Las Navas de la Concepción - Sevilla
The municipality of Las Navas de la Concepción is located to the northeast of the province of , being adjacent to . Its municipal area is included in the region of the Sierra Norte and the with the same name. The main town is located in a "nava" or valley surrounded by hills.
The origin of the primitive settlement comes with the swineherd huts’ which led to a village, as in the hills or navas pigs were raised from time immemorial.
Its original name was that of Navas de los Puercos, Felipe II authorized it to form a dependent town of Constantina in 1557.
On February 11, 1854 it is confirmed as an independent town by Royal Decree of Isabel II. For this event, they will change the name of Las Navas de los Puercos by . The change was a proposal from the friars of the Order of St. Basilio, who had founded the Convent of San Antonio.
Monuments
Church of Los Monjes Basilios
Church of La Purísima Concepción
Archaeological Sites
Castle of La Armada
Plaza de España
Gastronomy
Salmorejo (bread, oil, vinegar, salt, meat, rabbit or partridge). Conejo asado sobre majada (rabbit, almonds, onions and wine). Venison stew. Asparagus omelette. Breaded frog legs. Black pudding potato.
How to get there
From Sevilla:
By the road A-431 through Alcalá del Rio, Villaverde, Cantillana, Lora del Río and Peñaflor.
From Cantillana take the A-432 towards El Pedroso, Cazalla de la Sierra, Alanís and Guadalcanal.
From Lora del Río take the A-455 towards Constantina.
From Peñaflor take the SE-140 towards La Puebla de los Infantes.
By the road N-630 Sevilla-Mérida, take the A-465 towards El Real de la Jara and Almadén de la Plata.
From Córdoba:
By the road A-431 through Almodóvar del Río, Posadas, Peñaflor, Lora del Río y Cantillana.
From Peñaflor take the SE-140 towards La Puebla de los Infantes.
From Lora del Río take the A-455 towards Constantina.
From Cantillana take the A-432 towards El Pedroso, Cazalla de la Sierra, Alanís and Guadalcanal.
To get Almadén de la Plata and El Real de la Jara you have to follow the A-431 to Villaverde del Río, where you have to go towards Burguillos and Castilblanco de los Arroyos.
From Mérida:
Take the road N-630 towards Sevilla, then the A-463 towards El Real de la Jara and Almadén de la Plata.
To get the Parque Natural Sierra Norte by Guadalcanal, take the road N-630, then the N-432 to Llerena and Guadalcanal.
Distances
To Sevilla 99 km
To Carmona 73 km
To Constantina 23 km
To Lora del Río 47 km
To El Pedroso 40 km
To Hornachuelos 36 km
To Palma del Río 41 km
To San Nicolás del Puerto 23 km
To Córdoba 83 km |
