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Old church of Nuestra Señora de la Victoria
The church of La Victoria de Estepa was part of the convent of the Padres Mínimos. Partially demolished, it still conserves parts of the wall and the tower. Also the doorway, which is located in another church in the town.
Puerta de Sevilla
The bastion we know today as the Alcázar de la Puerta de Sevilla in Carmona formed part of the city's defensive enclosure and allowed access to the city from the west.
Colegiata de Osuna
The Collegiate Church of Santa María de la Asunción de Osuna, founded in 1526, is a Renaissance temple with a rectangular floor plan and three naves, with a bell tower that was rebuilt after a lightning strike in 1918. Inside, there are chapels with ribbed vaults and a presbytery with a dome added in the 18th century. It houses the Ducal Pantheon, a Plateresque style complex that includes chapels and rooms, transformed in the 20th century by the architect Jacomo Gali.
Santa María Encarnación Parish Church
In the Plaza del Llano stands the parish church of Santa María de la Encarnación, which, ennobled by its tower-façade, is the most important church in the centre of Constantina,
Hermitage of San Juan Bautista
The Hermitage of San Juan, located on the hill of the castle of Alanís, was probably the first parish church in the town, with architecture dating from the 14th or 15th century. This Mudejar building with a single nave and decorated doorways housed sculptures and a mural of the Baptism of Christ, although many pieces disappeared in 1936. After its deterioration at the end of the 20th century, it was refurbished and is now used for civilian purposes.
Plaza Mayor
Located in the north of the province of Seville, Cazalla de la Sierra lies within the Sierra Morena Natural Park, an area of great natural and historical value. The origins of the urban centre date back at least to Roman times, the period when the first documented archaeological remains date from. With a richly preserved architectural heritage, the historic centre of Cazalla de la Sierra has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest for its beauty and monumentality.
Church of Nuestra Señora de Consolación
The parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Consolación is located in the highest and oldest part of Cazalla de la Sierra, occupying one of the sides of the Plaza Mayor, in which it stands out for its sober monumentality, rising above the town like a compact but heterogeneous bastion.
Old church of Santa Ana
The old church of Santa Ana, built between the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century, was extended in the 17th and 18th centuries, becoming a single-nave temple with Baroque decorative elements. Its three-part tower-façade with belfry and spire, its main chapel covered by a half-orange dome, and side chapels with polychrome domes and vaulted ceilings stand out.
Church of Nuestra Señora de Gracia
The parish church of Santa María de Gracia is located in the heart of the historic center of Almadén de la Plata, very close to what was once the medieval castle and is now the seat of the Town Hall. In front of its main façade, a wide square opens up, allowing for a full view of the church, with its slender tower standing out.
Ermita de Cuatrovitas
The current Cuatrovitas chapel, located in Seville, contains one of the best-preserved rural mosques of Al-Andalus, built around 1180 during the Almohad period.
Monasterio San Isidoro del Campo
This former convent of the Hieronymites was founded by Guzmán el Bueno in 1301 as a family pantheon over a Mozarabic hermitage where, according to tradition, the body of San Isidoro was buried.
The Chapter House is a place that has undergone numerous alterations from the 14th to the 17th century and where its pictorial decoration stands out.
Historical and Artistic Heritage
The town of El Pedroso has an interesting historical and artistic heritage throughout its history.
Santa María de las Nieves Church
At the foot of Alanís Castle stands the church of Santa María de las Nieves, a church with over seven centuries of history that is one of the main heritage landmarks of Seville’s Sierra Morena. Its imposing tower-façade and its extraordinary high altarpiece make it a must-see.
Nuestra Señora del Monte Sanctuary
The Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora del Monte is one of the main centres of worship in Cazalla de la Sierra and the seat of its patron saint. Situated on the outskirts of the town centre, this site brings together architecture, landscape and tradition in a single space, and is also the destination for one of the most important pilgrimages in the Sierra Norte de Sevilla.
Snow Wells
The complex is situated within the Sierra Norte Natural Park. In 2006, Los Pozos de la Nieve received a Special Mention from Europa Nostra for its valuable contribution to the conservation and enhancement of cultural and industrial heritage; a year later, in 2007, Constantina Town Council also awarded it a prize for Urban Initiatives for Heritage Conservation. These are the only snow pits in Western Andalusia and also the only ones incorporated into a building in the whole of Andalusia.
They are situated to the north-east of Constantina, next to the junction between the roads to San Nicolás del Puerto and Cazalla de la Sierra. The building that houses them stands on a hill, and on the plain to the north are the pools from which the ice was extracted. The snow was collected as soon as it fell.
Purísima Concepción Parish Church
The Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception is the most iconic building in Las Navas de la Concepción. Built between 1717 and 1764 to a design by the architect Diego Antonio Díaz, it follows the Baroque architectural style promoted by the Archdiocese of Seville in the 18th century. Inside, it houses a remarkable collection of artistic treasures, enriched by works from the former Basilian monastery of San Antonio del Valle, which reflects the town’s historical and religious development.
Santa María de la Asunción Church and Brotherhoods
The parish church of Santa María de la Asunción is the main church in Guadalcanal and one of the town’s most iconic historic buildings. Built between the 15th and 16th centuries, it combines Gothic, Mudejar and Renaissance elements, whilst also preserving a significant artistic heritage and a rich tradition of religious brotherhoods.
Arquillo de la Pescadería – Municipal Granary – Mosaic
The complex comprising the Arquillo de la Pescadería and the Pósito is one of Aznalcázar’s most iconic monuments. The Almohad gate, a remnant of the medieval fortified enclosure, its subsequent transformation and the construction of the municipal granary during the 18th century reflect how this space has adapted to the town’s changing needs and how it has evolved over the centuries.
Nuestra Señora de Belén Hermitage
The Chapel of Our Lady of Bethlehem is one of the oldest and most iconic buildings in Pilas, and is considered the original centre around which the town began to develop. Built on the site of a unique 14th-century Gothic-Mudejar building and extended over the centuries, it preserves a remarkable architectural and artistic ensemble, presided over by the image of the town’s patron saint. Its history and the works it houses offer an insight into the evolution of Pilas from its medieval origins to the present day.
Santa María la Mayor Church
The Parish Church of Santa María la Mayor is the result of a long historical evolution that began after the Castilian conquest in the 13th century. Its current configuration reflects the successive transformations it underwent over the centuries, resulting in a basilica-plan church with three naves enriched with numerous chapels. Inside, it preserves an important collection of altarpieces, sculptures and pieces of silverwork that bear witness to the artistic evolution of the parish between the 16th and 20th centuries.