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Monuments
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Puente de hierro sobre el río Guadalquivir
Puente de hierro sobre el río Guadalquivir
Llegado desde París, diseñado en los talleres de Cail, el mismo que formó parte de la Torre Eiffel, desde 1885 une a la ciudad con el ferrocarril y la ermita de Belén. Ejemplo de la fuerza y sobriedad de la denominada arquitectura del hierro, se construyó como consecuencia de la creación de la línea férrea que une Códoba y Sevilla a finales del siglo XIX, sobre un primitivo puente de madera diseñado por los hermanos Darget que arrasó una fuerte crecida del río. El Puente de Hierro está inscrito con carácter genérico en el Catálogo General del Patrimonio Histórico Andaluz.
Plaza Mayor de Andalucía
Plaza Mayor de Andalucía
La Plaza Mayor surgió en el arrabal de la muralla en el siglo XIV y tomó su actual configuración en el XVI con la construcción del Palacio Portocarrero. El trazado rectangular se llevó a cabo con la muralla, el Palacio, la Casa Alhóndiga, el Juzgado, las Tercias, la Cárcel y el Cabildo, además de tiendas y mesones.
En estos edificios públicos se levantaron balcones usados para alquilar en las fiestas locales y actos religiosos y lúdicos, entre ellos la celebración de festejos taurinos que derivaron en corridas de toros. A finales del siglo XIX la plaza perdió esta función.
Hoy la plaza alberga el Ayuntamiento de Palma del Río y ha recuperado su trazado renacentista de gran espacio público con árboles, plantas, fuentes, bancos y una animada concurrencia.
Casa Alhóndiga
Casa Alhóndiga
Ubicada en la Plaza Mayor de Andalucía, durante varios siglos en su parte inferior se situaban soportales con tiendas y entrada desde la plaza del Cabildo. Tras su restauración, se descubrieron tres plantas con sus diferentes galerías, doble arcada y columnas.
Está adosada a la muralla almohade y a la Puerta del Sol. La balconada superior estaba comunicada con una de las principales habitaciones del Palacio Portocarrero. Por su situación, constituye la entrada al Conjunto Histórico de Palma del Río, declarado Bien de Interés Cultural.
Actualmente, la Alhóndiga alberga la Oficina Municipal de Turismo.
Caballerizas
Caballerizas
Las cabellerizas del palacio de los Portocarrero estuvieron instaladas en un sobrio y equilibrado edificio, con pequeñas ventanas que taladran gruesos muros y vigas de madera oscurecidas por el paso del tiempo. Su construcción se calcula a principios del siglo XVI y fue usado también como almacén de la Tercia, destinado a recoger el impuesto en especies durante la Edad Moderna.
Se sitúa en el interior del recinto amurallado, junto al Palacio Portocarrero y la Puerta del Sol. Su estructura interior está formada por tres naves longitudinales. La planta baja estaba destinada a los animales, conservándose aún los pesebres. Actualmente el edificio alberga el Museo Municipal de Palma del Río.
Palacio Portocarrero
Palacio Portocarrero
El Alcázar Palacio Portocarrero, es el origen de Palma del Río. Un sorprendente y exclusivo palacio histórico habitado cuya rica historia se remonta a época romana. Crisol de civilizaciones, romana, árabe, judía y cristiana, aquí descubriréis un auténtico universo: arquitectura, arte, historia, naturaleza, costumbres y secretos, elegantes estancias, patios porticados renacentistas y los jardines hispano-mudéjares con colección de más de 400 cítricos “Museo Vivo de la Naranja”.
El Alcázar Palacio Portocarrero es visitable todos los días previa cita y nos ofrece a través de distintos tipos de visitas, un recorrido por varios patios y estancias de los siglos XV y XVI. Posee tapices y piezas romanas, el salón moruno dedicado al flamenco, las zonas expositivas de la restauración y de la película “El reino de los Cielos”, y la sala de proyecciones donde poder ver un corto del palacio y/ o escenas del rodaje.
