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This 18th-century stately, civil building was once the seat of Osuna’s courthouse. As the inscription on the portal shows, it was built in 1738.

One of Osuna’s most beautiful streets is this steep street located at the foot of the baroque Merced Tower. The walk up the street, lined with buildings made with ashlars from Osuna’s quarries, leads to the Camino de la Buena Vista with excellent panoramic views of the town and Seville’s countryside.

The old Cilla del Cabildo Colegial, today the Parish House of the city, was built in 1773, according to the date engraved on the façade. Built by the architect Antonio Ruiz Florindo, it resembles more a palace than an industrial building, where the grain and fruits paid as a tithe to the church was stored.

The former Sevilla Street, with a gentle slope, runs parallel to the monumental and artistic San Pedro Street. Its perspective is unique. Overshadowed by the massive Collegiate Church, this street appears to begin at the fig orchard that surrounds this town’s main temple. At the other end of the street is the tower of the Espíritu Santo Church, behind which the sun sets every afternoon.

Osuna has the best-preserved historic centre in Andalusia. In fact, it was declared a Historic-Artistic Site in 1967.

This 18th-century palace house has a stretcher bond brick portal with windows on both the upper and lower levels. There is also a corner balcony with a lock on the façade. Inside the portal is an entrance hall with two magnificent wooden doors.

The Coullaut Valera Palace House in Marchena, commonly known as the “Casa del Ave Maria”, is located in the historic San Juan district, within the historic, walled medieval town. It is one of the most significant and remarkable civil architecture buildings in Marchena from the 17th century. Although the house is from the late 16th century, it was renovated in 1610- 1620.