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What to see and do in Sanlúcar la Mayor

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

2 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Activities

When to go to Sanlúcar la Mayor: festival calendar

September: Fiestas patronales de San Eustaquio (September 20)

Towns near Sanlúcar la Mayor

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What to see and do in Sanlúcar la Mayor

Sanlúcar la Mayor
Village
Historic head town of the Aljarafe, it was conquered from 1246 onward by the master Pelayo Pérez Correa, of the Order of Santiago. In 1534, with 628 inhabitants, it was the most populous town in the entire region.
Las tres iglesias mudéjares de Sanlúcar la Mayor
Monument
San Pedro stands on Almohad walls, reusing a former mosque; San Eustaquio sits on the remains of a Roman temple; and Santa María, from the 13th century, had to rebuild its tower in 1772 after damage from the Lisbon earthquake.
Sanlúcar la Mayor, capital histórica del Aljarafe
Village
Municipality of 14,648 inhabitants (2025), at 148 m altitude and 18 km from Seville. After the 13th-century Christian conquest, the former Muslim stronghold became the defensive reference point of the Aljarafe; in 1534 it had 628 households (family units), the most populous town in the region at the time. Sanlúcar's Feria de Mayo, created by Ferdinand VII, predates Seville's own Feria de Abril.
Iglesias mudéjares de Sanlúcar la Mayor
Monument
The old town preserves three large Mudéjar churches: San Eustaquio, atop the hill over a former Roman temple; Santa María, from the 13th century with 16th-17th-century additions and a tower rebuilt in 1772 after damage from the Lisbon earthquake; and San Pedro, built within the Almohad city walls, with an unusual freestanding bell tower.
La Cilla del Cabildo de Sanlúcar la Mayor
Monument
Civil building that served as a storehouse for the ecclesiastical tithe collected in the district, part of the lesser heritage of Sanlúcar la Mayor alongside its three Mudejar churches.
Fiestas patronales de San Eustaquio
Activity
Main festivals of Sanlúcar la Mayor in honour of its patron saint, Saint Eustace.