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Convento de Clausura de Santa Clara
Santa Clara Cloistered Convent

Alcalá de Guadaíra’s Santa Clara Cloistered Convent, founded in 1597, is located at 39 Alcalá y Ortí Street. It appears that the convent was first occupied in the 16th century when it was under the Order of the Poor Ladies of Saint Clare, commonly known as the Poor Clares.

The Convent became very famous in 1737 when the procession of Sister Mary of Jesus took place.

Alcalá de Guadaíra-Ermita de San Roque
Shrine to San Roque

The Shrine to San Roque is nestled in Pinares de Oromana at Cerro del Calvario, just south of the city and close to the River Guadaíra.

It houses a 16th-century statue of Our Lady of Bethlehem, and a 17th-century image of St Rocco. There is also a painting attributed to the 18th-century Sevillian School.

Ermita de Nuestra Señora de La Salud
Chapel of Nuestra Señora de La Salud

This is a late 19th century building, its exact year of construction being 1891. It was built by the resident of this town, Francisco de Paula Gálvez Gómez, in gratitude to the Virgin for having saved his life from Asian cholera in 1890.

El Pedroso. Ermita de la Virgen del Espino con árboles delante
Shrine to Nuestra Señora del Espino

This small Mudejar church has a typical mountain architecture consisting of a single nave with transversal arches and a standalone main chapel. The chapel is covered with a dome crowned by a cupola that was added during the Baroque period. The main entrance, at the west end, is also Baroque. The pointed arch on the right wall, obscured by several adjacent rooms, is Mudejar.

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Socorro
Church of Nuestra Señora del Socorro

Located in the upper part of the town, we cannot state with certainty its year of construction, as there are no data or records on it. From the church's death records, we can assume that the date of construction was between 1660 and 1670.

El Rubio-Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Nuestra Señora del Rosario Church

Reconstructed in 1938, the church is home to paintings and images from the 17th century and 18th century, transferred here from the now-extinct La Victoria Convent in Estepa, including the image of the patron saint of the town. 

Marinaleda. Azulejo en la fachada de la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza
Parish Church of Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza

This is a single-nave building that shows classicist-style architectural features but with later alterations that detract from its original appearance. Currently, its interior is covered with a plasterboard ceiling.