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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Patron Saint’s Celebrations in honour of Our Lady of La Bella and St. Roch.+
The origin of these celebrations dates back to the 19th century, when the town was awarded a trade fair. Over the years the commercial...
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Templar Festivities+
The festivities are held on 16, 17 and 18 October at the Plaza España and its immediate surroundings and during these three days the area...
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Christmas+
Christmas in Lepe attracts more visitors each year thanks to the variety of the activities. The snowfall that is artificially provoked each...
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Capilla del Carmen (Chapel of Mount Carmel)+
Chapel dedicated to seafarers, located in the quarter of the Pendola. Our Lady of Mount Carmel, to whom it is dedicated, is revered in this...
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Monument to the Quincentenary of the Discovery of America+
It is erected in the park that bears its name, at the northern entrance to Lepe. A sculptural ensemble crafted by Lepe artist Francisca...
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Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Bella (Hermitage of Our Lady of La Bella)+
It regards a chapel built in the 20th century where the figure of Our Lady of La Bella is stored during the celebration of the romería (...
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Capilla San Cristóbal (Saint Christopher’s Chapel)+
It is a freestanding building in Mudejar style, dating from the 16th century. Inside, some coins stricken in the time of the Catholic...
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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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Torre El Catalán (El Catalán Tower)+
It is a beacon that dates form the beginning of the 17th century. Its construction was ordered by Philip II as part of a defensive scheme...
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