The city of Dos Hermanas has three major nerve centres around which most of its social, cultural, administrative and commercial activity revolves. One of these is the Arenal SquareIts strategic location has made it the place where the great majority of the transport links that connect us with other places converge. The urban planning of this square has been successively transformed from the end of the 19th century to the present day. railway station built in 1917 in neo-Mudejar style. Walking along the Ntra. Sra. de Valme pedestrian streetOne of the most important in the city as it was the old royal road that connected Dos Hermanas with the city of Seville, we enter the very heart of Dos Hermanas, after passing through the Juan Rodríguez Romero Municipal Theatreand a passage that gives birth to the Pedro Laín Entralgo Municipal Library in the Huerta Palacios.

This is how we arrived at the centrally located Constitution Square known to locals as the "The Gardens are notable for hosting the New Town Halls. Its façade reproduces the one designed by the architects Juan Talavera and Antonio Delgado Roig in the mid-20th century. In this square you can also find the parish oldest in the city dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene. Of uncertain origin, it was extensively remodelled in the 18th century, modifying its old Mudejar style for the neo-classical in terms of its architecture. Particularly significant is the sacramental chapel, where the very devout image of Ntra. Sra. de Valme, protector of the City. In honour of this emblematic Gothic image, solemn worship services are held in October, culminating in the famous pilgrimageIt has been declared of Tourist Interest since 1976. From the imagery it should be noted that  the Virgen de la Soledad, anonymous 17th century carving and are also of extraordinary workmanship. the Divina Pastora and the Virgen de las Virtudesboth Baroque works signed by José Montes de Oca and attributed to Duque Cornejo respectively. In terms of its pictorial collection, a series of works by Italian school canvases dating from the 18th century, as well as others from the 19th century (Cabral Bejarano) and the beginning of the 20th century (García Rodríguez).

Around the beautiful gardens of this square, with its undoubtedly regionalist design, we can appreciate its elegant street furniture, presided over by a cheerful, brightly coloured elegant fountain from the beginning of the 20th century. In successive urban development projects the Monument to the Fraternity and the dedicated to the Constitution known as that of H.M. King Juan Carlos I for being the bearer of the book containing the Magna Carta.

Attached to the parish church of Santa María Magdalena is the temple oldest in the town dedicated to St. Anne's, patron saint of the place. It is Mudejar in style and its 17th century Baroque altarpiece houses a very important and valuable Gothic-style sculpture representing this dedication. Just at the entrance to the church is the burial of a Genoese nobleman of the family of the Grimaldi family.

Opposite this chapel, a reference point for the birth and origin of our city, is the  Torre del Olivar or "Santa Ana" (Olive Grove or "Santa Ana" Tower)This is a viewpoint that was added at the beginning of the 20th century to an old 18th century hacienda, of which only its façade remains. There is a plaque dedicated to Fernán Caballero, distinguished writer who perpetuated and made known through his work the history and legends surrounding our city. Above the arch of the doorway, we find an interesting inscription that gives the date next to a tile of the Virgen del Mayor Dolor which gave its name to the Treasury. This construction was part of the haciendas of Montefrio and Sorteslocated just in front of this doorway. From here you can admire the elegant baroque façade of the aforementioned buildings. haciendas of Montefrio and Sortes with decorative sgraffito and a superb viewpoint which, together with the tower of the parish church, define the skyline of the area. The hacienda preserves two restored and reinterpreted Mudejar-style naves which, together with modern facilities built in 2019, make up the La Almona" Cultural Centre a reference point at the provincial level for its important cultural programme. The interior, with a view of the La Mina StreetThe windmill tower from the 17th century belonging to an earlier oil mill.

The third of the three major focal points is the junction of two adjacent squares, Plaza de la Mina and Emigrante Squarearound which the local market and a large part of the services revolve. It is worth mentioning that in this enclave you can find the traditional Abastos Market in front of which the eighteenth-century Tower-viewpoint of the former Hacienda del Lanero or de las Botijas. Following its pedestrianised streets, on one side you can admire the House of D. Manuel Andrés Traver, with its beautiful regionalist lookout tower, as well as, following the populous Street San Sebastianwe arrived at the Chapel dedicated to this Saint - unofficial patron saint of Dos Hermanas - originally a hermitage built at the end of the 16th century. This Mudejar temple was greatly transformed at the beginning of the 20th century, and its interior contains, among other things, an important image of Christ Crucified (Cristo de la Vera-Cruz), probably modelled at the end of the 16th century or beginning of the 17th century following the techniques of the images from Michuacán (Mexico). Next to the church stands the San Sebastián school group, designed by the architect Juan Talavera in regionalist style. A short distance from this school, on the well-known Calle Real Utrera we locate the Chapel of the Señor del Gran PoderThis is an image of great devotion in the city, as well as another school of the same design, date and authorship as the previous one, this time home to the Official School of Languages.

