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What to see and do in Marchena

What to see and do in Marchena (Campiña de Marchena y Morón, Seville): 10 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

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What to see and do in Marchena

Marchena
Village
The former Muslim Marsana or Marsenʿah, walled between the 11th and 12th centuries, passed into Christian hands around the mid-13th century and later became a lordship of the Ponce de León family, from whom the House of Arcos descends. Its historic ensemble was declared in 1966.
Los Zurbarán de Marchena
Monument
The church of San Juan Bautista preserves nine canvases by Francisco de Zurbarán, commissioned in 1634 and delivered in 1637, one of the most complete series by the painter outside a museum.
El pregón del descendimiento
Curiosity
Marchena's Holy Week, declared of National Tourist Interest of Andalusia, keeps up the pregón del descendimiento (proclamation of the Descent from the Cross), an event local tradition traces back to 1568.
Molletes y tortas marcheneras
Food and drink
The mollete marcheñero, a bread roll with more than a hundred years of tradition in the town, and tortas marcheñeras (flatbreads) are the bakery products most associated with the village.
Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de Marchena
Monument
Gothic-Mudejar church from the late 15th century in Marchena.
Castillo de la Mota - Palacio Ducal de Marchena
Monument
Remains of the Castillo de la Mota castle-palace of Marchena, former residence of the Dukes of Arcos, today visible ruins.
Muralla y Arco de la Rosa de Marchena
Monument
13th-century stretch of Marchena's town wall, with the gate known as the Arco de la Rosa or Puerta de Sevilla, remodeled between the 15th and 18th centuries.
Convento de Santa Isabel de Marchena
Monument
16th-century convent of Marchena.
El pregón del descendimiento (1568)
Historical milestone
The Marchena pregón del descendimiento, a hallmark of its Holy Week (declared of Interés Turístico Nacional de Andalucía), was held for the first time in 1568.
Llegada del ferrocarril a Marchena (1868)
Historical milestone
The railway reached Marchena in 1868 with the inauguration of a first stretch of track.