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What to see and do in Mairena del Alcor

What to see and do in Mairena del Alcor (Campiña de Carmona, Seville): 12 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 5 Monuments · 2 Activities · 2 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Mairena del Alcor: festival calendar

September: Festival de Cante Jondo de Mairena del Alcor (first Saturday of September)

How far each place is from the centre of Mairena del Alcor

Castillo de Luna 200 m
Casa-Palacio de los Duques de Arcos 700 m

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What to see and do in Mairena del Alcor

Mairena del Alcor
Village
Alfonso XI split Mairena off from the jurisdiction of Carmona on 20 November 1342 to grant it as a lordship to Pedro Ponce de León, and in 1345 he set its boundaries. In 1441 John II of Castile granted the town the privilege of holding a fair.
Castillo de Luna
Monument
Medieval fortress expanded in the 1470s by Rodrigo Ponce de León with outer walls, a moat, and gun ports for artillery. In 1902 the English archaeologist George Bonsor bought it and rebuilt it as a private residence, installing his archaeological collections there.
Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María de la Asunción de Mairena del Alcor
Monument
15th-century parish church of Mairena del Alcor.
Ermita de San Sebastián de Mairena del Alcor
Monument
15th-century hermitage that holds on its main altar the town's patron saint, Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Coronada.
Casa-Palacio de los Duques de Arcos
Monument
15th-century Mudéjar building that today serves as the municipal auditorium of Mairena del Alcor.
Capilla del Cristo de la Cárcel
Monument
Chapel that holds Mairena del Alcor's main local devotion, the center of an annual procession in March.
El señorío de Mairena y la ampliación del castillo
Historical milestone
In 1342 Alfonso XI of Castile granted the lordship of Mairena to Pedro Ponce de León the Elder, lord of Marchena. In 1441 King John II granted the town the right to hold a fair, and in 1470 Rodrigo Ponce de León expanded the Castillo de Luna with new walls and a moat.
El Tesoro de Andrés Morales y el Sileno de Mairena
Curiosity
In the territory of Mairena del Alcor, the so-called "Tesoro Andrés Morales", gold jewelry from the Tartessian period, was found, along with a sculpture of a Silenus of Greek influence, among the numerous sites documented in the municipality ranging from the Final Paleolithic to the Metal Ages.
George Bonsor y el Castillo de Luna
Curiosity
The English archaeologist George Bonsor, a pioneer of excavation in the region, bought the Castillo de Luna of Mairena del Alcor in 1902.
Feria de Abril de Mairena del Alcor
Activity
It claims to be the first Feria de Abril in Andalusia and is declared a Fiesta de Interés Turístico Nacional.
Festival de Cante Jondo de Mairena del Alcor
Activity
Flamenco festival held on the first Saturday of September, in a town linked to the singer Antonio Mairena.
Aceitunas aliñás de Mairena del Alcor
Food and drink
Local specialty with its own annual contest, made from the olive harvest of the Vega de Mairena.