Seville: Real Betis Tour at the La Cartuja Stadium

Football has a way of turning concrete into memory. This one-hour Real Betis tour gives you access to La Cartuja Stadium, including the presidential box, trophy exhibition, dressing rooms, tunnel, and bench area. I like the chance to see places normally closed to the public, and I also like the modest $14 price, especially for football fans who want more than a photo outside the stadium.

The main catch is location and atmosphere. Real Betis currently uses La Cartuja for its club activities because Benito Villamarín has been under renovation since July 2025, so this is not the club’s traditional home. I also suggest allowing for a shorter visit than the advertised hour, since one recent experience lasted about 30 minutes.

Key points at a glance

• La Cartuja is a temporary home for Betis activities: Make sure your taxi, Uber, or other transport is sent to La Cartuja Stadium, not Benito Villamarín.
• The presidential box offers the best first view: You can look across the pitch, stands, and full stadium from the club’s VIP seating area.
• The 150-square-meter exhibition tells the Betis story: Trophies, shirts, boots, balls, and historic objects provide the strongest connection to the club.
• You enter both Betis dressing rooms: The home changing room and coaching staff’s dressing room are part of the route.
• The final walk follows the match-day path: You cross the tunnel toward the dugout area, only a few metres from the pitch.
• Guide language matters: Tours are offered in English, Spanish, and Italian, and guide Emilio has been praised for explaining in Spanish followed by English.

Start at Gate 2, not Benito Villamarín

The tour begins at the entrance to the Presidential Box beside Gate 2 at La Cartuja Stadium. This detail matters because Real Betis has more than one stadium associated with its name, and the current meeting point is not at the club’s regular Benito Villamarín ground.

The change is tied to renovation work that began in July 2025. All day-to-day Real Betis activities connected with this experience take place at La Cartuja. If you are using a taxi or app-based car service, give the driver the La Cartuja address and confirm the destination before setting off.

La Cartuja is an Olympic stadium, and that gives the tour a different character from a visit to a traditional club ground. It is a large, modern venue with a broad stadium feel, but it does not carry the same deep match-day identity that Betis supporters associate with Benito Villamarín.

That distinction is important. If you mainly want access to football spaces, this tour works well. If you want to feel the full personality of Real Betis through its permanent home, wait until the club’s renovation situation changes.

The presidential box gives you the grand view

The first stop is the presidential box, one of the most exclusive sections of the stadium. From here, you can look over the pitch and stands from the same type of high-level position used by VIP visitors on match days.

This is a useful opening because it helps you understand the scale of La Cartuja before the route moves into smaller interior spaces. The view also gives you a good sense of how far the spectators are from the playing area and how the stadium is arranged for major events.

I would not expect a long, leisurely period in the box. The tour moves from one area to the next, with the guide explaining what each room is and giving you time for photographs. That makes the visit efficient, though some people may find it a little rushed.

The stadium itself is impressive. One recent participant particularly enjoyed the size and appearance of the Olympic venue, even while feeling that it lacked the soul of Betis’s usual home. That is a fair reading of the setting: the architecture makes an impact, but the club identity comes from the displays and access areas rather than from the building alone.

The exhibition room is the heart of the visit

From the stadium’s polished VIP areas, the route turns toward the tunnel and the more emotional side of football. Here you enter a Real Betis exhibition room covering more than 150 square metres.

This is where the tour gives you the clearest sense of the Green and Whites. The displays include official trophies, shirts, boots, balls, and other objects linked to the club’s history of more than a century. You can take photographs with the trophies and look at equipment that connects the club’s past with its match-day life.

For me, this room offers the best value for anyone who is not already familiar with Real Betis. A stadium tour can otherwise become a sequence of empty rooms. The historical displays give those rooms a reason to matter, even though the club is currently operating from a temporary venue.

The exhibition is also the place to slow down. The official route lasts about an hour, but one recent visit felt closer to 30 minutes. If the guide is moving quickly, use your time here carefully. Look beyond the obvious trophy photographs and pay attention to the shirts, boots, balls, and smaller objects, which help show how the club’s identity has developed.

