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What to see and do in Carmona

What to see and do in Carmona (Campiña de Carmona, Seville): 15 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 6 Monuments · 1 Nature · 2 Activities · 2 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Carmona: festival calendar

July: Fiestas patronales de San Teodomiro y la Virgen de Gracia (July 25 and September 8)

How far each place is from the centre of Carmona

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What to see and do in Carmona

Carmona
Village
Walled city on a hill overlooking the Vega del Guadalquivir, with more than two thousand years of continuous occupation. Ferdinand III conquered it in 1247, and Philip IV granted it the title of city in 1630. Its historic ensemble was declared in 1963.
Necrópolis romana de Carmona
Historical milestone
Group of 1st-century Roman tombs, the most notable being the chambers of Servilia and the Elephant. It was discovered by chance in 1868, and from 1881 the archaeologist George Bonsor and Juan Fernández López excavated it scientifically; in 1887 its on-site museum opened, considered the first in Spain, and in 1930 its backers donated the complex to the State.
Alcázar del Rey Don Pedro
Monument
Fortress that Peter I of Castile turned into a royal residence on the hill of the Alcázar de Arriba. Badly damaged by the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, its ruins were partly rebuilt to house a state-run parador hotel in 1976.
Puerta de Sevilla
Monument
Monumental gateway into walled Carmona that reuses Carthaginian and Roman construction beneath Almohad and Christian additions. It forms part of the historic-artistic ensemble declared in 1963, together with the Puerta de Córdoba.
Semana Santa de Carmona
Curiosity
Carmona's Holy Week was declared a Fiesta de Interés Turístico Nacional de Andalucía (National Tourist Interest Festival of Andalusia) in December 1999, a recognition it shares with those of other major cities in the province.
Puerta de Córdoba de Carmona
Monument
1st-century AD Roman triumphal gate, built under Augustus or Tiberius in the walls of Carmo, flanked by two semi-octagonal towers. The 1504 earthquake brought down one of its towers, and in 1603 the central arches collapsed; both instances of damage were repaired, and between 1796 and 1800 the architect José de Echamorro gave it its current Neoclassical appearance, with a round arch, paired columns, and a balcony beneath a triangular pediment. Restored in 2000, it now houses an interpretation center and has been a Bien de Interés Cultural, Spain's highest level of heritage protection, since 1931.
Anfiteatro romano de Carmona
Monument
1st-century BC oval amphitheater (55 by 39 meters) with capacity for about 18,000 spectators, used for gladiator combats and animal hunts. The arena, the ima cavea, and part of the media cavea, carved into the rock, survive, along with drainage channels and holes for the posts of animal cages. First excavated by George Bonsor and J. Fernández López in 1885, it was listed as a monument in 1978 and declared a Bien de Interés Cultural, Spain's highest level of heritage protection, on 19 March 2003.
Tumbas de Servilia y del Elefante
Monument
Within Carmona's Roman necropolis, the Tomb of Servilia and the Tomb of the Elephant are the complex's main funerary chambers, among the best preserved in the necropolis.
Convento de Santa Clara de Carmona
Monument
Enclosed convent in Carmona where the torta inglesa, a genuine local sweet, is traditionally made.
Torta inglesa de Carmona
Food and drink
Traditional sweet made at the convent of Santa Clara, considered genuine Carmona pastry.
Conquista de Carmona y título de ciudad
Historical milestone
Ferdinand III conquered Carmona in 1247. In 1630 Philip IV granted it the title of city.
La lotería más antigua de España
Curiosity
In 1763 Carmona was granted the license for what is considered the oldest lottery office in Spain.
Fiestas patronales de San Teodomiro y la Virgen de Gracia
Activity
Carmona celebrates its patron saint, San Teodomiro, on 25 July, and its patron saint, the Virgen de Gracia, on 8 September.
Carnaval de Carmona
Activity
Carnival revived in 1986, in which nearly 40 groups take part.
Los Alcores sobre la Vega del Guadalquivir
Nature
Carmona sits on Los Alcores, an elevation of more than 200 meters overlooking the alluvial plain of La Vega, an agricultural landscape dominated by sunflowers and table olives.