Post by OnlyMark on Aug 22, 2022 15:28:14 GMT 2
A short photo report, one of a series starting with the previous slightly longer coastal walk and then Ubeda.
It’s probably best to say Carmona has mixed heritage. It’s situated on a defensible escarpment about 33km north east from Seville and first settled around 5000 years ago.
With the arrival of Phoenician traders from Tyre, Carmona was transformed into a city. Centuries later it became a Roman stronghold and known as Carmo in the time of Julius Caesar.
With the demise of the Roman Empire, Carmona also declined and from the beginning of the 8th century until the middle of the 13th century, the city was part of Muslim al-Andalus. The city was made even more impregnable during the long occupation of the Moors, who erected walls around it, and built fountains and palaces inside the walls. It was eventually taken over by the Christian forces sweeping through Andalusia, who also did their fair share of remodelling.
The architecture is quite a mix of styles and you never quite know what you’ll see around the next corner.
We did our usual walking around beginning late afternoon when all and sundry were tucked away in the shade and snoozing, nipped back to the hotel for our own rest, then went out again as it got dark to have dinner.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Carmona,_Spain
It’s probably best to say Carmona has mixed heritage. It’s situated on a defensible escarpment about 33km north east from Seville and first settled around 5000 years ago.
With the arrival of Phoenician traders from Tyre, Carmona was transformed into a city. Centuries later it became a Roman stronghold and known as Carmo in the time of Julius Caesar.
With the demise of the Roman Empire, Carmona also declined and from the beginning of the 8th century until the middle of the 13th century, the city was part of Muslim al-Andalus. The city was made even more impregnable during the long occupation of the Moors, who erected walls around it, and built fountains and palaces inside the walls. It was eventually taken over by the Christian forces sweeping through Andalusia, who also did their fair share of remodelling.
The architecture is quite a mix of styles and you never quite know what you’ll see around the next corner.
We did our usual walking around beginning late afternoon when all and sundry were tucked away in the shade and snoozing, nipped back to the hotel for our own rest, then went out again as it got dark to have dinner.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Carmona,_Spain
