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What to see and do in Los Molares

What to see and do in Los Molares (Bajo Guadalquivir, Seville): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 3 Activities · 2 Historical milestones

When to go to Los Molares: festival calendar

May: Romería de Nuestra Señora de Fátima (domingo más cercano al 13 de mayo)
July: Feria de Santa Marta (alrededor del 29 de julio)
October: Mercado Medieval de Los Molares (first weekend of October)

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What to see and do in Los Molares

Los Molares
Village
Alfonso XI granted Los Molares a founding charter in 1336. The municipality was annexed to Utrera in 1876 due to governance difficulties and regained its independence in 1919.
Castillo y dolmen de Los Molares
Monument
The medieval castle, predating 1336 and heavily restored around 1892, had as its warden between 1569 and 1584 the poet Baltasar del Alcázar. The district also preserves the dolmen of Cañada Real, more than 6,000 years old, excavated in 1968 by Juan de Mata Carriazo.
Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Marta
Monument
Mudejar-style church in Los Molares, remodeled in the 18th century and mid-20th century, with an image of Santa Clara from the mid-17th century.
Carta puebla de Los Molares (1336)
Historical milestone
Alfonso XI granted Los Molares its founding charter (carta puebla) in 1336; in 1430 the town passed to the Ribera family.
Baltasar del Alcázar, alcaide de Los Molares
Historical milestone
Between 1569 and 1584, the celebrated Seville poet Baltasar del Alcázar (1530-1606), author of the "Cena jocosa", was governor of the castle and chief magistrate of the town of Los Molares, appointed by the Duke of Alcalá.
Mercado Medieval de Los Molares
Activity
Market commemorating the municipality's former cloth fair, popularly known as the Feria de la Seda (Silk Fair), which became the second most important in the peninsula after that of Medina del Campo.
Romería de Nuestra Señora de Fátima
Activity
Pilgrimage of Los Molares held on the Sunday closest to 13 May.
Feria de Santa Marta
Activity
Patron saint fair of Los Molares in honor of Santa Marta.