Flamenco Museum show tickets

Show only, or show plus museum?

The booking page sells one show with two ways in. The first is the flamenco show on its own. The second adds a visit to the Museo del Baile Flamenco, the museum that stages the show, and you choose between them when you pick a date. The show is the Puro Flamenco performance, held in the museum's courtyard, and it runs for about an hour. The museum visit is a separate part of the ticket, so it doesn't have to happen on the same evening. If you have a free hour somewhere in your stay, adding it costs you little time.

• Show only: about an hour of live dance, singing and guitar
• Show plus museum: the same show and a walk through the galleries
• Both: a mobile ticket, free cancellation up to 24 hours before

What the Museo del Baile Flamenco is

The museum opened on 7 April 2006 in an 18th-century house between Plaza de la Alfalfa and the Cathedral. Seville's tourism office describes it as the first museum in the world dedicated to flamenco dance, spread over four floors. The dancer and choreographer Cristina Hoyos, born in Seville, founded it. Besides the galleries, the building has a courtyard in the Ecijan style, one of the few left in the city, and that courtyard is where the show is staged.

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What happens in the Puro Flamenco show

The stage stands inside the patio, with theatre lighting, curtains and sound, and the audience sits around it. Dance, singing and guitar share the programme. The museum says the cast changes every day, and that every choreography carries the quality seal of Cristina Hoyos, so two evenings can differ in who dances and which styles you hear. Names it gives for the styles include the seguiriya, the soleá por bulerías, the taranto and the tangos. There is no plot to follow, which makes the hour easy to enjoy without knowing anything about flamenco.

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Seating and arrival

Reservations for the show carry no seat numbers, so the first people in take the best places. The booking page recommends arriving at least 30 minutes before the show starts, and the advice is worth following, because the best choice of seats goes to the first people in. Start times depend on the date. The booking calendar lists the times available for your day, and your confirmation shows the one you chose. Because the room is small, the earliest arrivals simply get the best choice of seats. Nobody can reserve a particular seat in advance with this ticket, whichever option you pick.

Using the museum part of the ticket

If you add the museum, your ticket lets you visit on any day within the window printed on it. The museum welcomes visitors daily through the year, though it opens later on the first Monday of each month. Its own pages put a visit at 45 to 60 minutes, while one guest described seeing everything in 30 to 40 minutes. You may photograph freely inside the museum, unlike in the show. A common plan is to visit in the morning and come back for the show later.

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Booking here or with the museum

The museum sells tickets itself, so the choice is mainly about terms. Through GetYourGuide you can cancel free up to 24 hours before, reserve now and pay later, and keep a mobile ticket on your phone. The museum's own policy for direct bookings differs: changes are free when made at least a day ahead, cancellations are free more than 48 hours before, then cost half inside 48 hours and the full amount on the day. Whichever seller you book with, its terms apply, and your confirmation spells them out.

The museum's other shows

The museum stages more than one show, and the ticket linked here is for Puro Flamenco. Its own pages also list a daytime matinée that includes museum entry, a smaller show in the vault beneath the building where guests sit close to the performers, and private shows for groups. Those are different tickets with their own details, so check what a page sells before you pay. If an intimate vault show matters more to you than a patio stage, look for that name in particular.

Your ticket on the day

The ticket is a mobile ticket, available as soon as you book, so there's nothing to print. Show it on your phone at the door. The museum is at Calle Manuel Rojas Marcos 3, and car access nearby is very limited, so most visitors walk. Bring the time of your show rather than a seat number, since there isn't one, and keep your phone away during the performance: photos and video are not allowed in the room, out of respect for the room and the artists.

When to book

This show is likely to sell out, so book once your dates are settled. Holy Week and the April Fair, which begins two weeks after it, bring large crowds to Seville, so those weeks are the ones to book early. Choosing reserve now, pay later lets you hold a date without paying up front, and cancelling stays free until 24 hours before. If your plans are still loose, that flexibility is the reason to reserve early.

Fitting it into a day

The museum stands a short walk from the Cathedral and Plaza de la Alfalfa, so it slots easily into a day of sightseeing on foot. A simple plan is to take the museum visit in the morning, rest through the hottest hours in summer, and watch the show later. Because the museum part of the ticket works on any day within its window, you can also use it on a different day if the weather turns or your plans change. Check the window on your ticket before you decide.

Who this isn't for

Guaranteed front-row seats aren't part of this ticket, because nobody is given an assigned seat. The show is an hour, not a full evening, so it won't suit anyone wanting a long night of dinner and performance. Photographers should know that cameras and phones stay down during the show. And if you'd rather watch from a few steps away in a very small room, consider the museum's vault show instead, which is a different ticket.