Province and Villages - Sevilla - Carmona
Carmona Information
The Guadalquivir countryside
The excellent geographical location of Carmona makes it particularly
attractive as a base for excursions to well-populated Guadalquivir
countryside. In the immediate area there are two beautiful
localities called Mairena del Alcor and El Viso del Alcor,
which boast excellent urbanistic features and Mudéjar
churches. Sights to see in Mairena include Luna Castle, and
a stroll around El Viso's streets, gaced with beautiful portals
and wall tiling, is a must. Another nearby villages is the
vibrant Lora del Río, whose river is none other than
the Guadalquivir and which has a beautiful town hall and house
presided over by the tall tower of the parish church. Well
worth seeing in La Campana is the church of Santa María,
with its altarpiece by Alonso Cano. Carmona is linked by motorway
to another monumental town called Écija, which is situated
on the banks of the river Genil and which is marked by the
profusion and beauty of its tall Mudéjar and Baroque
towers and by its wealth of palaces and churches. Even nearer
is Marchena, another remarkable monumental town, which presents
a combination of Moorish walls - Arch of La Rosa, Gate of
Morón - and a variety of churches in different styles,
one of which, the Mudéjar church of San Juan, contains
a small gallery hung with painting by Zurbarán. Also
in the area is Alcalá de Guadaira, which has a large
Moorish fortress and is famous for its bread. In various directions
and somewhat further away are Osuna, Utrera and Morón,
locations to be added to this catalogue of monumental towns.
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