Multitud de personajes nos han visitado a lo largo del tiempo… y aquí se hospedaron los Reyes Católicos, se celebró la boda del Gran Capitán y nació el Cardenal Portocarrero. Destaca el espectacular huerto-jardín del Alcázar, que conserva el sistema de riego original, y donde podrán observar innumerables variedades curiosas de cítricos, desde las antiguas autóctonas cadeneras del pago de huertas centenario, a variedades de nueva generación, curiosidades, enanas, caviar, bizarrias y comerciales, traídas de todas partes del mundo.
o Distintas visitas disponibles: Visita guiada, visita libre, visita vip.
o Niños menores de 12 años acompañados de sus padres gratis.
o Adaptado para personas con movilidad reducida.
o Perros permitidos.
o Con mapa e introducción disponible en español, inglés, francés, árabe, italiano, portugués, alemán, ruso, chino y japonés.
o Accesible para personas con movilidad reducida.
o Perros permitidos.
o Visita multimedia digitalizada.
Tlf: 670 882 008
Más informacion en www.palacioportocarrero.com
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Convento de Santo Domingo
Convento de Santo Domingo
El antiguo convento de Santo Domingo se encuentra en la calle Feria con calle Santo Domingo, donde se fundara en 1400 un primer convento de dominicos. Luego habría dos fundaciones más, siendo la Bula del Papa Alejandro VI en 1501, la que definitivamente consolida a los dominicos en Palma hasta su salida por las desamortizaciones del siglo XIX.
Hoy el convento es un colegio regentado por las Hermanas Terciarias Franciscanas. La iglesia es del siglo XVI, con una portada clásica con arco de medio punto entre columnas. La espadaña está algo inclinada por los efectos del terremoto de Lisboa. En el interior de la iglesia, muy reformada, nos encontramos con la capilla de la Virgen del Rosario, del siglo XVIII. La nave de estilo barroco cuenta con un retablo rococó.
Entrada: Gratuita (Cita previa con el Colegio Inmaculada Concepción).
Hospital de San Sebastián
Hospital de San Sebastián
El Hospital de San Sebastián inicia su labor a principios del siglo XV pero la Bula fundacional es del Papa Julio II, otorgada en Roma el 5 de Septiembre de 1508. Desde 1942 son responsables del Hospital las Hermanas Salesianas del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús.
El hospital es una edificación compleja que ha evolucionado con distintas construcciones de estilos diversos. La iglesia es una típica estructura mudéjar con nave única y cabecera cuadrada separadas ambas por un grandioso y decorado arco triunfal de medio punto. Pero es el bello patio claustral ajardinado el que llama la atención del visitante. Las columnas de mármol blanco y la altura de las galerías le infunden una esbeltez y solemnidad únicas donde los días discurren entre el murmullo de la fuente y el diálogo de los residentes, dado que hoy convive el viejo edificio con una moderna residencia para mayores.
Entrada: Gratuita (Grupos organizados contacto Oficina de Turismo).
Iglesia de San Francisco
Iglesia de San Francisco
Este conjunto monumental se originó a partir de la construcción de una enfermería para el cuidado de los monjes de los conventos de San Luis del Monte y de Santa María de los Ángeles de Hornachuelos, la cual se situó junto a una ermita que se llamaba de Nuestra Señora de Belén. La fundación del convento de monjes franciscanos se produjo varios años después mediante Bula expedida por el Papa León X en 1518. Las dependencias del convento se fueron ampliando, alrededor de dos patios porticados, para culminar con la construcción de la actual iglesia de San Francisco, ya en el siglo XVII. Este templo destaca al exterior por el juego de volúmenes que le imprimen las numerosas capillas que se adosan a su fachada norte y por conservar en su interior la Capilla de las Ánimas, de estilo gótico.
Tras la Desamortización de Mendizábal, a principios del siglo XIX, se dividió la propiedad quedando solo la iglesia en poder del clero, mientras que el convento pasó a manos de la burguesía terrateniente, dedicándose a usos relacionados con la agricultura y residencial. La iglesia sufrió muy graves daños en la Guerra civil, permaneció un tiempo abandonada y tuvo que ser rehecha desde sus cubiertas a principios de los cincuenta. La iglesia funciona como parroquia desde 1954 y el antiguo convento se dedica hoy a la actividad hotelera.
Entrada: Gratuita.
Horarios: Lunes, Martes, Miércoles y Viernes: de 17:30 a 19:30 horas. Sábados y Domingos: en horario de culto.
Más información en
www.parroquiadesanfranciscopalmadelrio.es
www.monasteriodesanfrancisco.es
Ermita de Belén
Ermita de Belén
La Ermita de Belén acoge la imagen de la Virgen de Belén, la patrona de Palma del Rio desde 1806. Se trata de un magnífico santuario encalado que sufrió una importante transformación por las obras del ferrocarril en 1857, además de la reestructuración de 1954. El santuario cuenta con la ermita, el hogar del peregrino, casa del santero, el mirador con columna e imagen de la Virgen y los jardines en torno a la antigua Fuente de Belén.
