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The Macarena Neighbourhood
La Macarena is best known as being home to the Virgen de la Macarena (actually Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza de la Macarena), whose wooden statue dates from the 16th Century and can be found in the Basilica.
Besides the Basilica de la Macarena, there are a number of other points of interest in this traditional Sevillan neighbourhood. The largest surviving portion of the medieval city walls, built largely by the ruling Arabs prior to the city's reconquest in the 13th Century, spans from the Basilica (Puerta de la Macarena) to the Puerta de Cordoba, across the street from an old Monastery (Convento de los Capuchinos). This wall also divides the ancient zone of La Macarena from the modern zone, which forms part of the District by the same name.
The Parliament of Andalusia is found in the modern part of the Macarena, although like a number of structures it predates the 20th Century construction by many centuries. The Ronda Historica is the broad thoroughfare that circles the enormous historic center of Seville.
Besides sites already mentioned, the neighbourhood is also home to the Calle Feria. It is home to the oldest marketplace in Seville, dating at least to early Arab times.
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The Macarena's arch and the Basilica de la Macarena
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