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What to see and do in Villamanrique de la Condesa

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

2 Villages · 1 Monuments · 3 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Villamanrique de la Condesa

Villamanrique de la Condesa
Village
Philip II created the marquisate in 1570 for Manrique de Zúñiga, who gave the town its name. Between 1875 and 1882 the Count of Paris built the Orleans-Bourbon palace, later the residence of descendants of the French royal house. In 1916 the municipality adopted its current name, Villamanrique de la Condesa.
La estela tartésica de Villamanrique
Historical milestone
In 1978 the Villamanrique Stele was found next to the Cortijo de Chillas, the first known epigraphic example of the Tartessian language.
Villamanrique de la Condesa, entre Doñana y el Rocío
Village
Municipality of 4,694 inhabitants (2025), at 33 m altitude, deep in the Guadalquivir marshes next to Doñana. With Chalcolithic settlement and an Arabic name (Mures, 'walls'), in 1570 Philip II created for Manrique de Zúñiga the marquisate that gave the town the name Villamanrique de Zúñiga; it took its current name in 1916, in honor of María Isabel de Orleans y Borbón, Countess of Paris.
Palacio de Orleans-Borbón
Monument
Palace built between 1875 and 1882 by the Count of Paris, still owned by the Orléans family.
Convento franciscano de Santa María de Gracia
Historical milestone
Franciscan convent built in the 1560s, abandoned in the late 19th century and demolished in the mid-20th; its remains document the presence of religious orders in Villamanrique before the palace of Orleans-Borbón was built.
El marquesado de Villamanrique
Historical milestone
In 1570 Philip II created the marquisate of Villamanrique for Manrique de Zúñiga, the origin of the town's current name, which in 1916 was officially completed with the addition 'de la Condesa'.