La visita sería incompleta sin conocer la Fuente de Belén, enmarcada por un círculo de ladrillos y piedras con escalinatas que permiten acceder al manantial. Y por último, el mirador; desde el que el Valle del Guadalquivir y Palma del Río se muestran con toda su belleza de verdes naranjos, blancas casas y hermosos puentes sobre los ríos Guadalquivir y Genil.
Entrada: Gratuita.
Horarios: Invierno: de 08:30 a 13:00 horas y de 16:00 a 19:00 horas. Verano: de 07:30 a 13:00 horas y de 18:00 a 23:00 horas.
Ermita del Buen Suceso
Ermita del Buen Suceso
A principios del siglo XVIII, en 1723 según se puede leer en la fachada, se levantó la ermita de Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso. Puede ser que el buen suceso ocurrido fuera un hecho naval, un barco salvado milagrosamente de una tempestad, tal como recogen las pinturas e inscripciones de la bóveda.
La iglesia, fuera del casco histórico, fue cercada por edificios adosados que le han restado visibilidad. Destruida en la Guerra Civil, permaneció décadas cerrada, luego fue una academia y hoy está ocupada por la Hermandad del Santo Entierro, que le da vida con un hermoso nacimiento en los días navideños.
Entrada: Gratuita.
The tourism office of Palma del Río offers a guided tour throughout its historic centre where the visitors can enjoy some of the most relevant monuments in Palma del Río. Use this link for more information.
We could also provide you official guides to enjoy your visit. You can find all this information in this link or if you want, you can download a printable version with the timetables and our phone number in this link.
Wall enclosure
Wall enclosure
Palma del Río city wall was declared Property of Urban Interest. It is the perfect place to connect with the history of this town. The Walls were formerly an Alcazaba or castle which occupied the north angle of the fortification next to the Genil River.
The Almohades reinforced the castles providing more military defenses with new Walls and better towers. The Almohade Wall has expansive facades reinforced by a great number of fortified towers which are now preserved.
Free entry.
Schedule: Sunday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Feast days from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Alcazaba
Alcazaba
It is a military fortress composed of four turrets each enhanced by the facades and a large turret (five turrets) identified as Machiolation Tower which is known as Mesa San Pedro. The main entrance to the castle is located near “La Puerta Norte de la Muralla de la Villa” which houses the chapel of the Angustias. The west part of the castle borders, directly with the Genil River which was sometimes used as a moat. Additionally it provided access to the river that was eventually used as a pier. The site could have also powered the waterwheels for the mills.
Currently in the Alcazaba location you can see the remains of the turrets and some walls but also a wonderful garden with archaeological remains. It is located in a beautiful place with a great variety of citrus trees made to represent the History of the orange in Palma del Río.
Free entry.
Schedule: Sunday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Feast days from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The chapel of las Angustias
The chapel of las Angustias
It is a XVIII century small chapel located in the inside of a medieval defense tower. It has the shape of an octagon and it was used as the entrance of the enclosure wall. This tower keeps the places of defense in the entrance. The decoration is typically baroque inside with plaster mouldings. The vault has a torch to light the place.
You may notice the original small altarpiece with the painting of Descendimiento de Cristo. Visit this chapel to enjoy its wonderful sights above the Alcazaba.
Free entry.
Puerta del Sol
Puerta del Sol
It is the East entrance of the wall enclosure to go to Plaza Mayor of Andalusia. According to History, at the beginning of the XVI century, an arch known as la Puerta del sol was opened and the top floor was used as a room in Portocarrero’s Palace, remarking its Renaissance balcony which overlooks Plaza Mayor. We have recently recovered its horseshoe arches.
Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Church
Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Church
The XVIIIth century baroque building, now the current temple, was formerly the palace of Santa Maria Church since the Reconquista. The church was designed in the shape of a Latin cross with lateral chapels, communicated throughout arched galleries along the main nave which has a high choir and two lateral wings where we can see beautiful gardens.
Within the facades the visitors will be able to enjoy a big tower with a shaft, a bell body and a capital. The tower is made with bricks in different colours and glazed ceramic therefore, we would like to emphasize the importance and beauty of its wonderful baroque altarpieces from different churches and baroque masterpieces from the cordobesian art school.
Free entry.
Schedules: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturdays: 7:30 p.m. Sundays: 12 p.m.
