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Sevilla is an entertaining city with plenty of interesting places to visit but you won`t hesitate going to other neighbouring towns and cities.
Itálica, the ancient Roman settlement situated 8 kilometers on the northwest from Seville, is a place where still can be found examples of great Roman architecture. During the Roman era it was one of the richest and most important centers of the empire but than under the regim of Visigoths Sevilla became more and more significant. Later Italica used to be a stone-pit for Sevilla but fortunately there are still a lot of well preserved remnants. An impressive Amphiteatre with capacity of 25000 seats and the three dwelling-places De Exedra, Los Pájaros or Hylas taking pride in splendid mosaics remain about the embroiled history. The town was also the birthplace of two Roman emperors Trajan and Hadrian.
Carmona, the fabulous city 33 kilometers from Sevilla, is worth to see becauce of the impressive Roman fortifications and the imitation of Sevilla`s Giralda. An unusual remainder of the overpast epoches is Roman Necropolis with more than 900 sepulchres and tombs.
The Parque National de Doñana is made up of the marismas, scrublands and mobile dunes. The area is one of the European most important wetland reserves hosting on its area enormous variety of bird species like numerous types of geese, colourful colonies of flamingo and Spanish imperial eagles.
Cadiz, one of the oldest settlements in Spain founded by Phoenicians in 1100 BC, is a significant port on the Iberian Peninsula. The city, almost entirely surrounded by water, looks like in the times of its greatest bloom. There are huge, open sguares, wide port alleys and high buildings with turrets. In 1956 the city was pillaged by famous English buccaneer Sir Francis Drake. In XVIII Cadiz, because of slited Guadlquivir river up to Sevilla, had almost exclusive rights to trade with America. The splendour of those years remains the Cathedral with golden cupola made from the gold coming from the New World.
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