Lebrija Palace Visitor Guide 2026

What to See and in What Order

The ground floor is a loop around the patio, so you cannot really get lost. The order below follows the way most visitors move. If your upstairs visit is soon, do steps 1–2 and 5, go up, and finish the small rooms afterwards.

1. Zaguán: the entrance hall Before the ticket desk, look down. The hall is paved with Roman marble opus sectile: pieces of coloured stone cut and fitted into geometric patterns, rescued by the Countess from Itálica. The gilded and painted iron screen ahead was made for the house.
2. The central patio The big mosaic. Walk the full border before you take a photo: Pan with his flute in the centre, eight medallions of Zeus's love affairs, and the four seasons in the corners (summer, crowned with wheat, is the most striking). Look up too: marble columns, carved plasterwork arches, and a gallery above.
3. The Octagonal Hall Said to hold the first mosaic the Countess bought, in 1901. The room's shape follows the floor's geometric design. There was once a fountain at its centre.
4. The Medusa Room A smaller room named after the Gorgon's head at the centre of its floor. The display cases here and in the next rooms hold Roman glass, oil lamps, and carved gems from Itálica.
5. The Hall of Columns The largest ground-floor room. Two Roman columns, green and multicoloured marble, and a tile-framed mosaic carrying the word SALVE. Statues and amphorae line the walls.
6. Dining room and salon Blue tile dados from the Convent of San Agustín, dark beams, and on the garden side a decorative façade with a spiral column. The small salon opposite mixes Venetian mirrors, Flemish paintings and Moorish tiles.
7. The staircase and upper floor (guided) Meet your guide at the foot of the stairs. Tiled walls, a gilded wooden ceiling with eight-pointed stars, then the family's winter rooms: library, chapel, drawing rooms and the painting collection. About 30 minutes. No photos.

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