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What to see and do in Gelves

What to see and do in Gelves (Comarca Metropolitana de Sevilla, Seville): 2 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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What to see and do in Gelves

Gelves
Village
Reconquered in 1247 by Pelayo Pérez Correa, in 1527 Charles I sold the town to Jorge Alberto de Portugal and Isabel Colón de Toledo, a granddaughter of Christopher Columbus, and in 1529 the county of Gelves was created for them.
Gelves, entre Tartessos y el Guadalquivir
Village
Municipality of 10,548 inhabitants (2025) and 8.29 km², at 26 m altitude on the Guadalquivir, 3.5 km from Seville. With settlement documented since the Paleolithic and a presence within the Tartessian sphere, it was reconquered in 1247 by Pelayo Pérez Correa, master of the Order of Santiago. In 1529 the county of Gelves was created, which brought prosperity to the town in the 18th century until the count moved his residence to the royal court in 1766. Gelves is mentioned in Lazarillo de Tormes, in Guzmán de Alfarache (1599), and in Blood and Sand (1908).