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Ayuntamiento de Olivares

Do you want to know more about the Conde Duque de Olivares Route in a different and fun way?

Our app about the “Route of the Conde Duque de Olivares” has maps, audio guides, video guides, virtual tours and even augmented reality representations of the period. It is an entertaining “digital route” that will help you understand what happened during that period.

Visit our ROUTE and discover the most emblematic monuments of Olivares that formed part of the life of one of the most famous characters of the 17th century.

Walk in the footsteps of the Count-Duke in a new and unique historical immersion experience.

Before your visit, here's an overview of what's in store for you...

Just a stone’s throw from Seville you will find the mark of the Baroque. The Villa de Olivares, just 16 kilometres from Seville, hides one of the best-preserved historic-artistic sites in Andalusia. But if there is one thing the town of Olivares is known for, it is its links with the Guzmans, especially with Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, Count-Duke of Olivares and aide to King Philip IV. The Count-Duke of Olivares Route, inviting children and adults alike to let themselves be surprised by this footprint. Follow in the footsteps of the Count-Duke…

STOP 1

The Collegiate Church of Santa María de las Nieves

This is one of the buildings in the town most closely linked to the figure of the Count-Duke. Founded as a chapel and family pantheon by his parents, the 2nd Counts of Olivares, it reached the rank of Collegiate Church thanks to a papal privilege. It is one of the main examples of 17th century architecture in the province and houses an exceptional artistic heritage of the main artists of the time.

STOP 3

The Plaza de España

Now the nerve centre of the town, it was once the parade ground of the county palace.

STOP 5

The Brotherhood of the Vera Cruz

It has its headquarters in an old 16th century Hospital, in whose chapel the Santísimo Cristo de la Salud, Our Father Jesus tied to the Column and Our Lady of Antigua are venerated. The Brotherhood has a beautiful museum located next to the chapel.

STOP 2

El Palacio del Conde-Duque

It is currently the seat of the Olivares Town Hall. Residence of the Guzmanes and administrative centre of their County, it is a palace with a Renaissance façade and main porticoed courtyard with marble columns of Genoese origin. The palace houses a permanent exhibition of handcrafted reproductions of Baroque costumes.

STOP 4

The Pósito or Alfolí

It is a building in which the amount of wheat that was stored in the surrounding villages and places was kept as a spare and as a precautionary measure. It is connected to the Collegiate Church by a covered tunnel-shaped street known as the “Camarín”.

STOP 6

The Brotherhood of Solitude

It has traditionally been linked to the Collegiate Church, where its titular figures, Our Father Jesus of Nazareth, the Holy Burial of Christ and Our Lady of Sorrows in her Solitude, are venerated. It also has an exceptional museum in its Casa-Hermandad, a few metres from the Collegiate Church.

STOP 1

The Collegiate Church of Santa María de las Nieves

This is one of the buildings in the town most closely linked to the figure of the Count-Duke. Founded as a chapel and family pantheon by his parents, the 2nd Counts of Olivares, it reached the rank of Collegiate Church thanks to a papal privilege. It is one of the main examples of 17th century architecture in the province and houses an exceptional artistic heritage of the main artists of the time.

STOP 2

The Palace of the Count-Duke

It is currently the seat of the Olivares Town Hall. Residence of the Guzmanes and administrative centre of their County, it is a palace with a Renaissance façade and main porticoed courtyard with marble columns of Genoese origin. The palace houses a permanent exhibition of handcrafted reproductions of Baroque costumes.

STOP 3

The Plaza de España

Now the nerve centre of the town, it was once the parade ground of the county palace. 

STOP 4

The Pósito or Alfolí

It is a building in which the amount of wheat that was stored in the surrounding villages and places was kept as a spare and as a precautionary measure. It is connected to the Collegiate Church by a covered tunnel-shaped street known as the “Camarín”.

STOP 5

The Brotherhood of the Vera Cruz

It has its headquarters in an old 16th century Hospital, in whose chapel the Santísimo Cristo de la Salud, Our Father Jesus tied to the Column and Our Lady of Antigua are venerated. The Brotherhood has a beautiful museum located next to the chapel.

STOP 6

The Brotherhood of Solitude

It has traditionally been linked to the Collegiate Church, where its titular figures, Our Father Jesus of Nazareth, the Holy Burial of Christ and Our Lady of Sorrows in her Solitude, are venerated. It also has an exceptional museum in its Casa-Hermandad, a few metres from the Collegiate Church.

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The special way to start discovering Olivares

1

Download the Olivares App. Or if you already have it, open it.

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Select your chosen location.

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