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Carmona, Sevilla
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Local Information |
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Ayuntamiento de Carmona
Plaza del Salvador, s/n
41410 Carmona, Sevilla
Telephone: 954-140-011
www.carmona.org
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About The Area |
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Located on a low hill overlooking a fertile plain, Carmona is a
picturesque, small town with a magnificent 15th century tower built in
imitation of Seville's Giralda. This is the first thing you see and
sets an appropriate tone for the place. Not surprisingly, given its
proximity, Carmona shares a similar history to Seville, and was an
important Roman city which, under the Moors was often governed by a
brother of the Sevillan ruler. Later Pedro the Cruel built a palace
within its castle which he used as his royal residence in the country.
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At the entrance to the town is the Puerto de Sevilla a grand if ruinous
fortified gateway which leads to the historic old part of the city.
Within the wall, narrow streets meander past Mudejar churches and
Renaissance mansions.
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Up still further is the Plaza San Fernando which is comparatively small
but dominated by splendid Moorish style buildings, behind here is a
bustling fruit and vegetable market which, like all markets in
Andalucia, appropriately reflects what is in season at any given time.
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Close by to the east is Santa Maria, a stately Gothic church built over
the former main mosque, whose elegant patio is retained. Like many of
Carmona's churches, it is topped by an evocative Mudejar tower and part
of the original minaret may still be spotted. Dominating the ridge of
the town are the massive ruins of Pedro's palace, destroyed by an
earthquake in 1504 and now taken over by a gracious if expensive
parador.
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To the left the town comes to an abrupt halt at the Roman Puerta de
Córdoba from where the original Cordoba road drops down to a vast plain.
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The Roman necropolis is particular noteworthy. It lies on a low hill at
the opposite end of Carmona amid cypress trees and contains more than
nine hundred family tombs dating from the second century BC to the
fourth century AD.
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Enclosed in subterranean chambers hewn from the rock, the tombs are often frescoed and contain a series of niches
in which many of the funeral urns remain intact. Some of the larger tombs have vestibules with stone benches
for funeral banquets and several retain carved family emblems. Opposite is a partly excavated ampitheatre.
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Carmona is a fascinating town and well worth a visit, whether you are a
history buff or not. From Carmona is a 28km-long greenway to Alcalá de
Guadaíra, the Vía Verde of the Hills, which you can go on foot, bike or
horseback.
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