Mairena del Aljarafe – Culture, Nature and Trails

Nature

Parque Porzuna is a protected peri-urban park covering just over 20 hectares. On the botanical nature trail in Parque Porzuna, you can identify holm oaks and wild olive trees, among other species. The park offers publicly accessible facilities for outdoor activities: an exercise course, a fitness circuit, a dog run and a recreational area. One of the cycle paths in the municipality of Mairena del Aljarafe runs through the linear park along Avenida Mariana de Pineda and Calle Hermanas Mirabal. The linear park on these two streets has a fitness circuit and is used for walks.

The natural attractions therefore include both the botanical nature trail and the open-use areas of Parque Porzuna. The plants mentioned there include the holm oak and the wild olive tree. The publicly accessible facilities range from the exercise course and fitness circuit to the dog run and recreational area. Another described path is located in the linear park along Avenida Mariana de Pineda and Calle Hermanas Mirabal: a municipal cycle path runs there, along with an area used for walks.

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Culture

Mairena del Aljarafe has a municipal route covering the most important monuments and works of art in public spaces. The Arco de la Prusiana is the only surviving architectural remnant of the former Hacienda La Prusiana, a building constructed in the 18th century. In the historic centre of Mairena del Aljarafe, the Arco de la Prusiana stands at the intersection of Guadalquivir and Zurraque streets. Its surviving portal was reconstructed with a segmental arch, cornices and battlements.

The route therefore links monuments with works of art that can be seen in the city's public spaces. Several historical details come together at the Arco de la Prusiana: it belongs to the former Hacienda La Prusiana, whose building was constructed in the 18th century, and is its only surviving architectural remnant. The reconstructed portal features a segmental arch, cornices and battlements.

El Equilibrista is a bronze sculpture intended for display in a public space. El Equilibrista is more than two metres high. Since 2015, El Equilibrista has been part of the streetscape of the Ciudad Expo boulevard.

El Equilibrista is also a bronze work included in this route and in the city's public landscape. The sculpture is intended for outdoor display, is more than two metres high and has been part of the Ciudad Expo boulevard since 2015.

History

The Hacienda de Porzuna has a simple rural farmstead. The former olive mill of the Hacienda de Porzuna led to a third courtyard, around which the adjoining sections of the building were arranged. A deep trench dug in front of the farmstead of the Hacienda de Porzuna revealed Roman and Muslim soil layers containing numerous ceramic remains.

The farmstead includes the former olive mill as part of the building complex, together with a third courtyard. The adjoining sections of the building were arranged around this courtyard. A deep trench lay in front of the farmstead; it revealed Roman and Muslim soil layers containing numerous ceramic remains.

Church

The Iglesia Parroquial de San Ildefonso is a 16th-century building. The Iglesia de San Ildefonso preserves a Sacred Heart altarpiece dated 1612. The church is located at Plaza de Blas Infante.

The church thus combines a 16th-century building with a later-dated piece of interior furnishing. The Sacred Heart altarpiece bears the date 1612 and is preserved in the Iglesia de San Ildefonso. The church's location is given as Plaza de Blas Infante.

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