Town hall

Located in the skirt of the hill of San Cristóbal, a city gets up with big historical tradition and artistic, as well as recognized internationally by the making of sweets and shortbreads. Steppe was occupied from remote times, as there it certify the archaeological remains found in his environment, between those who find knives of sílex and stones axes, that give us an idea of this occupation. Also it was visited for Phoenicians who called her 'Astapa' or 'Ostippo', and later for the Romans, visigoths and Arabs. As every population inside territory andalusí came across, being Fernando III Saint in 1240 his maker, turning into head office of the Order of Santiago. Between his rich and varied artistic patrimony, religious architecture emphasizes it . The Tower of the Victory, ancient tower of church of the Victory, it has turned into emblem of the city and in a clear example of the Andalusian baroque. Continuing with the samples religious we must name churches as that of Santa Maria of Asunción, that of Our lady of the Remedies or the church of Carmen; between the convents they emphasize the convent of Santa Clara and of San Francisco. As for the civil architecture there is of a special interest the house - palace of the Marquess of Cerverales, the square and the House of the Marquess of Stops. Finally we must visit walled enclosure and the tower of the homage. It was declared as Historical set in 1965.

Of architectural interest: (between others)

The house of the Marquesses of Cerverales locates in the center of city and it is declared officially like Historic monument Artistic of national character from 1984.

It forms a corner with Street - bitterness: It is the memory of a beautiful small palace of XVIIIth century that belonged to the Family Álvarez Sobrevilla. Popularly it is known as "a Corner of the Marquess of the Gold".
The only thing that stays of this palace there is a part of the front and her front that was leading to the same one

Church of Santa Maria the Biggest. Building of the erected late Gothic between the XVth and XVIth centuries. Probably it is constructed on remains of a primitive Mosque.

Tower of the Homage. It was erected by the Master of the Order of Santiago D. Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa in the XIVth century.

Convent of Jesus's Santa Clara. In this temple the wall painting estepeña of the XVIIth century there reaches one of his maximum exponents. It was founded in 1599 by Sister Maria de Santa Clara daughter of the Marquesses of Steppe

Tower of the Victory. It belongs to the extinguished Convent of Victory, it was begun in 1760 being finished off in 1766. At his body low Cristóbal García could be employed while the Superior could do it Andrés de Zabala. It happens for there are considered to be one of the most excellent examples of the Andalusian Baroque. It is a Monument National from 1955.

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Nuclei: Farmhouse Alamedilla, Hamlet Well of the Hamlet, Farmhouse Rooster, Village of The Salty one