Semana Santa Estepa

Seville enchants

The Palace of the Marquises of Benamejí that currently houses Ecija’s Municipal Historical Museum is a landmark of the city’s 18th-century civil architecture. It precisely defines the unique form of the Baroque that developed in Lower Andalusia. 

Currently, the Archaeological Area within the Archaeological Site of Carmona comprises, among other things, two remarkable built-up areas from Roman times (between 1st and 2nd centuries). Firstly, the Necropolis, considered one of the largest and best-preserved Roman funeral sites in the Iberian Peninsula, and secondly, the Amphitheatre, a venue used for entertainment.

The Hospital de los Santos was built in the 15th century in Gothic-Mudejar style. In the past, its referred to a charity hospital and lodging for pilgrims. Highlights include the pointed arcade supported by square columns with reduced or chamfered arrises up to approximately 1.70 m high.

Blas Infante designed and built his own house atop a hill overlooking the River Guadalquivir in 1931. He lived there with his family until his arrest in 1936.

Visitors can tour the recently restored rooms while enjoying an innovative account that revisits the importance of the Father of the Andalusian Homeland and revitalises the origins of his thoughts.

The municipal archaeological collection is on display at Alcalá del Río’s Casa de la Cultura. The collection consists of about one thousand objects, including coins, ceramics, tools and other artefacts from different historical periods, ranging from the Neolithic to the Modern Age, and, in particular, the Roman legacy.

The Sacristy of the Nuestra Señora de la Oliva Parish Church, built between the 13th and 16th centuries, was designed by Hernán Ruíz II in 1568. It has been adapted to house a museum of its artistic treasures.

The Sendai House Museum is located in the heart of Coria del Río, a five minutes’ walk from the Town Hall, and ten minutes from the river and Carlos de Mesa Park.