Cazalla de la Sierra
Cazalla de la Sierra is a white town of about 4,600 people at 580 metres in the Sierra Norte de Sevilla, famous for its anís, with a vast Mudéjar and Renaissance church on its Plaza Mayor.
About Cazalla de la Sierra
Cazalla stands at about 580 metres in the Sierra Norte de Sevilla Natural Park, near Extremadura. The Arabs called it Castalla, 'strong town', and remains of its Almohad wall survive by the parish church; Fernando III took it in 1247. Its wines and later its anís made it famous, and in 1730 Philip V spent the summer here. About 4,600 people live in the town.
Plaza Mayor is dominated by Nuestra Señora de la Consolación, built against the old walls between the 14th and 18th centuries, joining a Mudéjar core to an unfinished Renaissance plan. The former convent of San Francisco holds the market and the Centro del Aguardiente (€1). On the Constantina road, the Cartuja de Cazalla, a Carthusian house from 1476, opens at weekends (€4).
Cazalla is about 80 km (1 hour 15 minutes) north of Seville by the A-432; buses run from Plaza de Armas, and trains stop at Cazalla-Constantina station, 8 km away. Park on the edge of the centre, which is hilly in places. Allow half a day. It suits food lovers and walkers.
Spring and autumn are best for walking; summer days are hot. The romería of the Virgen del Monte on the second Sunday of August is followed by the feria, and a living nativity fills the streets on the second Saturday of December. Try anís and licor de guindas, Iberian chacinas, game and goat's cheese. Tip: check opening hours before you go.
Cazalla de la Sierra in pictures
What you’ll find
- Bus connectionPublic transportBuy
- ChurchChurch visit (11:00–13:00)Free
- FestivalAnnual festivalFree
- Guided tourGuided tourBook
- Hiking trailHikingFree
- Historic centreOld town walkFree
- Local foodLocal cuisineBuy
- MuseumMuseum entry (€1, 10:00–14:00)Ticket
- Tourist officeVisitor information (10:00–14:00)Free
Nearby places to visit
Cazalla is the gateway to the Sierra Norte's natural monuments. To the north-east, Cerro del Hierro (12 km) is a karst landscape of limestone needles and corridors laid bare by iron mining, and the Playa San Nicolás del Puerto (12 km) is a river pool on the Galindón with lifeguards in summer. Constantina (14 km), the largest town in the park, has a restored castle above its Moorish quarter. South towards the Guadalquivir, the Alcázar de la Puerta de Sevilla, Carmona (52 km) is a fortified gate of Carthaginian, Roman and Moorish origin.
Cazalla de la Sierra at a glance
Category
Culture White villages
Location
Sierra Norte, Seville
Town
Cazalla de la Sierra
Address
Plaza Mayor, 41370 Cazalla de la Sierra, Seville, Spain
Opening hours
Open access; the streets can be visited at any time. Tourist office (Plaza del Doctor Nosea 1): Tue–Sat 10:00–14:00, plus some afternoons, Sun 11:00–13:00. Church of La Consolación: Tue and Thu–Sat 11:00–13:00. Centro del Aguardiente: Wed–Sun 10:00–14:00, Fri–Sat also 18:00–20:00. Cartuja de Cazalla: Sat, Sun and holidays 11:00–15:00.
Prices
Free to walk around; Centro del Aguardiente €1; Cartuja de Cazalla €4 (€3 seniors and students, €2 children aged 4–12).
Website
cazalla.org
Phone
+34 954 883 562
Email
turismo@cazalla.org
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