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What to see and do in Santaella

What to see and do in Santaella (Campiña Sur, Córdoba): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Santaella: festival calendar

September: Feria de Nuestra Señora del Valle (Santaella) (8-10 de septiembre (desde 1866))

How far each place is from the centre of Santaella

Casa de las Columnas (Santaella) 300 m

Towns near Santaella

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What to see and do in Santaella

Santaella
Village
Municipality of the Campiña Sur with 4,641 inhabitants (2025), with traces of human occupation since the Lower Palaeolithic. Known in the Andalusi period as Santa-Ialla, it was conquered by Ferdinand III in 1240 and did not become an independent municipality until 1569.
Castillo y murallas de Santaella
Monument
12th-century Almohad fortification and walled enclosure, part of the municipality's civil heritage alongside the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (16th–17th centuries) and the Casa de las Columnas (18th century).
Leona de Santaella
Historical milestone
Ibero-Turdetanian lion-shaped sculpture found at the Cerro de la Mitra, evidence of the pre-Roman settlement of the area.
Feria de Nuestra Señora del Valle (Santaella)
Activity
Held from 8 to 10 September without interruption since 1866, in honour of the patroness venerated at the Ermita de Nuestra Señora del Valle.
Casa de las Columnas (Santaella)
Monument
18th-century baroque manor house in Santaella, with Tuscan columns and a broken pediment.