Centuries ago Salvador Plaza (Plaza del Salvador) hosted part of a cemetery and was known as Cemetery Square. Today this large pedestrianized square is full of life as the terraces of its bars and cafés are filled with patrons who can look out onto the beautiful façades of the surrounding historical buildings. Visit Salvador Plaza to relax with a tapas and a coffee and then investigate the square’s ancient structures.
Salvador Plaza takes its name from the baroque Salvador Church, the largest religious building in the city after the cathedral. Tour the church, a late 17th and early 18th-century building, to admire its collection of elaborate altarpieces. The building contains part of the minaret of the ancient mosque remains it was built over.
Just outside the church is a monument dedicated to Juan Martínez Montañés. The Spanish sculptor worked in the 16th and 17th centuries and is renowned for his religious artworks. These include altarpieces in several Sevillian churches, such as the Anunciacion Church in the historical center. Some of his works also adorn Salvador Church.
Among the square’s other notable sights is the Church of the Former Hospital of Our Lady of Peace, which was founded in the 16th century. Admire the impressive façade with its two bell towers and statues of San Juan de Dios, San Agustín and the Virgin and Child. Inside are paintings and altarpieces from the 17th and 18th centuries.
While you are in the plaza shop for clothes, souvenirs and candies in the small collection of independent stores.
Salvador Plaza is located in the historical center's Alfalfa neighborhood about a 6-minute walk north of the cathedral and less than a 5-minute walk from an underground parking garage and a metro station.
After your visit explore other places of interest in the area, including the Condesa de Lebrija Palace and San Isidoro Church, a gothic-mudejar building from the 14th century.
