www.palaciodesanbenito.com">www.palaciodesanbenito.com is an exclusive B&B Hotel in Cazalla de la Sierra, within the northern mountain range - Sierra Norte - of Seville's Province. A nice lodging to discover the traditional countryside of Andalucia, the beauty of its nature, people and traditions. Either horseback or by walking you will find out the hidden southern Spain while enjoying our best hospitality.

San Benito was built as a hermitage by the order of Calatrava in the end of the 15th century. Situated within the entrance of the Sevillian village of Cazalla de la Sierra, in its origin it served as a hospital for pilgrims in their way to Santiago.

After the earthquake of Lisbon, in the beginning of the 16th century, the tower-facade and the apse crumbles and is subsequently reconstructed under the direction of Martín de Gaínza and son, finishing with the existing triangular tower, the oldest example in Andalusia. The facade was designed by Hernán Ruiz II, in brick of Triana with a quality fine finish. Reconstruction work was finished in 1576.

Manuel Morales de Jodar acquires the property in 1997 jointly with Carlos Marañon, both initiating the restoration and new construction of the actual building. The many years it was abandoned, the distinct uses it was dedicated to after its demystification, made it a difficult and costly recuperation

Elements of a familiar palace, crumbled years back, supplied an assortment of materials used in the newer and adjacent construction, thus resulting in no difference between the new and the primitive, of which the original elements of different epochs conform the history of a new building, with the comfort and technology of the highest grade and the quality of handcrafted arts, of long ago.
The spirit of this building resumes in comfort, beauty, history and technology

Inside Palacio de San Benito you will encounter many unforgettable corners full of charm, which makes this an unique place. We invite you to roam and enjoy a Virtual Tour through its main rooms.
The personalized design creates diverse ambiences, offering you different experiences in every room. Furnishings and art pieces of different epochs mix atmospheric quality and warmth.

The Palace of San Benito is situated in the beautiful village of Cazalla de la Sierra, within the "Sierra Norte" of Seville, only 75Km away from the capital of Andalusia. Cazalla is located at 593 meters above sea level and have an extension of 353.2km2. Its population is 5,263 inhabitants.

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