The tour is not designed as a museum visit with long written explanations at every display. Much of the information comes from the guide. If you want to get the most from it, stay near the guide and listen closely rather than treating the room as a quick photo stop.

Enter the Tunnel Club and dressing rooms

The next part takes you into Real Betis Hospitality, including the Tunnel Club. This is one of the more unusual features of the tour because it combines a premium hospitality space with the practical working areas used by the team.

You enter the coaching staff’s dressing room and the Real Betis home dressing room. These rooms give you a better feel for the preparation that takes place before players walk onto the field. The point is not luxury alone. It is the contrast between the public spectacle in the stands and the private concentration behind the scenes.

For football fans, this will likely be one of the main reasons to book. Dressing rooms are familiar from television, but seeing the spaces in person changes their scale and layout. You can also take in the route’s progression: the presidential box represents the public and ceremonial side of the club, while the dressing rooms show the work that comes before the game.

Still, the experience is guided and controlled. You are not given unlimited time to wander or examine every corner. The route is built around short explanations and photographs, so your expectations should match a compact stadium tour rather than a long behind-the-scenes visit.

Follow the players’ route to the dugout

The final section follows the same path players take on match day. You leave the changing-room area, cross the tunnel, and emerge near the dugout, only a few metres from the pitch.

This is a strong way to finish because the route makes physical sense. You begin in the stadium’s most formal area, pass through the club’s historical displays, enter the dressing rooms, and then walk toward the field. Even at La Cartuja, that sequence gives the tour a clear football rhythm.

The tunnel is likely to be more memorable than another view from the seats. It is the point where the private preparation of the team turns into the public event. The tour description presents it as the place where nerves become spectacle, and that idea fits the route without needing much decoration.

At the dugout area, you can see the pitch from the low position used by coaching staff. The view is very different from the presidential box. Up high, you see the stadium as a large venue. Near the bench, you see the playing surface as the immediate focus.

A press room visit is also included when available. Because access depends on availability, you should treat it as a possible extra rather than a guaranteed part of every visit.

What the guides add to the experience

The tour includes a live guide in English, Spanish, or Italian. That is valuable because much of the meaning comes from the explanation of the rooms and objects, not simply from walking through them.

Guide Emilio received especially warm praise for presenting the information first in Spanish and then in English. That suggests the English-language portion can be clear and well organized when he is leading the group. Guide quality can vary by departure, but the structure of the tour gives the guide plenty of useful points to explain.

I would pay attention at the start and stay with the group. The tour moves through several areas in a short time, and missing an explanation can leave you with little more than a photograph. If you do not speak Spanish, Italian, or English, check the language available when you select a time.

The tour’s style appears more direct than theatrical. You are shown a room, told what it is, given time to take a photograph, and then moved onward. Some people will appreciate that efficient pace. Others may want more stories, more time with the displays, or a stronger emotional connection to the club.

Is $14 good value for one hour?

At $14 per person, the tour is fairly priced if you care about football or want access to areas you could not enter independently. The cost covers a live guided route through the presidential box, exhibition room, VIP spaces, two dressing rooms, tunnel, dugout area, and, when available, the press room.

The value is strongest for:

• Real Betis supporters
• Football fans collecting stadium visits
• Families with children who enjoy dressing rooms and trophies
• Anyone interested in the behind-the-scenes side of sport
• People looking for a relatively short activity in Seville

The value is weaker if you are paying mainly for a grand stadium atmosphere. La Cartuja is impressive, but it is not the emotional home of Betis in the traditional sense. The tour depends on exhibition objects and restricted-area access to create its connection with the club.

The short duration also affects the calculation. The advertised time is one hour, but one recent visit lasted only around 30 minutes. At $14, that is still not an expensive outing, but you should not build half a day around it. Think of it as a compact football experience that can fit between other Seville plans.

The flexible booking terms help if your schedule is uncertain. You can cancel up to 24 hours before the tour for a full refund, and the reserve-now, pay-later option means you do not have to pay at the time of booking. Those terms are useful, but the main value decision remains simple: are you paying for access and club history, or for the atmosphere of Betis’s permanent stadium?

