Carmona, Historic municipality in Seville Province, Spain.
Carmona is a municipality sitting on a ridge 235 meters above sea level in Seville Province. Walls, gates, towers, and many churches shape the character of the streets and lanes.
Romans founded Carmo as a major stronghold in Hispania Baetica and built an amphitheater plus a necropolis with over 900 family tombs between 200 BC and 400 AD. Moors later took over the settlement and expanded fortifications before Christian forces captured the town in the 13th century.
The converted Dominican monastery marketplace displays architectural elements from different periods, including arcades and galleries designed by Ramon del Taro in the nineteenth century.
Four marked walking routes lead through the Jewish quarter, the San Felipe district, and the Roman excavation sites. The place sits 33 kilometers northeast of Seville and is easy to reach by road.
Scientists discovered a 2000-year-old white wine in a glass funerary urn inside a tomb and were able to trace ancient winemaking methods. The liquid had survived for millennia even though organic matter normally decays.
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