This past Sunday, December 9, we went with our good friend Vicente to visit Santiponce and Itálica. We ended up stopping here first since it is only 8 km outside of the city so that we could see the Roman ruins of Itálica. They are said to be the most impressive of all of Andalucía. Significantly, it is the birth place of two of the 2nd-century AD Roman emperor Trajan and most likely of his successor Hadrian as well. The site had a large ampitheatre, patios with beautiful mosaics, and broad paved streets, so it was undoubtedly quite a bustling urban center in its day. Plus, like all good excursions, we had to stop off for a bite to eat at a little restaurant around lunchtime where we had the most amazing langostinos wrapped in bacon!
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