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What to see and do in El Saucejo

What to see and do in El Saucejo (Sierra Sur, Seville): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to El Saucejo: festival calendar

December: Fiestas del Castillo de Mezquitilla (December 8)

How far each place is from the centre of El Saucejo

Fiestas del Castillo de Mezquitilla 2.2 km

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What to see and do in El Saucejo

El Saucejo
Village
The municipality is spread across three settlements: El Saucejo, Navarredonda, and La Mezquitilla, which arose as farmsteads linked to the House of Osuna in the late 16th century.
La Lex Irnitana de El Saucejo
Historical milestone
At the site of Irni, in its district, the most complete known copy of the Lex Irnitana, a Roman Flavian municipal law, was found, now in the Archaeological Museum of Seville. El Saucejo, born as farmsteads of the duchy of Osuna, established its own parish in 1661 and became an independent municipality by royal decree in 1838.
Hacienda de San Pedro de El Saucejo
Monument
16th-century farmhouse estate that preserves its original chapel and structures.
Fundación de la parroquia de El Saucejo
Historical milestone
The parish of El Saucejo was founded in 1661, when the settlement had approximately 1,000 inhabitants.
Fiestas del Castillo de Mezquitilla
Activity
Festival held in the hamlet of Mezquitilla, in the municipal term of El Saucejo, on 8 December.
Juan Román Tirado
Curiosity
Author of the book "Mezquitilla pasado y presente" (1998), about the hamlet of El Saucejo.
El regalo de alcachofas en San Marcos
Curiosity
Local tradition of El Saucejo in which grooms give artichokes to their brides on the feast of San Marcos.