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What to see and do in Alcolea del Río

What to see and do in Alcolea 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 Alcolea del Río: festival calendar

May: Romería de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Alcolea del Río (second Sunday of May)

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

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What to see and do in Alcolea del Río

Alcolea del Río
Village
In its district lay Arva, a Roman settlement devoted to river trade and pottery. It was reconquered in 1247 by troops under the prior of San Juan and granted to the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem; in 1504 the commander Antón Farfán de los Godos achieved its split-off as an independent commandery.
Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de Alcolea del Río
Monument
Three-nave Mudéjar church built in the 14th century; its altars and images were burned in 1936, but it preserves an 18th-century altarpiece.
Molinos de la Aceña de Alcolea del Río
Monument
A group of flour mills located on the banks of the Guadalquivir, built in the late 15th century, possibly over earlier 11th-century structures related to navigation and hydraulic use of the river.
Ermita de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Alcolea del Río
Monument
A chapel located at the site of El Algarrobo, about 4 km from the town center, home to the Virgen del Rosario and the destination of the local May pilgrimage.
Yacimientos romanos de Arva y Canama
Historical milestone
Within the municipal term of Alcolea del Río lie the remains of two Roman settlements: Arva, next to the Peña de la Sal mill, devoted to river trade and pottery, and Canama, a Roman municipium located at the site of la Mesa, a producer of wine and oil amphorae.
Romería de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Alcolea del Río
Activity
A pilgrimage to the chapel of Nuestra Señora del Rosario, at the site of El Algarrobo, held on the second Sunday of May.