News Dispatch: Travel to Seville, Spain
Welcome to Lokal Amico’s blog! On this page you will find reference links for official travel guidelines for visiting and moving around Seville, in the Andalusian region of Spain. For the whole month of December 2021, Spain is additionally requiring a vaccination certificate from UK nationals and other territories deemed at higher risk due to COVID Omicron cases. Please read through to check which policies and requirements are currently enforced, especially considering your origin country.
Last update: 1 December 2021
Bird’s eyeview of Seville, in Andalusia, Spain
While highly romanticized, Seville, Spain truly boasts cultural traditions, eclectic architecture, and sweeping rolling hills that create the dreamy image of a laid-back, Andalusian countryside getaway.
Residents of EU countries and Schengen areas can enjoy such a holiday, unlike British nationals from whom more documents are needed for entry into Spain in light of increasing cases of the new COVID Omicron variant.
Updated policies for December 2021
British visitors are no longer permitted to visit without a vaccination certificate, beginning 1 December until the end of the year. Full vaccination should have been obtained no less than 14 days before arrival in Spain. Only children under 12 years of age are exempted and therefore allowed to enter Spain without vaccination.
Previously, new measures were also introduced for arrivals from Malta, including presenting COVID-19 vaccination and recovery certificates, and the vaccine type must be one recognised by the Spanish government.
While UK passportholders are only the latest group to receive stricter requirements for entry, increasing cases of COVID Omicron mutation, first reported in Botswana, may affect more countries of origin.
Please check these official resources of travel mandates if you’re travelling to Seville, Spain soon:
Travel Spain, the country’s official tourism website
Visita Sevilla, Seville’s tourism website, maintained by the World Travel & Tourism Council
Travel between EU countries: The European Commission and Reopen Europe
What to expect?
Spain’s health ministry provides easy-to-follow guidelines for what to prepare, fill out, submit, and keep on hand before you visit Spain. As of 30 November 2021, the EU Digital COVID Certificate is not required to access public spaces, including bars, restaurants, museums, swimming pools, and large events, Even so, travellers are strongly advised to carry relevant COVID certificates at all times.
Within Seville, however, expect greater flexibility, the primary policies in the city are:
No curfew
Hospitality sector is open until midnight. Indoor dining up to 4 tables only; outdoors at 8
Nightclubs can be open until 2 am. Security distancing of no less than 1.5 meters between groups should be practiced. Music is allowed outside, but not dancing.
Masks are mandatory indoors and in enclosed spaces, including public transport.
In case you experience COVID-19 symptoms, the Andalusian government provides free COVID insurance for all nonresident international guests staying at a regulated establishment. This applies through 31 December 2021. Coverage is quite generous, reaching EUR 4,000.00.
Seville Airport COVID Testing Facility
There is a COVID-19 testing service at the Seville Airport’s departures terminal. It can perform RT-PCR and antigen tests for passengers and crew who need to prove negative results to their destination country. The facility is open daily from 8 am to 2 pm.
You can book your test online at www.travelcovidtestcenter.com.
For further tourist information service, you can contact Turismo de Sevilla via:
Telephone: 955 471 277 | 955 471 232 | 955 471 216
Hours: Monday to Friday from 9 am to 2 pm
Important note:
LokalAmico is not an official source for information on COVID + travel. We strongly encourage you to always check your destination’s government resources online for the latest regulations in force.
