Cultural Tourism
Lepe has an important cultural heritage that reflects its long history and tradition. The city's rich architectural heritage largely disappeared due to the Lisbon earthquake of 1755. The town was ruined, the castle, the town hall, the hermitages, the church steeples, and the neighbors' dwellings suffered major damages. The buildings were reconstructed or rebuilt under the architectural styles of the 18th and 19th centuries, where Mudejar and Baroque forms coexist with elements that prelude the Neoclassic.
The Festivals and Traditions offer visitors unique experiences that connect with our past, but Lepe also organizes cultural activities such as exhibitions, theater, concerts and even an International Film Festival, Under the Moon.
Tourist Resources
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Ajimez+
Declared a Site of Cultural Interest in 1985. This architectural element is a clear example of the rise of the Mudejar style architecture...
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Iglesia Santo Domingo de Guzmán (Saint Dominic Church)+
Located at the Plaza de España, in the centre of the town, it was declared a historic artistic monument in 1985. Originally a convent...
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Monument to Álvaro Alonso Barba+
Located in the park of the Coronation, it is dedicated to the famous metallurgist of Lepe, Álvaro Alonso Barba, and represents a smelting...
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Cavalcade of Magi+
On 5 January the magic Cavalcade of Magi is celebrated. Melchior, Gaspar, and Baltasar ride through the village streets in their coaches,...
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Capilla de Las Monjas (The Nuns Chapel)+
The chapel is located in the Calle de las Monjas, in the vicinity of the disappeared monastery of the Piedad. The construction project has...
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Carnival+
Lepe’s Carnival, increasingly popular over the last few years, offers a wide variety of activities, such as the Galas of Carnival, the Habá...
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John Holland Gallery+
JOHN HOLLAND GALLERY is an art gallery that is part of the activities of the ASOCIACIÓN CULTURAL PINTOR SANTANA, for the dissemination of...
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Chapel of Mount Carmel (Shantytown of the Fishermen)+
It regards a humble and charming one storey chapel on the Atlantic shores where the residents worship the patron saint of the seafarers,...
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Monument to the Canonical Coronation+
Situated in the park of the Coronation, it commemorates the event held on 2 June 1992 during which Our Lady of La Bella received the...
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