MY VILLAGE Olivares is a Spanish village, in the province of Seville. It is situated 16km far from the city of Seville. Its area is about 46km² and it is in the Aljarafe’s region. It is made up of 9,400 inhabitants approximately. The origin of this name dates back to the Romans age, so this village has existed for thousands of years, but its name has been changed at least once. Before, it was called as “Estercolinas”, till it was renamed as “Olivares” by Pedro de Guzmán, the first Count of Olivares, who also built his own palace in the village. Its style comes from the Renaissance. The village was in all its splendour while D.Gaspar de Guzmán was the III Count-duke of Olivares. He founded the church in 1623. This village’s income comes from agriculture mainly, because it has huge areas of fields and cultivations. The livestock sector is also developed here. It has several monuments, like the “Colegiata de Nuestra Señora de las Nives”, which was built in the XVII century and it has been done up some years after its construction. The Vera-Cruz Chapel is included among some of the most important monuments in this village. It was built in the XVI century, which also has sufered some back changes. Another building which is really significant to mention is the Count-duke of Olivare’s Palace, set up in the XVII century. It is located just in front of the “Plaza España”, monumental center of the village. From my personal point of view, Olivares isn’t a village of much interest, but it is very quiet, relaxed and paceful, which are certainly good advantages for people who prefer silence and not as much noise as in the city. There aren’t too many sweet shops, and I find them badly distributed, because there three or four of them on the far left, near Salteras, and there is only one of them downtown. I also think that there is a lack of shops in general. There is a library too, which is well situated because it is located in the village centre. Something that I like and stand out of it is that there are three private swimming pool clubs despite being a small village, however, there aren’t any public swimming pools. Summing up, I recommend to visit my village if you want to chill out some days off or maybe to distance yourself from the very busy city, with the benefits of spending a quiet and rural life and not being too far from the city.