One of the interesting historical sites, attracting tourists and visitors to Seville - the ancient city walls surrounding the old town and partially extant. The city walls were built as defensive fortifications and construction continued throughout the history of Seville - in times of the Visigoths, the Arab invasion and the reign of the Castilian kings. It is known that the city walls included eighteen gates that give access to the city, but so far only four of them survived - the gateway Macarena, Cordoba, Aseyte and Alcazar.

Construction of the walls began in the era of the Roman Empire during the reign of Julius Caesar, between 65 and 68 years. BC The walls were built on the site of old wooden stockade surrounding the city. In 844, during the reign of the Arab Caliphate, the city and its surrounding walls were destroyed by the Vikings, then was rebuilt on the orders of the emir Abderrahman II. Then the walls of the city several times destroyed and rebuilt. In the 11-12 centuries the city walls have been expanded and strengthened significantly. By the time of the Christian conquest of the city by King Ferdinand in 1248 the city walls included 166 towers and 13 gates. During the reign of King Charles I was an overhaul of the walls, towers, and the entrance gate.

Over time, the city walls lost their defensive function, and were used mainly for flood protection during the flood of the Guadalquivir, as well as for commercial purposes, as It has introduced a special fee for entrance to the city.