The Sierra Morena Sevillana area lies at the heart of the Sierra Morena, a chain of mountains that stretches from Portugal to the north of Jaen, marking out the northern frontier of Andalusia. It boasts a scenic landscape of gently-rolling mountains smoothed by the passage of time and delightful meadows and river beds inhabited by gallery forests.
The area is home to the following municipalities: Alanis, San Nicolas del Puerto, Las Navas de la Concepcion, La Puebla de los Infantes, El Real de la Jara, Almaden de la Plata, Guadalcanal, El Pedroso, Constantina and Cazalla de la Sierra.

The mainstays of the economy are to be found in the primary sector, notably cattle farming (cows, sheep, goats and, in particular, pigs, the area’s pork products being renowned for their high quality). Agriculture is heavily reliant on the olive groves, which are responsible for another product of enormous value, namely olive oil. Other exquisite foodstuffs include the local aniseed liqueurs and cheeses. Forestry is primarily based around the cork oak, a source of raw materials for a number of cork processing factories.

Tourism is another key sector of the economy, providing an important source of complementary income for the area, which boasts a range of infrastructure ideal for enjoying rest and relaxation in a natural setting.
The area’s historical and artistic heritage is also fairly extensive, highlights being Real de la Jara Castle, the Cartujo Monastery in Cazalla de la Sierra, Nuestra Señora de la Consolacion Church in Pedroso and its namesake in Cazalla de la Sierra, the rural chapels dedicated to each village’s patron saints, a number of convents, archaeological sites such as La Traviesa Burial Ground in Almaden de la Plata and the traditional architecture to be found in each and every one of the municipalities that make up the area, notably in the Moreria quarter of Constantina, not to mention a long list of other delights that await the visitor to the Sierra Morena Sevillana.

The area’s cultural and ethnographic heritage includes a multitude of typical local festivals such as St. John’s Night, known locally as El Pirulito, in El Real de la Jara, the Night of the Candles in La Puebla de los Infantes and Los Judas, held in Almaden de la Plata on Easter Sunday. Also worthy of the mention are the pilgrimage festivals or romerias held in honour the villages’ patron saints, and Easter, which is fervently celebrated in each and every one of them.
The finest testimony to the area’s scenic and environmental charms is the fact that most of its territory enjoys official Natural Park status. In fact, Sierra Norte de Sevilla Natural Park, which covers over 177,000 hectares, is one of the largest of its kind in Andalusia, as well as belonging to the Red Natura 2000 network as a Special Protection Zone for Birds. Along with two of its counterparts, namely Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche and Sierra de Hornachuelos Natural Parks, it was declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2002, an accolade awarded in recognition of its success in conserving biodiversity and natural resources while at the same time ensuring their sustainable use.
The Sierra Morena Sevillana is home to a wide variety of different landscapes, the highlight being the enormous, breathtaking meadows which are home to holm and cork oaks, chestnut and gall oak groves, Mediterranean brushwood and gallery forests on the banks of the rivers that flow through the area.