Llerena is in the south-east of Estrémadure. At summer declared Whole Historical Artistic in 1966.

The nickname of small Athens d' Estrémadure is with the fact that during centuries XVI and XVII it received with many artists of the Andalusia school, and one created many workshops, while transforming oneself into artistic centre of first order at that time. When Llerena is torn off with the Moslems and is occupied by the Santiago order. Its population took such a rise and prosperity that Felipe IV granted the title of City to him.

In Llerena its natural environment underlines, the Mountain of San Miguel, with a great richness of fauna and flora, and which we can fully traverse in various roads of walking of nature. But if by something it underlines Llerena it is by its historical bond with the Religious Orders, concretely with the Santiago Order. Llerena was the centre of this institution; this order was the heart of Llerena.

The art which places Llerena is of an insurmountable attraction. The enchantment and the historical evocation which produces to go slowly by its streets and places are incomparable.

We will bring back the large works of art which the city contains. We start with most important: The larger Church of Nuestra. Mrs. of the Grenade, an architectonic jewel, raised on what that was an Arab mosque.

It had a long constructive process, between centuries XIV and XVIII. It is necessary to underline in it, the invaluable Hood Licence Zapata, Gothic style Renaissance, it has clean sacristy, chorus and under chorus. It has three arcs which communicate it with the remainder of the temple; its safe deposit is broken. Take into account clean bell-tower. Medallions with the busts of the founders, who were Hernando Leon and Luis Zapata, first was condemned by heresy, something rather usual at that time, by acquiring the hood Luis Zapata, of which it took its name.

It is also of mention the hood of the Prior rested by the Gonzalo Prior of the Source in 1580, this one is completely Renaissance. Underline in it vain a flat with sober pilasters Tuscan and in the threshold an inscription on the founder. And in the head of the temple, Camerín of the Virgin, Our Dame of Granada. Decorated in style rococo with the S XVIII, covered by cupola on the pechinas and the drum, abundantly decorated with reasons vegetable, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic. In outside they underline the frontages North and West.

That which is opened in the larger Place it is most conspicuous, it has two levels of various artistic styles. The second level is of style mudéjar and is formed by succession of arcs in two stages. And in the interior body, the Door of Forgiveness, decorated with Leon and a cross with two castles. This frontage was the framework where took place of the public acts as the Cars of Faith of Inquisition.

But the most important element of the building, emblem of Llerena, is undoubtedly, the Tower of the larger Church, century XVI. With fifty-five bodies built out of brick. It has a terrace balustrade on which one raises four torrecillas.

Another building of Llerena of important artistic historical value is the Parish Santiago Apostil. Founded about 1475, by Alonso de Cárdenas, with the end that its burial, but its dream was never accomplished outside. The founder appears with his wife, Leonor of Moon, in the escudos of the northern gate.

The Convent of Sta. Clara, where sugar rich refineries are worked out, "hearts of chocolate éclair". Founded at the beginning of the14th century by the Santiago’s Order. Of the eight convents that there was in Llerena, it is what is alone which preserves its structure and which it functions like convent. It is exposing architecture classicist of this time. In its church it is necessary to underline the safe deposit, with rich paintings on the life of the Virgin, laid out in compartment geometrical.

With this one only Convent is the church of the Convent disappeared from the Design, of what is baroque of the S XVII, with a beautiful Plateresc gate.

One preserves parts of other convents like the cloister of the Convent of Sta. Ana, a section of the chorus of the Convent of Sta. Isabel, the walls and the apse of the Convent of S Buenaventura.

Another religious building is the Hospital of San Juan of God, whose church underlines by its beautiful frontage, which it recalls a little to art Spanish-American.

Between the civil architecture the Mayor Place of Llerena underlines, a closed door place of style mudéjar, with arcs of a half - not on the columns of stone size. In this place we find several buildings important: The Real Prison, the Church of Nuestra Señora de Granada, the Consistorial Palate, the passage of Camerín, the source of Zurbarán, etc.

To also underline are the many Palaces, like the Maestral Palace, which are Episcopal, Consistorial and that of the Shoe. It is necessary to also mention the spectacular houses seignior’s blasonadas; they are generally houses of two floors with court closed door.

Between important remainders of the architecture of the city the Door of Montemolín underlines, gate of stone size with arc of a half - not, on which the escudo Felipe II shines, and a house with a painting of what is Immaculate.