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Photographic landscapes in are in abundance on this route, especially amongst the olive groves.
150 km - 1 1/2 hours
From Seville to Cordoba most travellers
will take the NIV toll free motorway which leads on to Madrid. The
route crosses the rolling plains called 'La Campaņa'. The plains
are cultivated with olives, wheat, oranges and sunflowers. The colours
are a landscape photographers dream, always changing as the crops
ripen under the scorching sun. This are is often known as the 'frying
pan' In the summer temperatures often reach 40 celcius.
The alternative slower route follows
the great River Guadalquivir and takes the C431 road.
Leave Seville by the NIV, 6 km from
the city the motorway passes the international airport. After 35km
we pass one of Spain's best preserved old towns - Carmona.
The motorway to Cordoba also passes
Ecija which is often called the 'city of towers'. Ecija sits on
the banks of the River Genil has roman origins, but most of the
towns monuments date for the 18th century.
We leave the motorway at Carmona taking
the C432 down to the River Guadalquivir at Lora del Rio. Here you
can see how the river irrigates the estates that lie close to it.
Lora del Rio is also a gateway to the expansiveNatural
Park of Sierra Norte de Sevilla just to the north.
25 km further upstream from Lorca we
turn right through orange groves to visit the town of Palma del
Rio birthplace of the legendary bullfighter 'El Cordobes'. Palma
is a gateway to the Natural
Park Sierra de Horcnachuelos and village of the same name, Hornachuelos.
Near the river here cotton, tobacco
and asparagus flourish, we pass the village of Posados and see one
of the most striking castles in Spain - Almodovar del Rio. The moorish
battlements recently restored stand guard over the river and plain.
We are now only 25km to Cordoba.
Shortly before entering the city turn left and drive 5km into the
hills. Here we find the the ruins of the important 10 century moorish
palace Medina Mazahara.
From Cordoba we offer a choice of two
routes to Granada, one the Cordoba
to Antequera itinerary and the other Cordoba to Jaen itinerary.
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