Villanueva del Ariscal, del viñedo al aceite Village · Villanueva del Ariscal, Aljarafe, Seville Image of Villanueva del Ariscal, not of the place itself. Municipality of 6,965 inhabitants (2025) and just 4.70 km², at 156 m altitude and 15 km from Seville. From a Roman villa turned Arab hamlet, it was granted to the Order of Santiago in 1253; in 1537 Jorge de Portugal bought the town for 9.2 million maravedís, and his descendants obtained the title of marquises in 1629. Photo: CarlosVdeHabsburgo (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Villanueva del Ariscal