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Its old town is the largest in Spain and one of the three largest in Europe with those of Venice and Genoa, with 3.94 square kilometers, and its historical center, one of the largest in Spain7 (note the difference between old town, which only includes the historic area before the Industrial Revolution, and historic center, which includes later stages). Its historical and monumental heritage and its diverse scenic and cultural spaces make it a host city for national and international tourism, in fact it is the third most visited capital in Spain, after Barcelona and Madrid.8 Among its most representative monuments are the cathedral (which includes the Giralda), the Alcazar, the Archivo de Indias and the Torre del Oro, of which the first three have been declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco jointly in 1987.9

The port of Seville, located about 80 km from the Atlantic Ocean, is the only river port in Spain, since the Guadalquivir River is navigable from its mouth in Sanlúcar de Barrameda to the capital of Seville, although the size of the ships that access the The city is bounded by a lock with a maximum draft of 8.5 m and the V Centenario bypass that limits the air draft to 42 m.