BAETICA ROMANA ROUTE
The Romans designated as “Baetica” to the most southern province of Spain, nowadays corresponding almost totally to Andalusian region.
Baetica comes from Baetis, former name of the river Guadalquivir, defining its course this territory.
Baetica was divided into four “conventi” (sing., conventus), territorial and juridical divisions that included areas of certain geographic and social homogeneity.
These four provinces were: Gades (Cadiz), Hispalis (Seville), Corduba (Cordova) and Astigi (Ecija).
We can then deduce Ecija’s importance during the Roman period: it was a large town with temples, forum, thermae (public baths), amphitheatre, etc., situated by a bridge that allowed Via Augusta to cross the river Genil.
Its main wealth derived from olive trees cultivating and olive oil’s long distance exportation, using the rivers Genil and Guadalquivir and the sea routes from Seville.
- This Baetica Romana Route is made up by the following thirteen localities: Santiponce, Carmona, La Luisiana, Ecija, Almodovar del Rio, Cordova, Montoro, Almedinilla, Osuna, Marchena, Xerez, Cadiz and Tarifa.
WASHINGTON IRVING’S ROUTE
Washington Irving’s Route flows between Seville and Granada its creation is inspired on the journey made by this American diplomat and writer, who became the famous author of the book “Cuentos de la Alhambra”, or “Alhambra Tales”, in 1829.
Irving came to visit this land fascinated by Hispanic-Muslim culture’s variety and exotism.
Washington Irving’s Route is provided with signals and information points for the traveller and covers a distance of 250 kilometres along Autovia (highway) A-92 which connects both ends of this itinerary, crossing Seville, Malaga and Granada’s provinces.
- The localities of the Route are: Seville, Alcala de Guadaira, Carmona, Marchena, Ecija, Osuna, Estepa, La Roda de Andalucia, Fuente de Piedra, Humilladero, Mollina, Antequera, Archidona, Loja, Huetor Tajar, Moraleda de Zafayona, Alhama de Granada, Montefrio, Illora, Fuentevaqueros, Chauchina, Santa Fe and Granada.
ARTEALIA ROUTE. MONUMENTAL COUNTRYSIDE
Artealia Route is made up by four towns: Ecija, Carmona, Marchena and Osuna, all of them offering the most important monumental and cultural legacy of Seville’s province.
- If you wish to know more about this, you can consult at the Tourist Offices of the different towns that make up the Route or visit this website:www.andalucia.org
FLAMENCO’S GREAT FIGURES ROUTE
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Todo el Flamenco que buscabas lo tienes aquí.
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It is aimed to prove the existence of a large number of figures that defended a concrete kind of flamenco along all the influence area that links Seville and Malaga through localities of deep “jonda” tradition.
Ecija has housed for more than twenty-eight years the Ecijan Flamenco Night with the best figures nowadays.
- This route is made up by the following localities: Mairena del Alcor, Carmona, Arahal, Puebla de Cazalla, Marchena, Osuna, Ecija, Antequera, Casabermeja, Alora, Archidona and Malaga.
- More information at:www.andaluciaflamenco.org
MEDIUM TOWNS NETWORK
This is an ambitious tourist project made up by six towns from five different provinces, with great tourist outlook, aimed to promote Andalusian cultural and monumental tourist offer.
The project is funded with more than 19 million Euros; 60 % of them are brought into by the Andalusian Government Tourist Ministry and the rest by the respective Town Councils.
This effort is aimed to concrete actions such as the Santa Cruz Crypt valuation, the creation of a large Exhibitions Hall at the Benameji Palace and of a Tourist Interpretation Centre, as well as the creation of tourist vouchers, audio-guides and another tourist services.
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