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What to see and do in Castilleja de Guzmán

What to see and do in Castilleja de Guzmán (Comarca Metropolitana de Sevilla, Seville): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

2 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Castilleja de Guzmán

Tholos de Montelirio 200 m

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What to see and do in Castilleja de Guzmán

El dolmen de Montelirio
Historical milestone
The tholos of Montelirio, discovered in 1998 and declared a Bien de Interés Cultural, forms part of the large Chalcolithic settlement of Valencina-Castilleja, dating from around 3000 BC and covering more than 500 hectares.
Castilleja de Guzmán
Village
Ferdinand III granted the town to the Order of Santiago in 1249, after the reconquest of Seville; in 1251 it passed to the Order of Alcántara. In the 16th century the House of Guzmán took over the lordship, giving the village its name within the estate of Olivares.
Castilleja de Guzmán, del Chalcolítico a los condes
Village
Municipality of 2,843 inhabitants (2025) and just 2.04 km², at 131 m altitude and 6 km from Seville; one of the smallest in the province. With Chalcolithic remains from the 3rd millennium BC, after the Reconquista of Seville Ferdinand III granted it in 1249 to the Order of Santiago; Alfonso X transferred it in 1251 to the Order of Alcántara (hence 'Castilleja de Alcántara'), and it took its current name in the early 16th century when the lordship passed to the House of Guzmán.
Tholos de Montelirio
Monument
Megalithic monument from the Copper Age (around 3000 BC), part of the large Chalcolithic settlement of Valencina-Castilleja, one of the largest known sites of its period in Europe (more than 500 hectares). The dolmen complex of Valencina de la Concepción and Castilleja de Guzmán was entered with monument status in the General Catalog of Andalusian Historical Heritage by Order of 21 January 2003 (Official Gazette of Andalusia of 30 January 2003).