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El Pedroso
Código INE
41073
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Mapa El Pedroso
Ruta Ermitas: Cazalla de la Sierra - El Pedroso
Chapel Trail: Cazalla de la Sierra - El Pedroso
Cazalla de la Sierra

Cazalla is located in the heart of the Natural Park. Its outstanding cultural importance is based on its history, which has provided it with a unique monumental and ethnological wealth.

Ruta Ermitas: El Pedroso - Almadén de la Plata E.2
Chapel Trail: El Pedroso - Almadén de la Plata E.2

You move away from the reservoir along the Viar Valley, fertile land used for growing cereals and orange trees.

Camino a Santiago: Camino de la Frontera
Camino de Santiago: Border Route 

The Sierra Sur de Sevilla has been considered a natural frontier since the late Middle Ages, defined by the mountain range itself and a military border of bastions and fortified towers scattered along this southern mountain range. The first stretches of this stage of the Camino de Santiago are somewhat demanding, although they are blessed with outstanding scenic beauty.

El Pedroso. Campanario de la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Consolación
Nuestra Señora de la Consolación Church

This brick masonry building consists of a single nave divided into five sections and a quadrangular main chapel. A square chapel is attached to the right side, and the Sacramental Chapel is on the Epistle side.

The two-level, ashlar tower capped with a pyramidal spire is on the Gospel wall.
 

El Pedroso. Casa Granja La Cartuja
"La Cartuja" Cottage Farm

The cottage farm was built in the mid-sixteenth century by friars of the Order of St Bruno to grow agricultural products for themselves and for other friars in the Carthusian Monastery of Cazalla de la Sierra and Santa Maria de las Cuevas in Seville.

El Pedroso. Cruz del Humilladero
Cruz del Humilladero

The mid-16th century, white granite Cruz del Humilladero stands out for its height of almost five metres. It has a Crucified Christ sculpted on one side and a Pietà on the other. A major restoration and cleaning operation was carried as it had been covered with algae and lichen over time.

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.