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Pope Alexander VI signed the bull for the foundation of the convent on March 13, 1498 and its founding was attributed to Juan Monosalvas. According to legend, it is said that Juan Monosalvas built the convent because he regretted killing his wife due to jealousy. For this reason, he offered his house to the religious order of the nuns of St. Claire. The convent is located inside the wall enclosure and is divided into various building joined by gardens.
The convent was built throughout several centuries which offer visitors the chance to enjoy the characteristics of different artistic movements: Mudejar, Renaissance and Baroque. The Portico yard of the cloister, with its rectangular floor, is the most valuable architectural element of the building. Visitors will be able to enjoy a quiet place with its wells and fountains, gardens and reflective pools and in spring, the smell of orange trees.
Free entry.
Iron Bridge upon the Guadalquivir River
Iron Bridge upon the Guadalquivir River
It is one of the main examples of cast-ion architecture in Andalusia. This iron bridge came directly from Paris, it was designed in Cail’s workplace, by the person who took part in the Eiffel Tower. This bridge has been used to connect the town with the railway station and Belen Hermitage since 1885. It is a clear representation of cast iron architecture which was characterized by its restrained representations and its strength. It was built as a consequence of the creation of the line which links Cordoba to Seville at the end of the 19th century. It was ser above a modern bridge which was destroyed by a flood. This wooden bridge was designed by the two Darget brothers. It was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest for its historical and cultural value.
Plaza Mayor of Andalusia
Plaza Mayor of Andalusia
The Plaza Mayor of Andalusia was built in the XIVth century on the site of the former Plaza of Arrabal and was completed in the XVIth century with the construction of Portocarrero Palace.The square drawing was designed with the wall, the palace, La Casa Alhondiga, The Courts, Las Tercias, The Prison and El Cabildo. Therefore a lot of shops and mesons were located.
In these public buildings, the balconies were rented for the festivals and religious acts. One of the most remarkable festivals was the bullfights.
Nowadays, the square is home to the town hall of Palma del Río. The decoration that we can see today on the walls was not always the same in the past due to its numerous reforms and restorations. Currently, it has been returned to its Renaissance style and it is considered one of the lively places in Palma. The confluence of neighbours and tourists gives this area a young and fun atmosphere, especially in the weekends. You will be able to have a good time surrounded by trees, plants, fountains and benches to rest for a while.
Casa Alhóndiga
Casa Alhóndiga
It is located in the Plaza Mayor of Andalusia. It is a wonderful building which formerly was known as Casa Alhondiga. Over several centuries it was composed of arcades with shops on the ground floor, but also one of the entrances to The Plaza of Cabildo. After it was reformed three floors with its different galleries, double archade and columns were discovered.
It is together the Almohade wall and the Puerta del sol. The high balconies were connected with one of the main estate room of Portocarrero’s Palace. Due to its wonderful location, it is considered the entrance of the city centre, declared an Asset of Cultural Interest for its historical and cultural value.
Currently, Casa Alhondiga houses the Municipal tourism office.
Caballerizas (old stables)
Caballerizas (old stables)
The Caballerizas of Portocarrero´s Palace were placed in a sober and harmonious building with small windows in which we can see its thick walls and its dark wooden beams. It was built around the beginning of the XVIth century and it was also used as “Casa de la Tercia”, which was formerly a gram and seed warehouse where people can pay taxes in the Modern Era.
It is next to Portocarrero’s Palace and Puerta del Sol, both inside the Wall enclosure. Its structure is divided into three long naves. The ground floor was used to protect the animals. We also have the place where the animals were which is a clear example of its function. Currently, the building is home to the Municipal Museum of Palma del Río.
Portocarrero Palace
Portocarrero Palace
The origin of the Counts of Palma’s Palace is given for two reasons. On the one hand, it was built in the XVth century with the end of hostilities and they did not need a defensive castle. On the other hand, there was an increased tendency to a cultural refinement which encouraged beautiful and useful houses like the Italian palaces. Eventually, the last Lord and the first Count moved their residence from the castle in the North to a new palace in the East.
The entrance of this Palace was through an elegant Plateresque door with balconies leading into Plaza Mayor of Andalusia. A wonderful balcony decorated with a chiselled iron balustrade, supported by corintias columns upon decorative joints. We also see the representative cold weapons of Portocarrero and Braganza. Therefore we can admire the Mudejar courtyard, heir to its Renaissance influence, with arches and marble columns creating an armonious sight reinforced by long spaces where the loggia, the galleries, the gardens and the reflective pools are connected.
