Gastronomy

Using the ingredients produced by Ecija’s fertile crop fields, its dishes include GAZPACHO ECIJANO, LAS ESPINACAS LABRADAS (SPINACH DISH) or ‘SOPA DE GATO’, a type of garlic soup to which peppers and tomatoes are added. And, of course, breakfast includes the traditional MOLLETES (soft bread) spread with ‘manteca colorá’ – lard with pork meat, paprika and other species.

Confectionery from Ecija includes the famous YEMAS ‘EL ECIJANO’ (SWEETS OF EGG YOLK AND SUGAR), TORTAS DE MANTECA (BUTTER CAKES) or the most exquisite sweets made by conventual bakers. Notable conventual confectionery features BIZCOCHOS MARROQUÍES (MOROCCAN SPONGE CAKES) and TRUFAS DE AVELLANAS (HAZELNUT TRUFFLES) from the Dominican nuns of St Florentine or FLORES DE MIEL (DEEP FRIED PASTRY FLOWERS WITH HONEY) from the Royal Convent of Santa Inés.

There are plenty of olive oil mills producing EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL in the town. It is possible to visit one of them, OLEUM 1948, to discover how it is made.

TOURS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

1948, Óleum eco-friendly EVOO

Company located in the Sevillan town of Ecija. It offers the following services: Activities that can be tailored to individuals and groups: Tours of the eco-friendly olive groves (30 mins – 1 hour) Tasting of the eco-friendly olive oil (20 mins – 1 hour) Combined Tour of Archaeological and Culinary Ecija (in collaboration with Ecija’s Arqinnova Association). It includes an archaeological visit, a visit to the Wholesale Market and tasting menu with typical recipes from Ecija, made using our oils. 2 -3 hours). There is an online shop. Book in advance over the phone. Languages: Spanish, English, French, German. * Tour of Gastronomic and Rural Experiences. 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, October 2022. ORGANIC 1948 OLEUM OLIVE OIL TASTING. Tasting workshop for beginners including arbequina and picual organic extra virgin olive oil varieties. Écija (Seville) Reservations: (+34) 651522383 / info@1948oleum.es Price: Tasting at the store (Écija) € 15 per person; at the olive grove (La Lantejuela) € 25 per person, it includes an explanatory visit through the fields; at an emblematic restaurant (Écija), including a tasting menu of typical dishes cooked with extra virgin olive oil Oleum 1948, € 35 per person.

Plaza de Puerta Osuna 15, Ecija

1948, Óleum eco-friendly EVOO

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Santa Ines Royal Monastery

The monastery was founded in 1487 and has belonged to the Franciscan Clarist congregation since its origins. Isabel Cherino, widow of Luis Pernía, Osuna’s mayor, was a devout Catholic and helped found the monastery by donating large sums of money to the convent in her will in 1505. The convent’s most important benefactors include Queen Isabella of Castile, who chose to stay at the convent while she collected funds for the Granada War, Empress María of Austria, Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia and the town council, all of whom left generous legacies. Furthermore, the town council financially supported the nuns on several occasions, given the catastrophes that occurred, such as the fire of 1622 and the Genil floods in 1626, when the nuns lost part of the convent. The church consists of one single nave, which is accessed via the two side portals on the Gospel side. The church’s interior is decorated with yeseria plasterwork and paintings that allude to Marian mysteries and Franciscan scenes. The architectural complex corresponds to the first quarter of the seventeenth century and reflects local artistic influence. It was, after all, the Ecijan master builders who planned the composition of such a significant building. The nuns […]

C/ Mayor,Écija

Santa Ines Royal Monastery

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Santa Florentina Convent

Dominican nuns founded Santa Florentina convent in the second half of the sixteenth century, and dedicated it to Saint Florentina. The convent was later rebuilt in 1714. It currently consists of constructions from several eras, but seventeenth- and eighteenth-century structures predominate. It is therefore considered to be the oldest Dominican convent in Écija and one of the first to have existed in Andalusia. A pointed arch portal and alfiz, which leads to the torno revolving window, are preserved from the first building. The cloister or main courtyard consist of two tiers of semi-circular arches atop columns, dating back to the seventeenth century. Most of the convent’s rooms are eighteenth century, including the sacristy (1708), the refectory, the church (1714), the main portal (1759) and the bell tower. The main portal is stone and Baroque in style. It is framed by pairs of columns with mascarons and a broken pediment, which houses a niche with a statue of Our Lady of the Rosary, displaying the date 1759 on the console. The church comprises one single nave, which houses an exceptional Baroque main altarpiece. The Dominican nuns who live in the convent bake sweets and pastries, which can be bought through the torno […]

C/ Santa Florentina, 12,Écija

Santa Florentina Convent

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Mercado de Abastos

This public building was built with the view to centralise Écija’s market trading at the start of the Isabelline period in 1844. It is located on the same site as the former San Fulgencio de la Compañía de Jesús school. The Society of Public Works, constituted in 1843 by José Angulo Lasso de la Vega (Marquis of Arenal) sponsored its construction, given that the former Jesuit building was in a state of collapse in 1842. The market stalls are arranged around a cloister and offer a vast range of local products, bakeries, meat and cured cuts, fish, fruit and vegetables.

