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It is the first Christian building of Setenil after being conquered by the Catholic Monarchs. A popular legend tells that the dedication under which the hermitage is placed is due to the fact that, during the siege of Setenil, Queen Isabel gave birth to a premature son who died a few hours after birth and who was baptized as Sebastian, in what would be one of the first military hospitals in history.
Inside this temple, which blends in with the labyrinthine urban layout of Setenil de las Bodegas, is the main altar where the image of Padre Jesús Nazareno, patron saint of the Brotherhood of the Blacks and one of the most venerated carvings of the town, can be found.
This building, built in the early sixteenth century, houses a rich Mudejar coffered ceiling of pair and knuckle in whose lower band you can read a commemorative inscription on the date on which Setenil was conquered by the Catholic Monarchs on September 21, 1484, Day of the Apostle San Mateo.
The keep is the most striking and most prominent example of the ancient Almohad fortress that since the twelfth century surrounded the rock of Setenil and needed several assaults until it was finally conquered in 1484 by the troops of the Catholic Monarchs.
Located just below the Torreón setenileño, the function of this cistern was the collection of rainwater to supply the fortress in the Middle Ages. It consists of two barrel vaults, supported by two central pillars and three brick arches.
Of late Gothic style, it was built over the main mosque of the town under the patronage of the Catholic Monarchs after the conquest. The works were not completed until 1614, which is due to its syncretism of styles, ranging from early Mudejar to Gothic, with Renaissance reminiscences. The most remarkable element of its interior is the Altarpiece of the Annunciation of the late fifteenth century. From this temple processions the Brotherhood of the Santa Vera Cruz - Los Blancos - in the Holy Week of Setenil, whose titular is the Christ of the Vera+Cruz.
The building houses a museum collection that traces the history of Setenil through archaeological elements found during the excavations carried out in the town. The most significant piece is La Damita de Setenil, a five thousand year old venus that proves the life in the caves since prehistoric times.
Given its prominent location, this building dating from the eighteenth century is one of the most emblematic of Setenil. Inside, the main altarpiece dedicated to Nuestra Señora del Carmen, patron saint of the town and seafaring advocation that refers to the stories of the Indians returning from America.
The streets Jabonería and Cabrerizas represent some of the most unique streets of Setenil, with a layout that has adapted to the course of the river, opening to it on one of its banks and treasuring multiple troglodytic houses on the other, born in the shelter of the rocks.
Las Herrerías, defined by some authors as "one of the most beautiful Andalusian streets", is a street lined with cave houses, staggered and narrow, which descended to the river. It is one of the most unique streets in the urban landscape of Setenil, between lime facades and geraniums.
These are two of the most typical streets of Setenil. The street Cuevas del Sol, open to the south, is the one that receives more light on the facades of its cave houses, built on natural cavities used as homes. The street of the Cuevas de la Sombra, on the other hand, offers a very different picture, in which the sky is replaced by the rock suspended between the two rows of whitewashed facades that flank it.
They are a river area of great ecological, ethnographic and recreational attraction, which connects the river with the town, running between pits and cave houses in a perfect state of preservation. These represent the habitat for centuries in these places under the shelter of the rocks.