Beyond the Giralda, Seville hides an industrial, forgotten face: a ruined military hospital nicknamed "the Sanatorium of the Dead", a giant Franco-era textile factory, an adobe farmstead on the Heritage Red List and an old railway depot. Our map gathers thousands of abandoned places in Andalusia, and these five from Seville come straight from it.
We picked 5 abandoned or forgotten places in Seville for 2026. Under each entry, an "Add to my map" button saves the GPS coordinates to your account, free and with no card. The searches abandoned places Seville and urbex Seville lead right here. Discover all the abandoned places in Seville on the urbex map →
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Why some places are not on this list
Let's be honest: several famous sites are no longer "wild" ruins. We open the list with the Real Fábrica de Artillería, now turned into a cultural centre, precisely to warn you that it is not urbex. Others, such as old cinemas or warehouses, have been demolished. Here we keep only what is still genuinely abandoned in 2026, except that first entry, which we include for its historical value.
1. Real Fábrica de Artillería: the industrial cathedral (already restored)
Right in the centre of Seville, the Real Fábrica de Artillería was for centuries one of the city's largest industrial complexes, with its monumental brick halls where cannons were cast for the whole empire.
Honest heads-up: after years abandoned and heavily photographed by urbexers, it was restored and reopened in 2024 as a cultural centre, so it is no longer "wild" urbex. We list it first so you know it has been recovered, and as a gateway to the forgotten industrial Seville that really is still in ruins. More places on our Seville urbex map.
2. Hospital de San Pablo: the "Sanatorium of the Dead"
On the eastern edge of Seville, between San Pablo airport and the city, stands the former San Pablo Military Hospital, known as "the Sanatorium of the Dead". It was built in the mid-20th century by the United States armed forces under the 1953 Spanish-American agreements, as part of a large military complex (barracks, American institute, hospital).
It passed into Spanish hands in the 1970s and was abandoned at the end of the 20th century. Today it is in ruins and heavily vandalised: stripped by metal thieves, with collapsed staircases and lift shafts, vegetation growing inside and graffiti. With no restoration project, it is one of Seville's great urbex spots. More places on our Seville urbex map.
3. HYTASA: the textile factory of Cerro del Águila
In the Cerro del Águila district (Seville), the former HYTASA factory (Hilaturas y Tejidos Andaluces) was one of the city's great textile factories. Promoted by General Queipo de Llano, it started up on 13 June 1941, with 32,000 m², 600 looms and its own power plant, and grew the neighbourhood from 11,000 to 18,000 inhabitants in ten years.
After the textile decline of the 1970s it closed and the site fell into deindustrialisation. Today much of the plot is undergoing urban redevelopment (a housing project), but its historic heart, the rationalist brick power plant, has been in ruins for a quarter of a century. Treat it as a derelict site "on its last legs". More places on our Seville urbex map.
4. Cortijo de Luchena: the cereal farmstead in ruins
In Mairena del Alcor, in the Los Alcores region (province of Seville), stands the Cortijo de Luchena, an abandoned cereal farmstead in ruins. Originally linked to the Franciscan order, it emerged from the property divisions of the 19th-century disentailments as a grain estate (granaries, corrals and threshing floors).
Today only the outer adobe walls remain, with the roofs caved in and vegetation devouring everything. It has been listed on Hispania Nostra's Heritage Red List since 2018 because of collapses, and is at risk of being lost. It is one of the few examples of rural cereal architecture left in the province. More places on our Seville urbex map.
5. San Jerónimo railway depot: the lost roundhouse
In the San Jerónimo district, north of Seville, the remains of the San Jerónimo railway depot survive. Around 1928, the MZA company built a large complex here with a roundhouse depot of 38 covered tracks, unique of its kind in Spain, with a turntable.
It passed to RENFE in 1941 and closed on 31 July 1989; most of it was demolished for Expo 92. Two workshop halls survive, standing but heavily degraded (stripped roof, squatting and graffiti), as threatened industrial heritage. It is a partial relic, not an intact complex. More places on our Seville urbex map.
FAQ - Urbex Seville
How many abandoned places are there in Seville?
On our urbex map of the province of Seville you will find hundreds of verified points: factories, hospitals, farmsteads, country estates and railway works.
Is urbex legal in Seville?
Exploring is not a crime, but entering private or fenced property can be trespassing. The Hospital de San Pablo is public property but dangerous, and the Real Fábrica de Artillería can now only be visited as a cultural centre. Respect the signs and do not damage anything.
Are these places dangerous?
Yes. The Hospital de San Pablo has collapsed staircases and lift shafts, and the Cortijo de Luchena has adobe walls that may give way. Don't explore alone, carry a torch and a charged phone, and don't step on damaged floors.
Where to find more abandoned places in Seville?
On our free urbex map and on the Seville map there are hundreds of points. Under each free point, tap "Add to my map" to save the GPS coordinates to your account.
Conclusion: the industrial Seville that time forgot
Behind monumental Seville lie military hospitals, textile factories, cereal farmsteads and railway roundhouses that the city left behind. These five places are only the beginning. Explore responsibly: respect the bans, don't step on floors that may give way and leave no trace. To discover more, head to our Seville urbex map and save your coordinates for free on your personal map.