Top Things to do in Andalucia
Things to do in Andalucia, Spain: The Best Ancient Ruins
Discover the best top things to do in Andalucia, Spain including Visitas guiadas Ciudad Romana de Ocuri, Cisternas Romanas de Monturque, Archaeological Ensemble of Italica, Mulva-Munigua, Roman Bridge, Museo y Conjunto Arqueologico Romano, Medina Sidonia, Enclave Arqueologico de Carteia, Castillo de Jimena de la Frontera, Ruta del Turon: Puente de Molina y Castillo de Turon, Torreparedones Parque Arqueologico.
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1. Visitas guiadas Ciudad Romana de Ocuri
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5.0 based on 144 reviews
2. Cisternas Romanas de Monturque
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5.0 based on 27 reviews
Monturque is a small village from Córdoba. Its Roman Cisterns are under the cemetery, San Rafael, included in the European Cemeteries Route. It is an incredible construction used in Roman Times to keep the rain water. It is the biggest preserved cistern in Spain, it has a capacity of 850.000 litres.
3. Archaeological Ensemble of Italica
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4.5 based on 1,345 reviews
Monday Closed
Reviewed By Surrey1211 - Woking, United Kingdom
Amazing place to visit and it’s free to EU citizens. Need the local 170 bus from Seville bus station (they run every 30 mins even at weekends) not the 170a as that’s the express that doesn’t do the stop right outside the archaeology site. Great colosseum to explore and you can walk around in the arena. It’s a weird feeling. This was one of the main cities of the Roman Empire-and centre of the olive industry. Hardly advertised at all but well worth a visit.
4. Mulva-Munigua
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4.5 based on 20 reviews
This is a Roman ruin in the mountains about 8km from the town of Villanueva del Rio y Minas. It contains a large temple, forum, residential area, foundry, baths and necropolis. In a beautiful location in the Sierra Morena mountain range about 50 kilometres north east of Seville.
5. Roman Bridge
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4.5 based on 4,552 reviews
Reviewed By Mysterious711 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Prime interested peaked cause of game of thrones.Roman bridge of Córdoba is a bridge in the Historic centre of Córdoba, Andalusia, southern Spain, originally built in the early 1st century BC across the Guadalquivir river.Most of the present structure dates from the Moorish reconstruction in the 8th century.
6. Museo y Conjunto Arqueologico Romano, Medina Sidonia
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4.5 based on 103 reviews
Reviewed By SMU1963 - London, United Kingdom
The entrance covers the actual museum, which has an incredible array of artefacts as well as a large section of the Ancient Roman ruins. However, it also covers a second archeological site further into the town, of a section of Ancient Roman road and pavement - complete with two game boards carved into the pavement. The staff close the main building to lead you up to the second. There are presumably few visitors, which is a shame. We were delightfully surprised at the standard and quality of the two parts. The man on the desk was wonderfully helpful and polite. A little gem of a place.
7. Enclave Arqueologico de Carteia
8. Castillo de Jimena de la Frontera
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4.5 based on 145 reviews
Reviewed By DrMentone
The Castle of Jimena is a special stop for my family. I have lived in the region for many years and have enjoyed bringing visitors to this site. We enjoy driving to the parking area by the ancient church at the very top of town. From there it is only a few steps from the entry ramp, where history has played itself out with the first Iberians, Romans, Moors and Spaniards. A historian will note that much of historic Jimena was damaged during the great battles fought bravely against the French during the War of Independence two hundred years ago. My family enjoys the free entry to the castle, the beautiful panoramic views, and the hiking trails down to Ruta Vega de Hozgarganta and views of the ruins of the military munitions factory on the banks of the Hozgarganta River.
9. Ruta del Turon: Puente de Molina y Castillo de Turon
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4.5 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By teslrichardson
We were a group of 10 people hiking from the white washed town of Ardales along the Sendero "Los Jiménez-Fuente Garzón" to the Castillo de Turon. We began at an old Roman Bridge, the Puente de Molina, over the Turón River where we spotted some wagtails and egrets quenching their thirst. Soon the trail took us past flourishing olive groves, laden with juicy olives. We had hoped o see almond trees, and we weren't disappointed. Many were bursting with pretty pink flowers, while others were overburdened with almonds which we were happy to gather up and nibble on. The landscape as we ascended to the ruins was breathtaking - it overlooked the Chorro Dam on the Guadalhorce River, the Turon River, the Ardales valley and the road to El Burgo. Once we ascended to the Castle it was clear that it had seen better days as only sparse ruins remain. But the 360 views from the summit were amazing and a perfect spot for lunch and a doze under the warm sunlight. The trail we used to descend was rocky and unstable so I'd advise caution but it added to the exhilaration of the whole outing. We were lucky enough to have a local botanist in our group who was able to point out many local herbs and flowers. Overall the hike is quite easy but there is gradual elevation with a couple of short steep spots. Depending on where you descend, poles could come in handy. Our hike ended back in Ardales where there are not many bars are open on Sunday but we were able to get some flavourful tea at Bar El Melizo in Plaza El Isidro.
10. Torreparedones Parque Arqueologico
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