Tlf: 670 882 008
More information in www.palacioportocarrero.com
Santo Domingo Convent
Santo Domingo Convent
The former Santo Domingo Convent is located at the corner of Feria and Santo Domingo Street. It was founded by a Dominican order in 1440. Eventually, it was occupied by two other foundations and it was not until 1501 when the Pope Alexander consolidated the Dominican order in Palma del Rio. It did not occur not until his departure due to the Ecclesiastical Confiscation in the 19th century.
Currently this former convent is a school run by the Franciscan nuns. The church dates from the XVIth century. It has a classical wall with rounded arches between columns. The bell gable is inclined because of the effects of an earthquake in Lisboa. The most important part of the church is the Chapel of Virgen del Rosario which is from the XVIIIth century. The nave, with baroque origins, has a rococo style.
Free entry.
Hospital of San Sebastian
Hospital of San Sebastian
Hospital of San Sebastian begins its work at the beginning of XVth century under Pope JulioII’s bull, given in Rome 5th September of 1508. Las Hermanas del Sagrado Corazón have been the responsible of Hospital of San Sebastian since 1942.
The hospital is a complex construction which can be seen as the result of different architectural styles. The church is one of the typical Mudejar churches with a single nave in two sections by a triumphant rounded arch. Therefore, the visitors can be captivated by its beautiful garden, a small courtyard clustered around the main public rooms. Currently, this hospital in which its white marble columns and its high galleries are kept, is used as a peaceful elderly persons residence where the oldest spend their days in good conversation and listen to the relaxing sound of its fountain.
Free entry.
San Francisco Church
San Francisco Church
This amazing building was built after the creation of a nursing to care for the Friars of San Luis del Monte and Santa Maria de los Angeles, in Hornachuelos. The last one was placed next to a hermitage named Hermitage of Nuestra señora de Belén. The foundation of the convent of Franciscan Friars was constructed a few years later with the bull of Pope Leon X in 1518. Eventually in the XVIIth century the convent was expandied and some changes were made to the interior of the Convent, mainly around two archade courtyards to give the current aspect of San Francisco’s church. The visitors can observe different volumes from the outside one to its numerous chapels located inside the north wall and to keep the Chapel of the Animas with a gothic style.
After Mendizabal ecclesiastical confiscations, at the beginning of XIXth century, the property was divided into two different parts on the one hand, the temple was a possession of the church while the convent was destined to the Bourgeoisie and land owning families.
The temple was severely damaged by the Civil War. After the chapel fell into disuse and eventually it had to be completely restored at the beginning of 1950. The Chapel has been used as a Parish since 1954 and the farmer convent is currently a wonderful hotel.
Free entry.
Schedules: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 5.30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays during the Mass celebration.
More information in
www.parroquiadesanfranciscopalmadelrio.es
www.monasteriodesanfrancisco.es
Hermitage of Belen
Hermitage of Belen
Hermitage of Belen preserves the image of the Virgin of Belen. She has been the Patron Saint of Palma del Rio since 1806. It is a beautiful sanctuary that suffered two important reformations. The first, in 1857 with the railway construction and the second one in 1954.The sanctuary is composed of the Hermitage, the place of the Pilgrimage, the Santero´s house, the Mirador, the Image of the Virgin and the ursurpassed natural surroundings including the former fountain of Belen.
The visitor should not miss the fountain of Belen that is made of rounded bricks and stone. Finally, we would like to emphasize its wonderful view from its Mirador. It is a unforgettable landscape in which you could enjoy the Valley of Guadalquivir and Palma del Rio with its amazing orange trees, white houses and beautiful bridges above the Guadalquivir and Genil rivers.
Free entry.
Schedules: We are open in winter from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 7p.m. We are open in summer from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Hermitage of Buen Suceso
Hermitage of Buen Suceso
At the beginning of 18th century, in 1723 as it is indicated in the Latin lettering written on the vault, it was built the hermitage of Nuestra señora del Buen Suceso. Maybe this Hermitage was built to commemorate an extraordinary naval event, a boat which was saved from a storm. The church is not located in the city centre, it is attached to other buildings. It is not too much visible. It was destroyed during the Civil War, the it was dosed for several decades. Eventually it was an Academy and currently it houses the Brotherhood of El Santo Entierro that during Christmas, offers a beautiful Bethlehem.
Free entry.
