Royal Tobacco Factory

Royal Tobacco Factory

The Royal Tobacco Factory, also known as the "Royal Tobacco Factory of Seville," is located in Seville in southern Spain. It is an 18th-century stone building that once housed Europe’s first and most important cigarette factory, and was the world’s largest tobacco factory in the 18th century. Since the 1950s, it has served as the Rectorate Building of the University of Seville. This historic tobacco factory was one of the most outstanding institutions of its time in Europe and remains the most luxurious and remarkable industrial building of Spain’s Ancien Régime, holding significant historical value.

In the 18th century, the Royal Tobacco Factory was the second-largest building in Spain, second only to the Monastery of El Escorial, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It stands as the finest industrial building of 18th-century Spain and is also the oldest of its kind. Constructed in 1728, it began tobacco production 30 years later in 1758, with the first tobacco auction held in 1763. At that time, the factory had over 200 horses, more than 170 grinders, and employed around 1,000 workers. The scale of the factory and its mass production were unprecedented at the time.

Royal Tobacco Factory

Reason to visit: Europe’s earliest tobacco factory

Continent: Europe【Europe】

Country/Region: Spain[Spain]

Province/State: Andalusia Autonomous Community [Andalusia Autonomous Community]

City: Seville [Seville]