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Ermita del Calvario
Shrine to The Calvario

This small shrine from the sixteenth or seventeenth century was likely built where a wayside cross was located –a common practice in those days. 

Inside is the 16th-century image of the Our Lady of Sorrows. In the 18th century, the Chapel was covered with a ribbed vault, which is still preserved. 

Ermita de San Benito Abad
Chapel of San Benito Abad

The San Benito Chapel is located in the foothills of Sierra Morena, 12 kilometres from the town of Castilblanco. It is a simple, medium-sized building which, although somewhat affected by small alterations, almost completely preserves its original style.

El Saucejo. Ermita de la Inmaculada en la aldea de Mezquitilla
La Mezquitilla Village

La Mezquitilla is located in the heart of the Sierra Sur of Seville, bordering the provinces of Cadiz and Malaga. It belongs to the municipality of El Saucejo. It has 241 inhabitants and is 2km away from El Saucejo.

Iglesia Santa María La Blanca
Santa Maria la Blanca Church

A neoclassical temple built in the fifteenth century. It has interesting decorative elements, sculptures and paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries. Its origins may likely date back to a shrine to Our Lady of Consolation built here in the first half of the fifteenth century. A cluster of houses inhabited by day labourers sprang up around it.

Villanueva del Ariscal. Fachada de la Ermita de San Miguel
Chapel of San Miguel

The chapel of San Miguel is located on the outskirts of the town, today surrounded by recent developments, although there is evidence that when it was built it was outside the town walls.

Ermita de Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Chapel of Nuestra Señora del Carmen

This simple 18th century chapel is built with plastered masonry. It has a single nave roofed with a vault decorated with Baroque plasterwork.

Outside it has a brick doorway and a double belfry.

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.