We left Fuengirola early enough that we were due to hit Seville around 11am. That was too early to get into the hotel, so we diverted to Italica, a Roman city founded in 206 B.C.
We had visited Italica in 2001. It's only nine kilometers (5.5 miles) from Seville, and awe-inspiring to walk around. We visited the amphitheater, then went to the foundations some of the houses.
The amphitheater sat 25,000
These mosaics are around 2,000 years
old, give or take a few hundred years.
Cypress trees are always cool.
Italica is free to get into. It is
trying to become a UNESCO
World Heritage site.
Unlike Fed Ex Field, there were no obstructed
views back in the time of Jesus. And the
home team was a lot better in Italica.
I tried to vote for it to be a UNESCO
heritage site, but apparently I do
get a vote. Damn.
We looked into fine mosaics like this
when we redid our floors last year.
After getting the pricing on it, we
decided to stick with wood.
Roman columns are always cool. Just walking around the foundations is incredible. To think this was all built 2,000 years ago is mind-boggling to me.
I'd like a floor that lasts 2,000 years.
Medusa.
Weird that they built a statue to
a guy who lost half his head.
Two Roman Emperors came from Italica,
including Hadrian, who had a big,
beautiful wall named after him.
Sea monsters are cool.
Crocodile Rock.
Italica was founded as a town for wounded
Roman veterans after a major battle nearby.
Oddly, all this has remained, even though it was "discovered" centuries ago, looted, used for building materials, and sent off to museums.
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