Things to do in Écija in November
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Baroque Festival of Écija
The Sevillian municipality immerses itself fully in its colonial and stately splendor with a new edition of the Festival Barroco, a benchmark cultural event organized by the Ayuntamiento de Écija that highlights the city's impressive architectural and historical heritage. For a full week, the town recovers the customs of the 17th and 18th centuries through a unique program in the Sevillian countryside.
Monumental exploration of the Palacio de Peñaflor and its great baroque balcony
The Palacio de Peñaflor is one of the greatest exponents of Andalusian civil Baroque architecture and the great monumental icon of Écija, internationally famous for its unique curved façade and its great ornamental wealth. Its exterior and interior structure reflects the power and opulence of the Écija nobility of the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Visita al Museo Histórico Municipal - Palacio de Benamejí
Located in the imposing Palacio de Benamejí, this museum houses one of the most important archaeological collections in Andalusia, highlighting exceptional pieces from the Roman era found in ancient Astigi. Touring its rooms allows you to delve into the historical splendor of the city through sculptures, mosaics, and funerary grave goods of incalculable heritage value.
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Visita al Museo Histórico Municipal de Écija
Located in the imposing Palacio de Benamejí, this museum houses one of the most important archaeological collections in Andalusia, highlighting exceptional pieces from the Roman era found in ancient Astigi. Touring its rooms allows you to delve into the historical splendor of the city through sculptures, mosaics, and funerary grave goods of incalculable heritage value.
Night tour of the Baroque Courtyards of Ecija
Écija is universally known as the 'City of Towers' due to its exceptional urban profile dotted with slender bell towers of Baroque and Mudéjar style. This self-guided or cultural itinerary invites you to walk the streets of the historic center admiring the unmistakable silhouette of temples as iconic as Santa María, Santiago, or San Juan.
Night tour of the Baroque Courtyards of Ecija
Écija is universally known as the 'City of Towers' due to its exceptional urban profile dotted with slender bell towers of Baroque and Mudéjar style. This self-guided or cultural itinerary invites you to walk the streets of the historic center admiring the unmistakable silhouette of temples as iconic as Santa María, Santiago, or San Juan.
Night tour of the Baroque Courtyards of Ecija
Écija is universally known as the 'City of Towers' due to its exceptional urban profile dotted with slender bell towers of Baroque and Mudéjar style. This self-guided or cultural itinerary invites you to walk the streets of the historic center admiring the unmistakable silhouette of temples as iconic as Santa María, Santiago, or San Juan.
Visit to the Church of Santa María de la Asunción and its Moorish courtyard
The Main Church of Santa María stands as one of the most grandiose and significant temples of the ecclesiastical heritage of Écija, housing an extraordinary pictorial, sculptural, and goldsmith heritage inside. Its architecture combines Gothic and Renaissance elements with rich later Baroque contributions after successive historical reforms.
Exploration of the Plaza de Armas Archaeological Site
The Plaza de Armas Archaeological Site represents the authentic civil and historical origin of Écija, allowing for the tracing of overlapping strata of civilizations ranging from the Tartessian and Iberian period to the Roman and medieval domination of the city. A fundamental enclave to understand the urban evolution of ancient Astigi throughout the millennia.
Visita Cultural al Convento de las Teresas
The Convento de las Teresas represents one of the most prominent exponents of Carmelite conventual architecture in Écija, standing out for its sober facade and the spiritual and artistic wealth it treasures in the cloister.
Exploration of the Plaza de Armas Archaeological Site
The Plaza de Armas Archaeological Site represents the authentic civil and historical origin of Écija, allowing for the tracing of overlapping strata of civilizations ranging from the Tartessian and Iberian period to the Roman and medieval domination of the city. A fundamental enclave to understand the urban evolution of ancient Astigi throughout the millennia.
Sunset walk along the banks of the Genil in Parque San Pablo
The Parque de San Pablo is the green lung par excellence of Écija, a large garden space designed for rest, peaceful walking, and disconnecting from the daily rhythm in the heart of the urban environment.
Paseo y Descubrimiento del Parque Infantil de San Pablo
The Parque de San Pablo stands as the most popular green lung of Écija and the preferred meeting point for local families looking for a large outdoor space. Its well-kept wooded areas offer shade and a pleasant respite during summer days, becoming the ideal place to walk with the youngest members of the family.
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Autumn Theater Season at the Teatro Municipal Sanjuán
The Autumn Theater Season at the Teatro Municipal Sanjuán offers a careful selection of dramatic plays, comedies, and top-tier national shows on the city's main stage for the performing arts.
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Autumn Family Musical at the Teatro Sanjuán
The Autumn Family Musical at the Teatro Sanjuán is a proposal aimed at family leisure that brings great musical stories to the stage with live voices, careful choreography, and educational messages.
- Special eventConcertNov 16
Commemoration of the International Day of Flamenco in Écija
The Commemoration of the International Day of Flamenco in Écija pays tribute to this universal art declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Écija, an enclave with a great connection to 'cante jondo' in the Seville countryside, organizes commemorative events in iconic locations.
- Special eventFestivalNov 19
Liturgical Festivity of San Crispín in Santa Cruz
The Liturgical Festivity of San Crispín in Santa Cruz pays tribute to the one traditionally considered the first bishop and martyr of the primitive Astigitana diocese in the 3rd century.
- Special eventConcertNov 22
Santa Cecilia Concert in Honor of Music
The Santa Cecilia Concert in Honor of Music commemorates the patron saint of musicians through a live recital by local groups such as the Banda de Música Amueci or the Conservatorio Elemental de Música.
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Baroque Market in the Plaza de España
Within the framework of the city's Baroque activities, the Mercado Barroco en la Plaza de España adorns the main hall of Écija with craft stalls, period atmosphere, and street performances. The market evokes the intense mercantile activity of the Golden Age of Écija.
- Special eventNovember
Conference Series on the Baroque Écija
The Ciclo de Conferencias sobre la Écija Barroca brings together historians, researchers, and specialists in Andalusian Baroque art to delve into the urban, architectural, and sculptural history of the Astigitano municipality.
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Night Tour 'The Baroque by Candlelight'
The Night Tour 'The Baroque by Candlelight' is a unique proposal to discover the Ecija heritage under dim period lighting. The experience tours the old town, showing churches and palatial facades in the nocturnal twilight.
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Children's Workshops on Painting and Baroque Art
The Children's Workshops on Painting and Baroque Art open the doors of local museums to the little ones through practical activities inspired by the great masters of Spanish painting such as Velázquez, Zurbarán, and Murillo.
