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What to see and do in Brenes

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

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

When to go to Brenes: festival calendar

January: Romería de San Sebastián de Brenes (domingo más cercano al 20 de enero)

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What to see and do in Brenes

Brenes
Village
Ferdinand III incorporated the former Muslim hamlet of Brenes around 1246-1247; in 1260 Alfonso X donated it to the Cathedral of Seville, which kept it under ecclesiastical lordship until 1574, when it passed into lay hands with Juan Antonio Vicentelo de Leca.
Parroquia de la Purísima Concepción de Brenes
Monument
Late 15th-century Mudéjar church with paintings by Juan del Castillo, the only building in the village left intact after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
Llegada del ferrocarril a Brenes
Curiosity
On 2 June 1859 the Córdoba-Seville railway line opened to traffic, passing through Brenes and transforming communications across the entire Vega del Guadalquivir.
Ermita de San Sebastián de Brenes
Monument
A 17th-century chapel dedicated to the patron of Brenes, remodeled on several occasions during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, with a bronze monument dedicated to the costaleros nearby.
Brenes bajo el señorío del Arzobispado de Sevilla
Historical milestone
After Ferdinand III's conquest in 1246-1247, Alfonso X granted Brenes to the Cathedral of Seville in 1260, and in 1285 it became the property of the Archbishopric, an ecclesiastical lordship that lasted until it passed into the hands of the secular nobility in 1574.
Romería de San Sebastián de Brenes
Activity
A pilgrimage in honor of the patron San Sebastián, held on the Sunday closest to 20 January.