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Carmona-Iglesia Santiago
Santiago Church

The church is thought to have been built in the 14th century under King Pedro I, the Cruel. It was built over a former mosque, the minaret of which remains. It was further enhanced with new elements in the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries. 

Casas Solariegas
Manor Houses

These beautiful manor houses, with extraordinary architectural and historical value, were built during the Baroque period. They are scattered across the city on different streets.

Guillena. Fachada de la Iglesia Ntra Sra de la Granada desde la plaza
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Granada

This is an early 15th century Gothic-Mudejar church with a rectangular floor plan and a polygonal apse reinforced by buttresses.

It has three naves separated by pointed arches supported by columns, the body of the church having a gabled wooden roof over the central nave and a single pitch on the sides, while the sanctuary has a ribbed Gothic vault.

Iglesia de Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción
Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción Church

The impressive pictorial decoration from the 18th century makes this Church an artistic landmark. The Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Church was completed in 1646. It has always had strong ties with the Real Hospital de Pobres Enfermos de la Asunción, a charity hospital. 

Gelves. Iglesia Santa María de Gracia, fachada
Santa María de Gracia Church

The church is located in the uppermost part of the town, on the old street commonly known as El Porche. It has now been renamed as Don Juan de Dios Corrales Gálvez, who was the parish priest for fifty-three years. This beautiful baroque church from the 16th century was once a small chapel or private oratory of the Counts of Gelves.

Utrera. Fachada de la Capilla de San Bartolomé
San Bartolomé Chapel

Commonly known as the Chapel of Jesus the Nazarene, it was part of the Dominican convent of Saint Bartholomew, funded by Bartolomé López de Marchena. The convent, which was founded in 1542, was dedicated to the care and well-being of the body and spirit. The chapel was built in the 17th century and underwent extensive renovations in the second half of the 18th century. 

Utrera. Capilla de San Francisco vista desde la PLaza del Altozano
San Francisco “El Nuevo” Chapel

The Jesuits came to Utrera and founded a convent with a school. The Rodrigo Caro School stands now on that site. All that remains is this church, known as St Francis the New, the sacristy and the meeting room.