El Pedroso - Sevilla
The municipality of El Pedroso is located in the northern sector of the province of Sevilla, belonging to the region of the Sierra Norte. Part of its term is included in the of the same name.
The whole town has a fairly uniform and rounded morphology, with irregular layout of its streets (curves) and blocks. It is situated at the junction of several highways: by the C-433 south, on the SE-195 northwest and east-southeast of SE-190.
The origins of this town date back to the Celtiberian cultures.
In the Roman period it was called Augustóbriga.
During the reign of Al-Andalus it was a fortified enclosure.
The Christian conquest was undertaken by Ferdinand III in 1247.
Dam of Huesna – Dam of Melonares
Monuments
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Consolación
La Cartuja
Hermitage of La Virgen del Espino
Cruz del Humilladero
Hospicio del Cristo de la Misericordia
Archaeological Sites
Ruins of Mulva Munigua
Gastronomy
Rabit. Deer in sauce. Boar stew. Mushroom stew.
How to get there
You have to leave Sevilla. Take: A-3104, alleyway of La Jarilla, passing near Brenes. Turn left: SE-126, cross Cantillana, go to: A-432 to El Pedroso.
Distances
To Sevilla 65 km
To Constantina 17 km
To Villanueva del Río y Minas 35 km
To Cantillana 33 km
To El Ronquillo 57 km
To Priorato 44 km
To Castilblanco de los Arroyos 34 km |
