing their unique architecture

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Miranda (Anosa) July 14, 2019 - 6:46 am

We are visiting Seville soon so this will be totally amazing to see, we absolutely love Andalusia.

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