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What to see and do in Marinaleda

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

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

When to go to Marinaleda: festival calendar

July: Feria de Santiago de Marinaleda (mid- July)

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What to see and do in Marinaleda

Marinaleda
Village
The village is internationally known for its agricultural cooperative model, driven by the town council led by Juan Manuel Sánchez Gordillo between 1979 and 2023. Between 1984 and 1988 day laborers repeatedly occupied the El Humoso estate, owned by the duke of Infantado, until in 1991 the State ceded 1,200 hectares to the municipality; the Marinaleda Cooperative was formally established in 1997.
Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza de Marinaleda
Monument
Classicist-style single-nave church, built in 1666, with a polychrome main altarpiece from 1859.
Reserva Natural del Peñón de Zaframagón
Nature
Protected natural area located in the municipal term of Marinaleda.
La ocupación del pantano de Cordobilla
Historical milestone
In 1983, residents of Marinaleda occupied the Cordobilla reservoir for thirty days to demand irrigated farmland.
Juan Manuel Sánchez Gordillo
Curiosity
Mayor of Marinaleda between 1979 and 2023, leader of the social and cooperative movement that brought the municipality international fame.
Feria de Santiago de Marinaleda
Activity
Self-managed fair of Marinaleda, held in mid-July with a different activist theme each year.
Las viviendas autoconstruidas de Marinaleda
Curiosity
Marinaleda developed a model of self-managed housing, self-built by its own residents, with symbolic payments of 15.52 euros a month.