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What to see and do in Dos Hermanas

What to see and do in Dos Hermanas (Comarca Metropolitana de Sevilla, Seville): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

2 Villages · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Dos Hermanas

Los Merinales 4.2 km

Towns near Dos Hermanas

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What to see and do in Dos Hermanas

Dos Hermanas
Village
Tradition attributes the municipality's name to two sisters, Elvira and Estefanía Nazareno, who according to legend found a Gothic image of Saint Anne in a cave. The first documented mention of the town dates from April 1405. It grew from 39,677 inhabitants in 1970 to 142,519 in 2025, the largest relative population growth in the province.
Los Merinales
Historical milestone
Between 1940 and 1962 a concentration camp for Francoist political prisoners operated at Los Merinales, whose forced labor was used in building the Canal del Bajo Guadalquivir.
Romería de Valme y Feria de Mayo
Curiosity
The Romería de Nuestra Señora de Valme, on the third Sunday of October, was declared a Fiesta de Interés Turístico Nacional in 1976; the municipality's Feria de Mayo received the same distinction in 1998.
Dos Hermanas, la novena ciudad de Andalucía
Village
With 142,519 inhabitants (2025), it is the ninth-largest city in Andalusia and the second most populous municipality in the province of Seville, 14 km from the provincial capital, with altitudes between 2 and 106 m over 160.48 km². Its first documented mention dates from April 1405, in a royal order issued in Seville; according to legend, its founding is linked to the sisters Elvira and Estefanía Nazareno, who are said to have found a Gothic image of Saint Anne in a cave. It reached the status of villa in the early 1570s, and in 1679 the marquisate of Dos Hermanas was created.
Romería de Valme
Activity
Pilgrimage in honor of Nuestra Señora de Valme, patron saint of the city, held on the third Sunday of October and declared a Fiesta de Interés Turístico Nacional in 1976. Dos Hermanas's Feria de Mayo, held about four weeks after Holy Week, was declared of National Tourist Interest in 1998.