How to visit and what to see in Collegiate Church of Osuna (Seville): schedule, prices

Among the extensive heritage that you can visit in the Paths of Passion route that runs through several towns in the provinces of Jaén, Córdoba and Seville in Andalucía, without a doubt the Osuna collegiate church has a special role.

En Osuna you will find a very nice white pueblo and on your walk through its streets you will be able to see a succession of palaces and stately buildings.

Knowing and walking through these corners already justifies your Osuna visit in a trip through the province of Seville.

But in this town whose history is marked by the future of the Dukes of Osuna, noble title with Greatness of Spain, you will also find numerous churches and convents.

And without a doubt, the most outstanding monuments are the collegiate church and the La Encarnacion Monastery, a cloistered convent.

Curiosities from the history of the Collegiate Church of Osuna

Now, it is in the Osuna Collegiate Church where you will find one of the most surprising corners of the aforementioned tourist route, the Sepulcher Pantheon of the Dukes of Osuna.

Founded in 1535 by the IV Duke of Urena, the Collegiate Church of the Assumption It is located on a hill that rises above the town, near the Renaissance building of the ancient University of Osuna.

The current building was built on the remains of the church of the old castle that had been built after the reconquest of the town in the mid-13th century.

Located next to the aforementioned cloistered monastery, the exterior of the Osuna Collegiate Church It will catch your attention for its great sobriety, with a bell tower built at the beginning of the 20th century.

This is the experience of visiting the Collegiate Church of Osuna

Of course, as soon as you enter the interior of the collegiate church you will surely be surprised by the grandeur of its three naves, its very robust columns and several side chapels, all with a decoration in which the bright white color prevails.

In the presbytery you can see an imposing gilded altarpiece from the 18th century made in the Baroque style.

La visit to the Collegiate Church of Osuna It is done in guided groups, because in addition to touring the church, you will access the sacred art museum and, above all, to Ducal Pantheon.

On this tour you will pass through the old Sacristy and you will see several paintings of José Ribera, among other artistic works, sculptures and pieces of goldsmithing.

Ducal Pantheon of the Osuna Collegiate Church

Then it's time to go down to the Ducal Pantheon, which was built in 1545.

In it there are the graves with the remains of various representatives of the Duchy of Osuna, which was the most important noble house in Spain during the 16th century.

Knowing this corner more than justifies the visit to the Collegiate Church of OsunaWell, only the Pantheon of Kings of the Escorial monastery It has greater grandeur.

You will find three dependencies: on the one hand, the Sacristy of the Pantheon, with plateresque decoration of wood and gold coffered ceiling. A really curious corner.

From there you can access a small patio with two-story cloister, which is considered one of the best examples of the renaissance architecture in Spain.

And in a basement is where the tombs of the different people are preserved in several rooms. dukes of Osuna, including those of the recently deceased Duchess (2015).

Visiting hours of the Collegiate Church of Osuna

Los Visiting hours of the Collegiate Church of the Assumption in Osuna They are from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 14 p.m. and, in the afternoons, from 16 p.m. to 18 p.m., except on Mondays and holidays when the church is closed to visitors.

Collegiate Church of Osuna ticket prices

El price of admission It is 6 euros, and you can also buy a tourist voucher for several visits in Osuna, for the amount of 9 euros, which in addition to the Collegiate Church, includes visits to the Monastery of the Encarnación and the Archaeological Museum.

Photos of the Osuna Collegiate Church

Here you have more photos of the Collegiate Church of Osuna, its museum of Sacred Art and the Pantheon of the Dukes of Osuna.