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What to see and do in Utrera

What to see and do in Utrera (Bajo Guadalquivir, Seville): 16 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 7 Monuments · 2 Nature · 1 Curiosities · 3 Historical milestones · 2 Food and drink

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What to see and do in Utrera

Utrera
Village
Head town of the Bajo Guadalquivir district, its castle was besieged from 9 November 1477 by the troops of Isabella the Catholic under Gutierre de Cárdenas and taken by storm on 29 March 1478. It received the title of city under the reign of Alfonso XII.
Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Consolación
Monument
Built in the first third of the 17th century over a 16th-century hermitage, it preserves a Baroque altarpiece made in 1703 by Francisco Javier Delgado and restored in 2020. The image of the Virgen de Consolación, patron saint of Utrera, received canonical coronation in May 1964.
El mostachón de Utrera
Food and drink
A flattened, spiced sponge cake that is, according to local tradition, the archetypal sweet of Utrera.
Cuna flamenca: Fernanda y Bernarda de Utrera
Curiosity
Utrera ranks among the historic birthplaces of flamenco, home to the singing sisters Fernanda and Bernarda de Utrera, a reference in the soleá and bulerías styles.
Iglesia de Santa María de la Mesa
Monument
Medieval church in Utrera remodeled in 1401 and in the 16th century, with five naves, a transept, and a Gothic-Renaissance transitional style. Declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1979.
Iglesia de Santiago el Mayor de Utrera
Monument
14th-century Gothic church in Utrera, hall-church plan with ribbed vaults. Declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1977.
Castillo de Utrera
Monument
Castle built on an Arab tower, mentioned by Alfonso X in 1264, destroyed by Muhammad V of Granada in 1368 and rebuilt in the late 14th century. Declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1985.
Puente de Alcantarilla
Monument
Two-arched Roman bridge in Utrera, carrying the Vía Augusta. Declared a monumento histórico-artístico in 1931.
Palacio de los Condes de Vistahermosa
Monument
Palace in Utrera with a 1730 rococo doorway, today the seat of the Town Hall.
Teatro Municipal Enrique de la Cuadra
Monument
Theater of Utrera built between September 1885 and January 1887, seating 525 people, and one of the largest stages in Andalusia.
Complejo Endorreico de Utrera
Nature
Nature reserve of about a hundred hectares formed by the lagoons of La Alcaparrosa, Arjona and Zarracatín, a refuge for birds such as mallards, common pochards and avocets.
Salinas de Valcargado
Nature
Artisanally worked salt flats located next to the Torre del Águila reservoir, in the term of Utrera; together with those of Coripe, they are the only inland salt flats in the province of Seville.
Asedio del castillo de Utrera (1477-1478)
Historical milestone
Between 9 November 1477 and 29 March 1478, Isabelline troops under Gutierre de Cárdenas besieged and took by storm the castle of Utrera, defended by Fernán Arias de Saavedra.
Utrera, título de ciudad (1877)
Historical milestone
Utrera obtained the title of city in 1877, under the reign of Alfonso XII.
Utrera, primer productor nacional de algodón
Historical milestone
In 1963 Utrera became the leading cotton-producing municipality in Spain.
Cola de toro, guiso utrerano
Food and drink
Oxtail stew is one of the characteristic dishes of Utrera's cuisine, together with gazpacho, caldereta and potajes.