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What to see and do in Alcalá del Río

What to see and do in Alcalá del Río (Vega del Guadalquivir, Seville): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Alcalá del Río: festival calendar

September: Fiesta de San Gregorio de Osset (September 9)

How far each place is from the centre of Alcalá del Río

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What to see and do in Alcalá del Río

Alcalá del Río
Village
Heir to the Roman Ilipa Magna, near where Scipio defeated the Carthaginians at the Battle of Ilipa in 206 BC. Under Islamic rule it was called Qalat Ragwal. In 1931 a dam was built on the Guadalquivir next to the town.
La Cruz Blanca
Monument
Renaissance-style marble cross carved in 1576 by Juan Bautista Vázquez the Elder, located on the old Camino Real to Castile, today Avenida de Andalucía.
Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción de Alcalá del Río
Monument
A three-nave Mudejar church, built between the 14th and 15th centuries over the remains of an earlier Roman construction, with major renovations in the 18th century after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
Capilla de San Gregorio de Osset
Monument
Chapel founded by the Catholic Monarchs in 1485 in honor of San Gregorio Osetano (of Osset), a local bishop venerated since ancient times, with an altarpiece from 1770 dedicated to the saint.
Batalla de Ilipa
Historical milestone
In 206 BC, near the ancient Ilipa Magna, identified with present-day Alcalá del Río, one of the great battles of the Second Punic War took place, in which Scipio Africanus defeated the Carthaginians in Hispania.
Fiesta de San Gregorio de Osset
Activity
A fair and patronal festivities in honor of San Gregorio de Osset, patron of Alcalá del Río, lasting five days around 9 September.