The Patio de Banderas is a quiet, orange tree-lined square tucked against the walls of the Royal Alcázar. It sits at the heart of what was once Seville's Jewish quarter. The name comes from the flags that once hung from the arch at its entrance. But today the square is better known for its postcard view of the Giralda tower rising above the rooftops.

The courtyard's corner walls are remnants of the original Almohad fortress. The crooked entrance passage is a classic Islamic military design, its turns calculated to break up an advancing army. Beyond those walls, four synagogues once stood here before the pogrom of 1391 erased the Jewish community almost entirely.

VoiceMap's self-guided tours use the Patio de Banderas to trace this intersection of Islamic, Jewish and Christian history. They connect the square's architecture to the dynastic struggles that shaped medieval Seville.