Tours of Castles and Monasteries in Andalusia
The Legacy of Saint Ferdinand
SEVILLE
ITINERARY 1: Seville - Espartinas - Santiponce - La Algaba - Cazalla de la Sierra.
ITINERARY 2: Carmona - Alcalá de Guadaira - Los Morales
- El Coronil - Montellano.
Of its defences, Seville maintains the Alcázar - a
magnificent palace that combines both Islamic and Christian
art -, some towers - of Abdalajís, of Silver, of Gold
-, and a bit of the walls in the Macarena area, with Islamic
features of the 12-13th c. There still remains a part of the
old Carthusian monastery of Las Cuevas, founded in 1400 and
for a time Christopher Columbus' residence and burial ground
there are also remains of the Hieronymite monastery of San
Jerónimo. The first itinerary covers other monasteries:
near Espartinas we have the 18th c. Loreto, built over a previous
14th c. Frnaciscan shrine and on the outskirts of Santiponce,
there is monastery of San Isidoro del Campo, Hieronymite from
1431, with a Gothic church, tombs and a loverly altarpiece
by Martínez Montañés and two mudéjar
cloisters with traces of frescoes. After a look at the 15th
c. mudejar Torre de los Guzmanes at La Algaba the tour might
end with a visit to the Carthusian monastery at Cazalla. The
other itinerary is for castles: Carmona has remains of Roman
and Moorish defences in the Seville and Cordova Gates, Alcázares
de Abajo and de Arriba; Alcalá has the ruins of a castle
and in the neighbourhood, there is the 14th c. Marchenilla
castle; after taking a look at the shrine of La Consolación,
(church of an old 16th c. Franciscan convent) near Utrera
we come to three splendid castles in the plains: 14th c. Los
Morales, 15th c., Las Aguzaderas castle near El Coronil and
the 14th c. castle of Cote, on further side of Montellano.
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iberian citadels, almeria
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history, bullfight
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Washington Irving route on a bicycle: from
seville to osuna (seville-Marchena,
Marchena-Osuna),
from
Osuna to Antequera (technical
chart), from
Antequera to Loja (technical
chart), from
Loja to Montefrio (technical
chart), flying
visit to Alhama (technical
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from Montefrio to Granada (technical
chart), Gardens
of Cadiz and Malaga, of
Seville and Huelva, of
Cordova and Jaen, of
Granada and Almeria; The
Western and the
Central Route of White Villages; Romantic
Andalusia: Monumental, Navigable,
Oriental, Landscapes,
Contraband and Pathways
Routes; The
Western,
Northeast and Water
Route of
Subbetic Mountains; Islamic
Andalusia: Cadiz, Cordoba,
Granada
and Almeria , Seville
and Huelva, Malaga
and Jaen;
Popular
Architecture: Caves, Ranchos,
Jaen,
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Axarquia,
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Villages, Pedroches,
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