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Antigua cárcel real
Antigua Cárcel Real

It was located on Sierpes street and its origin dates back to the Repartition of Seville after the Reconquest of the Town by Ferdinand III in the 13th century. Where the current Entrecárceles tavern is located, there were cells where Miguel de Cervantes spent some time.

Vista desde el campo de la Iglesia de San Juan Bautista
San Juan Bautista Parish Church

The Mudejar-style Church, named after the town’s patron saint, also has Gothic and Renaissance art elements. It was built over an ancient mosque destroyed by an earthquake in the fourteenth century. The old presbytery has been preserved from its initial construction. 

Benacazón-Capilla de Vera- Cruz
Vera Cruz Chapel

This chapel was built in 1511, probably as a charity hospital called Hospital de la Sangre. As with the chapel of La Soledad, the Vera Cruz Chapel underwent extensive renovation.

Marchena-Iglesia San Sebastián
San Sebastian Church

Marchena’s San Sebastián Church was built outside the walled compound. It was initially intended as a Shrine to Saint Sebastian, the town’s patron saint.

Iglesia Parroquial de San Sebastián
San Sebastián Parish Church

The origin of the San Sebastián Church is unclear, although it was already mentioned in 1498.

The temple, which has a basilica plan, was built in the 16th century according to the design of the Genoese architect Vicente Boyo.

It consists of one nave and two aisles, as well as side chapels. Worthy of note are the pulpit, the high altar and the portals.

Benacazón-Iglesia Parroquial Santa María de las Nieves
Santa María de Las Nieves Church

This church was built in the Mudejar style with a single nave, a wooden roof and a chancel. A side aisle was added during the baroque period, while the tower and the portal date from the 18th century.

Capilla del Cristo de la Veracruz
Chapel of Cristo de la Veracruz

This small shrine on the outskirts of the town was established in the 15th century by a Franciscan community; however, there is very little data available. Given its location on the outskirts, the Chapel was used as a charity hospital in 1601 during an epidemic.