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Staying in Triana: Plaza del Altozano, metro and nightlife
The short answer
Plaza del Altozano suits visitors who want Triana's riverside monuments within minutes on foot and accept mapped nightlife nearby: Castillo de San Jorge is 37 m away. Skip it if you need a low venue count or a close metro stop. The catch: OpenStreetMap lists 37 bars and pubs within 250 m, a high risk on our proxy scale, and Plaza de Cuba metro is 758 m away.
Who it suits, who should skip it
Good for
- Visitors who want Triana's riverside monuments on foot, from 9 m to 140 m of the anchor
- Travellers comfortable with mapped bars and pubs close by in the evening
- Walkers who value a 12 m sampled height range over steep ground
- Guests who plan to use mapped hotels within 500 m of the plaza
Skip it if
- Light sleepers: 37 bars and pubs are mapped within 250 m of the anchor
- Anyone who needs a metro stop close by: Plaza de Cuba is 758 m away
- Travellers who want a mapped nightlife count below the high band
- Guests needing step-free detail, which this elevation sample cannot give
Where to stay around Plaza del Altozano
Plaza del Altozano is the anchor for this guide, a point sample at the Triana end of the Puente de Triana. Monumento a Belmonte is 9 m away and Castillo de San Jorge is 37 m away, so the plaza works as a base for the nearby monuments on foot. Centro Cerámica Triana is 140 m away, a 3-minute walk.
OpenStreetMap maps hotels within 500 m. The nearest mapped hotel, Hotel Triana Montalván on Calle Alfarería 23, is 208 m away, and Noches en Triana is 248 m away. Zenit Sevilla and Hotel Zenit are 283 m and 296 m away, and Hotel Kivir is 301 m away. Petit Palace Puerta de Triana and Hotel Bécquer, both on Calle Reyes Católicos, are 478 m and 486 m away. Names and addresses are as tagged, not verified.
Getting around from the plaza
The nearest mapped metro stop is Plaza de Cuba, 758 m from the anchor, an estimated 13-minute walk. OpenStreetMap lists no line names for it, and the context source supports location only, so check an official transit map for services before you choose a base.
Walking times are estimates from the anchor: straight-line distance multiplied by 1.3, at 80 m a minute. They are not hotel-to-metro or routed journeys. Corral de San Jorge is 120 m away, a 2-minute walk. The nearest mapped hotel, Hotel Triana Montalván, is 208 m away, about 4 minutes.
Noise at night: what the map shows
Within 250 m of Plaza del Altozano, OpenStreetMap lists 35 bars, 2 pubs and no nightclubs, 37 venues in all, which our scale labels a high night-noise risk. This counts mapped venues rather than measuring sound, and mapping coverage varies, so it shows where venues cluster, not how loud a given room will be.
The 8 ring samples, taken about 400 m from the anchor, spread unevenly: 39 venues at the south-west sample, 27 at the south-east, 20 at the north-east, and 18 each to the east and south. The north sample maps 10, the north-west 14 and the west 15. These are sampled points, not named streets, so ask a hotel directly about a room's position.
Hills and walking around the plaza
Sampled elevations around Plaza del Altozano run from 5 m at the north sample to 17 m at the south sample, a 12 m range. The anchor sits at 11 m and Plaza de Cuba is also at 11 m, so the sampled metro climb is 0 m.
This is a sampled height range, not a measured route climb, and it says nothing about steps, kerbs or accessibility. The data reads as close to level, but the gradient of any particular street is not known here, so check the walk you plan before you travel with luggage.
Where it is
The area this guide covers: A point sample at Plaza del Altozano, with 8 ring samples about 400 m out in compass directions and hotels searched within 500 m. It is not an administrative boundary or a set of named streets. An editorial outline, not an official district line.
Nearby
Mapped sights nearby
- Monumento a Belmonte
- Monumento "Triana al arte flamenco"
- Castillo de San Jorge
- Antepecho Puente de Triana
- Monumento a la Virgen del Rocío
- Corral de San Jorge
- Monumento a la alfarería y la soleá
- Centro Cerámica Triana
More street guides nearby
How these numbers were measured
| Sampled point | Elevation |
|---|---|
| Plaza del AltozanoThe anchor: distances on this page start here | 11 m |
| North ring sample | 5 m |
| North-east ring sample | 16 m |
| East ring sample | 13 m |
| South-east ring sample | 12 m |
| South ring sample | 17 m |
| South-west ring sample | 13 m |
| West ring sample | 15 m |
| North-west ring sample | 14 m |
- Mapped venue counts do not measure noise. Noise-risk ratings, formula-based walking times and unverified transit classifications are not shown.
- Distances are straight lines from the guide anchor, not walking routes or journey times.
- Elevations from Copernicus DEM GLO-90 via the Open-Meteo Elevation API are sampled ground heights, not route ascent. Terrain models have limited resolution.
- Map observations recorded on 14 Oct 2026. Map coverage may be incomplete.
Questions and answers
How far is the nearest metro from Plaza del Altozano?
Plaza de Cuba is the nearest mapped metro stop, 758 m from the anchor and an estimated 13-minute walk. That figure is straight-line distance times 1.3 at 80 m a minute, not a routed journey from any hotel.
How many bars are mapped near Plaza del Altozano?
OpenStreetMap lists 35 bars, 2 pubs and no nightclubs within 250 m, 37 venues in total. That is a high night-noise risk on our scale, which counts mapped venues and does not measure sound.
Which hotels are closest to Plaza del Altozano?
Hotel Triana Montalván is the nearest mapped hotel at 208 m, about 4 minutes on foot. Noches en Triana follows at 248 m, then Zenit Sevilla at 283 m. Check details with each hotel directly.
Is the area around Plaza del Altozano hilly?
Sampled elevations range from 5 m to 17 m, a 12 m spread, with the anchor at 11 m. That is a sampled range, not a route climb, so it cannot describe the gradient of individual streets.