C/ Compañía, 6,Écija

Mercado de Abastos

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Panadería Armesto (bakers)

Productos Armesto, S.L., offers premium-quality artisan products. It provides bakery goods to hotels and restaurants. Request a no obligation quote. It is a family-run company with more than four generations of experience in the food sector. They are specialised in producing bakery goods, including bread and cakes, and always use premium-quality ingredients. Their most acclaimed product is the traditional ‘mollete’ and ‘torta de manteca’, bread based rolls that are typical in Écija. Panadería Armesto has two bakeries where you can sample their soft, delicious bread and freshly made sweets and pastries. They also make cakes to order for any type of celebration or event.

C/ Panaderos, 12,Écija

Panadería Armesto (bakers)

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Panadería La Conchi

Bakery specialising in ‘mollete’ and ‘torta de manteca’ bread rolls.

C/ Gameras, 17,Écija

Panadería La Conchi

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Ecija’s Andalusian Farming Services Cooperative. Since it was founded in 1977, the cooperative has transformed and now has the sole objective of providing its members services to achieve better added value for their products.

Coseagro

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Molino del Genil

Molino del Genil is a Spanish company with private capital. It produces olive oil, especially Extra Virgin olive oil, and grinds olives from their own fields and farms controlled directly by their staff. In the 2013-2014 season, the company ground more than 60 million kilograms of Arbequina, Picual and Hojiblanca olives. The olive mill was built on La Suerte farm, which has belonged to the Martínez-Sagrera family since 1946. The family founded Molino del Genil, S.L. to manage the farm and all of the olive production process: farming, processing and marketing. Our objective is to treat all of the farming stages with the same high-quality control, using the best practices for farming, harvesting and extracting as well as preservation, therefore achieving the best quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil possible.

Ctra. A-453 Km. 18,7,Écija

Molino del Genil

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Campo Almohade S.L. markets the organic oil produced by this pioneering family business. It started to modernise its production in 1995 by gradually planting olive trees, until reaching a total surface area of 305 ha over the following farms in Seville province: “Molinos de Vacas” farm with 37 ha of Arbequina olives in Écija, “Chambergo” farm with 105 ha of Arbequina and Hojiblanca olives in Marchena, and “La Alegría” farm with 30 ha of Picolimón olives, 23 ha of Manzanilla olives and 11 ha Arbequina olives in Olivares and Sanlúcar La Mayor. All of the olive trees have been handled in accordance with organic farming standards and controlled by certifying organisations from the very beginning, including: the Andalusian Organic Farming committee and Hispanic Certifying Society (Sohiscert). Moreover, every stage of the production, harvesting, transporting and oil processing process is controlled, ensuring traceability, which means we know exactly where the oil is from. It’s important to highlight that their olives are never mixed with those from other farms. The result is an affordable, premium-quality organic olive oil, combining modern farming techniques (mechanical harvesting, atomizers, weeding machines, etc.) with the best traditional pest control and fertiliser methods. Numerous sample analyses prove that no pesticides are employed. They also […]

Autovia A4 - Km. 449 - Finca la Reina,Écija

Olea Naturae

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Molino de la Merced

The olive oil mill dates back to the 1950s and was founded by a group of farmers who decided to join forces and produce one of the best olive oils in the area: Molino de la Merced. Molino de la Merced Extra Virgin Olive Oil was renamed as such when the CAPI cooperative set up in the Los Mercedarios Convent oil mill, which was founded more than 500 years ago in Écija, cradle of olive oil since Roman times, then known as Astigi.

Ctra. Écija-Fuente Palmera, km 1,5,Écija

Molino de la Merced

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San Martín de Porres

Bakery with more than 50 years’ experience. This bakery has a passion for making exquisite cakes and pastries, celebrating the centuries-old baking tradition inherited from the various cultures that settled in Andalusia. With more than 50 years’ experience on an industrial level, the bakery has expanded and improved its installations and processes, employing new manufacturing technologies to make traditional recipes. Its objective is to offer today’s consumers delicious recipes, while ensuring the highest quality possible. To do so, it strives to select the best ingredients, analyse the packaged products at the end of the line, choose the most suitable packaging, adjust production to customers’ needs so it can offer the freshest products possible and ensure that they reach customers without losing an ounce of flavour.

Pol. Ind. La Campiña. C/. Navarra, nº 5. Parcela 67 ,Écija

San Martín de Porres

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Yemas El Ecijano

Yemas El Eciijano makes traditional, artisan sweets with egg yolks and sugar. The secret original recipe has improved over the years.

C/ Cintería, 4,Écija

Yemas El Ecijano

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