Seville for The Family Explorers: a Friday-to-Monday weekend

Hire a four-seat pedal carriage at Plaza de España and pedal the park's avenues; ducks, fountains and a tiled bench for every province.

Dinner at six is possible here when the kitchens elsewhere are shut: stalls under the iron roof and a terrace on the river.

An hour on the river from the Torre del Oro under the bridges, benches on deck, back before the light goes.

Peacocks, a hedge maze, a pool of carp and a garden café; the state rooms are optional for the children, the maze is not.

A lunch of fried fish cones from the market stalls, eaten on the river wall outside, then the siesta.

The aquarium on the Delicias dock: a shark tunnel and Magellan's route told in fish, an hour and a half in the cool.

The walkway on top of the timber mushrooms, railings all the way; the Antiquarium below has Roman mosaics for the ones who like floors.

Churros and chocolate at the 1904 bar for a late breakfast, the children allowed to dip whatever they want.

Rent a rowing boat on the plaza's canal, four to a boat, the tiled bridges low enough to duck under.

The bell tower has ramps, not stairs, so the whole family climbs; count the thirty-five and shout at the top.

A playground under the palms at the edge of Santa Cruz, benches for the parents, a last run before the bus.

Montaditos the size of a child's hand, a plate of chips and a juice at the bar, out in half an hour.