Italica
Itálica
A Roman city 9 km north of Seville, birthplace of emperors Trajan and Hadrian. Its giant amphitheatre served as the Dragon Pit filming location in *Game of Thrones*.
Italica was founded by the Roman general Scipio in 206 BC and is one of Spain's earliest Roman cities. The site preserves an amphitheatre that could seat about 25,000 spectators, aristocratic houses with mosaic floors (such as the House of the Birds and the House of Neptune), and a grid-pattern street layout. The Dragon Pit scenes in Season 7 of *Game of Thrones* were filmed in the amphitheatre. Entry is free for EU citizens; other visitors pay about €1.5. Closed on Mondays. From Seville's Plaza de Armas station, take the M-170 bus for about 30 minutes to Santiponce.
Opening hours
Tue–Sat 09:00–18:00 (09:00–15:00 in summer), Sun 09:00–15:00, closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Isla Mágica
- Museum of Fine Arts of Seville
- Basilica of La Macarena
- Mercado de Triana
- Triana
- Church of San Luis de los Franceses
- Palace of the Countess of Lebrija
- Metropol Parasol (Las Setas)