Cantillana - Sevilla

Cantillana is a town located in the centre of Sevilla province, on the right bank of the Guadalquivir River and to the left of Viar, a tributary of the former.

Cantillana Township bounded on the north with El Pedroso and Castilblanco de los Arroyos; on the south by Brenes, Carmona and Villanueva del Río y Minas, on the east with the latter town and Tocina  and west with Burguillos, Brenes and Villaverde del Río. It is located 61 metres above sea level.

The municipal district covers an area of 107.8 km2. Its three-quarters are flat and a saw located in north-west, formed by the foothills of Sierra Morena. From the plateau where the village is nestled we can see the vast countryside which stretches to the vicinity of Sevilla. Its land is good and plentiful of crop fields of cotton, corn and sunflower, olive and fruit trees.

The municipality is composed of a core and several smaller entities of population: La Monta, La Estación, El Cerrado de Miura and Los Pajares.

The origins of this town date back to the era of polished stone, as evidenced by abundant archaeological remains appeared at the confluence of the Guadalquivir with El Viar and elsewhere in  the area.

Monuments

Parish Church of Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción
Church of San Bartolomé
Hermitage of La Misericordia
Hermitage of Ntra. Sra. de la Soledad
Hermitage Divina Pastora
Tower of El Reloj
Hospital of Los Santos

Gastronomy

In Cantillana we can find many typical dishes such as wild boar, deer, rabbits, partridges. Also worth mentioning is the stew meat, tongue, chorizo crumbs and gabardinas.
As for their desserts we have to emphasize pestiños, piñonates and gañotes.

How to get there

By road we come get from Sevilla or Córdoba by the A-431, road between the two cities and passing through Cantillana. We can also use the road from Sevilla to Lora del Río.
By Bus we can be access from the bus station in Sevilla, in the main square, from where vehicles depart on an hourly basis, or from Parliament Square in Andalucía, from where buses depart daily from Monday to Sunday every hour o'clock.
We also can get by train to Cantillana, we can start from Santa Justa train station or from his two halts (Virgen del Rocío and San Bernardo), from any of these stopping places we can take the train every half hour.

Distances

To Sevilla 34 km
To Villaverde del Río 8 km
To Utrera 63 km
To Carmona 31 km
To Guillena 25 km
To Castilblanco de los Arroyos 23 km
To Brenes 12 km
To Alcalá del Río 20 km