The biggest drawback: La Cartuja is not the full Betis experience

The temporary location is the issue you need to understand before booking. Real Betis is a club with a powerful supporter culture, but La Cartuja is not the setting most supporters think of as home.

The tour does decorate and dedicate areas to the Green and Whites, and the exhibition gives the club a physical presence. Yet the wider stadium can still feel like an Olympic venue being used by Betis rather than a ground shaped entirely around Betis.

That does not make the visit poor. It simply changes the type of experience. You are getting access to Betis history, VIP areas, dressing rooms, and the player route at a temporary base. You are not getting the full sound, architecture, and long-standing match-day identity of Benito Villamarín.

One recent assessment described the stadium as impressive but the tour as emotionally restrained, with rooms identified and photographed in quick succession. I would take that as helpful advice, not a reason to reject the tour. Go for the access and the club objects, and you are likely to be satisfied. Go expecting a powerful sense of home-ground atmosphere, and you may leave disappointed.

Timing, languages, and practical planning

The tour lasts one hour on the schedule, with starting times available according to the date you select. Since the route may take less time in practice, plan it as a short activity rather than a fixed one-hour block.

Arrive at Gate 2 and look for the entrance to the Presidential Box. The meeting point is beside Gate 2, not at the main entrance of Benito Villamarín. This is the single most important practical detail.

The available guide languages are English, Spanish, and Italian. If you want an English explanation, check the selected time before booking. A bilingual presentation, such as Spanish followed by English, may make the tour run at a brisk pace, but it also lets you hear the original club terminology.

The tour includes access to several areas that can be subject to operational limits. The press room, in particular, is available only when conditions allow. The exact movement through the stadium may also depend on what is happening at La Cartuja on the day.

The tour is suitable for a spare morning or afternoon slot. It is less suitable if you need a long, leisurely stadium visit with extensive time for independent viewing. Bring your phone or camera, because photographs are a central part of the experience, especially in the trophy area and player spaces.

Who should book the Real Betis Tour?

I would recommend it most strongly to anyone who already follows Real Betis. The dressing rooms, trophy displays, club shirts, boots, balls, and tunnel will mean more when you know the team and its place in Seville.

It also works for football fans who are not Betis supporters but enjoy seeing how clubs operate behind the scenes. The route has enough variety to hold your interest: VIP seating, historical displays, changing rooms, tunnel, and dugout.

Families may find the short format useful. A one-hour football visit is easier to fit into a day than a large museum, and the chance to walk where players prepare and enter the pitch can keep younger fans engaged.

I would be more cautious if your main goal is to experience the traditional spirit of the club. In that case, check the stadium situation before booking and understand that the tour is at La Cartuja while Benito Villamarín is under renovation.

Should you book it?

Book this tour if you want affordable access to Real Betis spaces and do not mind visiting La Cartuja. The $14 price is reasonable for a guided look at the presidential box, trophy exhibition, dressing rooms, Tunnel Club, tunnel, and dugout area.

Skip it, or postpone it, if the atmosphere of the club’s true home matters more to you than the objects and restricted areas. La Cartuja is an impressive stadium, but the setting may feel temporary and the tour may move quickly.

My practical advice is to book it as a focused football stop, not as a major Seville attraction. Go for the dressing rooms, trophies, and player route. Keep your expectations realistic about the temporary venue and possible 30-minute duration, and you will have a better chance of finding the experience worth its modest price.

FAQ

Where does the Real Betis Tour begin?

The meeting point is at the entrance to the Presidential Box beside Gate 2 of La Cartuja Stadium.

Does the tour take place at Benito Villamarín?

No. The tour takes place at La Cartuja Stadium because Benito Villamarín has been undergoing renovation since July 2025.

How long does the Real Betis Tour last?

The stated duration is one hour. The actual visit may be shorter, with one recent visit lasting about 30 minutes.

Which languages are available?

The live guided tour is available in English, Spanish, and Italian.

What areas are included?

The route includes the presidential box, VIP areas, the exhibition room and trophies, the Real Betis dressing room, the coach’s dressing room, the changing-room tunnel, the stands and pitch viewed from the bench area, and the press room when available.

Can I cancel the booking?

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund. A reserve-now, pay-later option is also available.