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The Plaza de Santa Cruz gives its name to the whole surrounding Barrio de Santa Cruz, the old Jewish quarter of Seville and today its most romantic neighbourhood. Until their expulsion in 1492, this was the heart of one of the largest Jewish communities in Spain, its narrow lanes deliberately twisting and shaded to keep out the sun. The square itself is centred on a beautiful piece of ironwork, the Cruz de la Cerrajería, a delicate seventeenth-century wrought-iron cross set in a small garden of orange trees. A church that once stood here, the Iglesia de Santa Cruz, was where the great Sevillian painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was buried, though it was demolished during the Napoleonic occupation and the exact site of his grave was lost. Fragrant, quiet and intimate, the square is a perfect place to feel the gentle magic of old Seville.
Fatti principali
- 1692 year — The wrought-iron Cruz de la Cerrajería at the square's centre dates from the late 17th century
- 1492 year — Seville's Jewish community, centred here, was expelled from Spain this year
- 1 grave — The painter Murillo was buried at a church that once stood on this square
📍 Plaza de Santa Cruz 9, 41004, Sevilla