Semana Santa Estepa

Seville enchants

The building from 1753 belonged to the Fernández de Peñaranda family, with whom the various master-builders were related. This baroque-style public building has a façade noteworthy for its dynamism, composition and rich motifs. Indeed, the building of itself speaks of the artist, Alonso Ruiz Florindo.

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.

The building where the municipal offices are currently located is an excellent example of the stately houses that proliferated Utrera throughout the 18th century.

The Parish Church of Santiago el Mayor was built in the 17th century and underwent several renovations during the 18th century.

It was declared a Site of Cultural Interest (BIC) 1984.

The Palace of the Marquis of Cerverales is the most significant civil building in the city of Estepa; a clear example of the civil architecture of Estepa. It is listed as a National Monument since 1984.

The Chapel of the Vera Cruz or True Cross is a baroque architectural masterpiece from the second half of the 18th century. It is characterised by exuberant details, particularly in the chapel’s historic fine-brick façade. Built on the remains of the original 16th-century Shrine, it is now dedicated to the Christ of the Santa Vera Cruz or Holy True Cross.

The construction of the chapel began around 1732. By 1746 it had been roofed and blessed and masses were celebrated there, and it was finally completed in 1749 with the addition of a belfry with two bells, formerly known in the town as La Gorda (Fat Lady) and La Chica (Little Girl). The construction of the chapel was financed by donations from the inhabitants of Herrera.