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What to see and do in Pilas

What to see and do in Pilas (Aljarafe, Seville): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

2 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

How far each place is from the centre of Pilas

Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Belén de Pilas 150 m

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What to see and do in Pilas

Pilas
Village
In 1502 the first shipment of soap to the Americas left from Pilas. The painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo married the Pilas-born Beatriz de Cabrera y Sotomayor and lived temporarily in the town in the 17th century.
Pilas, capital mundial de la aceituna de mesa
Village
Municipality of 14,222 inhabitants (2025) and 45.94 km², at 63 m altitude (ranging from 35 to 137 m). Mentioned by Pliny the Elder as 'Pilias,' its town center developed around an 11th-century Almohad qubba; in 1502 the first documented shipment of soap to America left from Seville. In the 17th century, under the jurisdiction of the Order of Santiago, the painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo married a woman from Pilas. In the 1990s it was promoted as the 'World Capital of the Table Olive,' for its manzanilla, gordal, and verdial varieties.
Las Carreritas de Pilas
Activity
Easter Sunday festival declared a Fiesta de Interés Turístico Nacional in 1998.
Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Belén de Pilas
Monument
Hermitage built over an 11th-century Arab qubba, which houses the image of the patron saint of Pilas, canonically crowned in 1996.
Pilas, la Pilias de Plinio
Historical milestone
The municipality is mentioned by Pliny the Elder in Roman times under the name Pilias. Alfonso X renamed the settlement in 1248, and by 1594 it was part of the kingdom of Seville with 176 households.
Gastronomía tradicional de Pilas
Food and drink
Traditional Aljarafe cuisine represented in Pilas by tostón (toasted bread with olive oil), roasted picadillo of tomatoes and peppers, variants of gazpacho, and sweets such as hornazos and pestiños.