Shortly before leaving, the intense rain that fell in our Villa us presaged the Act would be met Murphi "When something has to go wrong the odds that going wrong is much greater "so we left Carmona, with partly cloudy skies, but as we walked the storm reached us in full.
After breakfast we used to Roman necropolis heavy rain, Isabel our guide went to the small Museum changing the schedule a bit, hoping the rain to stop, shortly after the visit continue.
note the various archaeological objects found in the S. XIX when it was discovered and recovered the area where stood the ancient Roman necropolis dates from the SI and BC, the time of Augustus .
Statue of Servilia
Elephant found, weather erosion has destroyed his army and has no fangs, it was probably another matter and has not been found, possibly pillaging.
toured the cemetery two million years ago, the rain did not stop us enjoying the old Roman burial modes, essentially putting their bodies cremated ashes in a stone-covered crypts where they recorded the name of the deceased.
red-rock areas tells us that it was burning pit, the rocks become reddish when it reaches high temperatures.
mausoleum predominant technique group, with individual niches which are accessed by stairs carved in stone, once in the crypt shows the different levels at which the ballot was placed in a hierarchical fashion.
features two buildings, the Elephant Temple and the Tomb of Servilia this last large, probably corresponded to a large and wealthy family notable in those days, to Hellenic influence.
The Elephant Temple stood to honor the Gods Eastern Cybele and Attis, the Mother Goddess of Nature, Life and Death and the Elephant, as symbol of eternity.
saw two hands holding an oar, is believed to be the ferryman and a woman seated at a scale, the deceased. history tells us that moving to a better life, Charon was the ferryman who drove the unfortunate souls to the Kingdom of Hades , which was the underworld of the dead, we required two conditions, first you had a decent burial and second it pagases a mite, it was responsible for living relatives, which deposited in the cemetery jewelry or coins placed under the tongue or on the eyes of the deceased those who did were doomed to wander for a hundred years along the River Arqueronte and Lake Styx.
Our second stop was to visit the City Museum, housed in a manor house, the Palacio del Marqués de las Torres a century building XVI, which was transformed in the Baroque era.
A beautiful arcaded courtyard ushered us to the various rooms located on the lower floor.
The old Carmon Roman was located 30 km. of Hispalis (Sevilla) was an important trade center, thanks to fertility Guadalquivir Valley.
rooms shows the archaeological materials that have been found so far, from the Palaeolithic to the Chalcolithic, or Andalusí turdetanos, but the most important are the rooms of the Tartars, Romans, where parts are invaluable.
Mosaic found in works of public roads, represents the summer season, reduced by the vierge and ears of wheat, symbolic representation, the other stations are believed to have been destroyed or are under the houses adjacent to the street.
Some vases are represented by mythological beings "Taps" , whose top is a giant eagle and the bottom of a lion.
A room dedicated to José Arpa Perea English landscape painter born in Carmona , has to work around the world, we saw sketches in charcoal in size, impressive.
Another dedicated to Carmen Vega Ledesma, nineteenth century society is characterized, no doubt, by the rise and final settlement of a new class, bourgeois setting in his duties and customs is a considerable number of images Note for the hottest artists, bourgeois shows like this more remarkable for the portrait, which will be cultivated by the artist prominently above.
look down the entry stairs Palace by returning to the inner courtyard at the time it was raining heavily so we relaxed a while and wait until it clears.
continue with the route marked heading for the Alcázar, is is built on the Puerta de Sevilla , forming an impregnable defense complex, we agreed to Aljibes Courtyard by Curtain Wall, a Roman gate placed before another of the Islamic era.
Church of San Pedro
The Torre del Homenaje which preserves intact the padded blocks and Torre del Oro where we enjoyed a wonderful view of the town of Carmona, his camera was used as a chapel.
The Alcázar was restored between 1973 and 1975, its units have been set up for celebrations of cultural events, and currently serves as the headquarters of Center Tourist Reception .
In her we see the different wall evolution that has been building up our time, the first fort was a circular base tower of the fortified part of the eighth century, the Carthaginians built a stronghold on the original tower.
We turn to the Roman period in the S. III and the beginning of BC, reinforced the existing structure and added the north side door on the raised bastion a temple, it was not until the twelfth century when they had to build the tank and the walls and corbels around the bastion.
After the visit we took time to eat, some people preferred the warmth of a good restaurant, other, backpackers seek the shelter of the arcades of Abasto Plaza, a building of undoubted artistic beauty.
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the progress of the religious order, the civil power conceived the project of making the city an arcaded main square, fashionable style at that time, Ramón del Toro directed the work in 1842 to design the plaza mayor under whose frames are distributed trading posts.
Afternoon visit the Convento de Santa Clara XV century, is built on a segregated area of \u200b\u200bthe palace that Ponce de Leon Family held in Santiago Collación .
Virgen de Gracia, Patroness of Carmona
Church preserved Moorish style tile decorations of the period, has murals Juan Valdes Leal, also maintains a series paintings of archangels and saints from the workshops that followed the models Zurbarán .
The Altarpiece Baroque Seville, Cordoba sculptor Felipe Rivas, then we add the Torre Mirador, the last two levels are equipped with large windows protected with huge racks to preserve privacy, a spiral staircase and four wooden walkways leading to the four dormers, it remains closed to the public.
A bird's eye view we were enjoying a wonderful view of the city, after saying goodbye to the lovely nuns headed to La Puerta de Córdoba to take the bus back to our people.
Rota We entered with a bright sun, a wonderful day, take this opportunity to thank the partner for the photos provided and will finish by removing the fuzz has my partner celillos Lola, for you with all my love.
A wordless story that is written look,
absent in the thin rain that dies in the slab wet
feeling of tenderness that speaks in the quiet hours,
aroma of spring live quietly in love.
