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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 expansive Parque natural
de la 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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