Addresses:

• Plaza del Arenal S/N
• Plaza de la Constitución S/N (Calle Ntra. Sra. de Valme)
• Plaza de la Mina S/N (Calle Real Utrera)
• Plaza del Emigrante S/N (Calles Romera and San Sebastián)

This itinerary includes a visit around the City's Municipal Park, known as the "Alquería del Pilar place for which the Andalusian Parliament approved in March 2021 a Proposición No de Ley (PNL) declaring it to be a place of peace. Asset of Cultural Interest (B.I.C.) In addition to its ethnological and environmental value, the nineteenth-century buildings of different architectural styles, mansions that were owned by distinguished personalities of Sevillian society, stand out. A visit to the house of José Lamarque de Novoa and his wife Antonia Díaz, poets precursors of a cultural and artistic movement in Seville at the end of the 19th century.. The building is surrounded by many other symbolic architectural features, such as the Chinese pagoda, the lake, the grotto and various fountains and nymphaeums.

Equally significant are the Ybarra family homesbuilt at the end of the 19th century by José María Ybarra Gutiérrez de Caviedes, 1st Count of Ybarra. All of them currently have different public utility uses, such as social welfare as well as other cultural and educational purposes. Of particular note is the so-called House of Culture The building is beautifully crafted with English and continental influences and is complemented by a unique neo-Mudejar chapel.

Due to its botanical richness and its strategic location, the park has become one of the best places for leisure and recreation in the city, ideal both for strolling and for the practice of aerobic sports and calisthenics. It should also be noted that, taking advantage of the space occupied by an old quarry from which material was extracted for the construction of the railway, the council decided to adapt it to convert it into an auditorium with a capacity for 3,500 spectators, a stage where a multitude of shows of all kinds take place throughout the year.

The Route is rounded off with a visit to the majestic Palace of AlpérizThis was the residence of the wealthy merchant Manuel Alpériz and his wife Juana González, owners of an old factory located next to the aforementioned palace. Of that important factory, dedicated to the spinning of jute fabrics, all that remains is its industrial chimney, today a visual reference not only for the area but also for the city itself. The building, whose construction spans two different periods and architectural styles, stands out for the extension carried out in 1905, which gives it an unquestionable neo-Mudejar character. In fact, it is considered one of the most important examples of neo-Mudejar civil architecture in the province of Seville. Also noteworthy are its gardens in the regionalist style. Although this superb building was used for various purposes throughout its history (sanatorium and children's hospital), since the beginning of democracy, it has been used mainly by senior citizens.

Extension: Visit to Huerta de la Princesa and Casa del Arte

Just a few metres from the municipal park are both the "Huerta de la Princesa" and the "Casa del Arte", emblematic places in the city that share similar origins and common aesthetics.

The Huerta de la PrincesaThe headquarters of the Popular UniversityIt belonged to Princess Dolores de Borbón y Orleans and her husband, the Polish Prince Josef Czartorisky. The beautiful early 20th century English-Continental style building has witnessed a number of royal visits and many other illustrious personalities that add to its interesting history.

The Huerta de Santa Anaknown as the "House of Art was also built according to the aesthetic canons of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It belonged to the 1st Count of Lugar Nuevo, who soon transferred ownership to the Abaurre family, although in the 1980s it became public property, and until 1999 it was the headquarters of the Municipal Library. At present the space is shared by three important local entities dedicated to the promotion of art and local culture, such as the Grupo de Danzas de Dos Hermanas, the Peña Flamenca "Juan Talega" and the artistic collective "Ventana Plástica".. The building is surrounded by beautiful gardens that share space with the architectural remains of an old local hacienda known as the "Hacienda de la Cañá in reference to its location near an old royal cattle track.

Addresses:

• 28 de febrero S/N ( Parque de la Alquería y Palacio de Alpériz)
• C/Bahía de Cádiz S/N ( Huerta de la Princesa)
• de Sevilla 37 (Casa del Arte)