Escacena del Campo

A village located in the Comarca del Condado, east of the province. Its landscape is formed from rich earth ideal for cereal agriculture, vineyards and olive groves.

Prehistoric remains have been discovered in the area, which indicate civilisations existed long before the Roman occupation. These remains are from the Bronze age, the Turdetani (an ancient (pre-Roman people of the Iberian Peninsula) the Phoenicians and the Carthaginians. However, no one can speak of Escacena without referring to Tejada, a Roman city known as also known as Ituci, and of comparable importance to Italica. Ituci is believed to have been the wife of Trajan, the famous Andalusian who became Roman Emperor par excellence. Tejada saw the growth of smaller settlements around it; however, for no apparent reason it was deserted or depopulated and became an empty city that inherited wealth, crops, livestock.

Monuments

Parochial Church of the Divine Salvador, declared of Historical-Artistic interest.

San Isidro Labrador Hermitage

Archaeological sites  
Walls and urban remains Tejada la Vieja.

Gastronomy

Chickpea stew.  
Sweets: Orejitas de habas. Ears of beans.

Getting There

Exit Huelva. Take A-5000. Crossing San Juan del Puerto. At the roundabout take the 2nd exit Continue on: A-472. Go through Niebla y Villarrasa. . Turn right: Carretera de Sevilla. Go through La Palma del Condado. On the outskirts of Villalba del Alcor, take Calle de Blas Infante. Head for Villalba del Alcor. Go round Manzanilla. Turn left: HV-7008. Enter Escacena del Campo.

Distances

Huelva 58 km  
Villalba del Alcor 10 km  
Paterna del Campo 2 km
Tejada 5 km  
Chucena 7 km  
Castilleja del Campo 9 km  
Niebla 30 km  
Sevilla 42 km