Basílica de la Macarena (Macarena Church), Seville (must see)

La Macarena neighborhood is known for housing the Basilica of Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza Macarena ("Our Lady of Hope of Macarena"), seat of the homonymous Holy Week brotherhood. The procession in the early morning of Good Friday is one of the largest, most popular, and fervent in the whole of Spain. The wooden statue of Our Lady of Hope Macarena (or Our Lady of Tears) dates from the 17th century and is widely considered as a national treasure by the Spanish people, primarily because of its religious grandeur during Lenten celebrations. The Neobaroque basilica was built by Aurelio Gómez Millán in the 20th century.

Next to the church is placed the Museum and Treasure of La Macarena, where the huge artistic and sentimental patrimony of the brotherhood is exposed, working as a complete explanation about the famous Holy Week processions of Seville. The museum also has some interesting artifacts related to bullfighting as the Virgin of Macarena is the patron saint of bullfighters.

Why You Should Visit:
Aside for housing the famous "Weeping Virgin", this basilica sits in a lovely area, close to the finest section of the remaining old walls.
To the sides and around the back there are plenty of authentic shops, cafes and tapas bars well worth exploring (most are very affordable).

Tip:
The front of the building faces the main road, so from the church, if you walk towards the road and then go right, you will see the old wall, and across the main road is an old gov't building – both nice photo ops.