archaeological ensemble of italica

Decided to make our own way after being told the trip may or may not take place - charge was €28 each transport included. Well best decision we made, bus left the station €3.10 for 2 tickets, last stop Italica, and the driver understood this word. Good time table at the stop and since you pass it v easy to find, short stroll, 5 mins. Return trip by bus back just as easy. The sight itself was FREE ... Fantastic and huge, more displays with English would have been good but lots to see.... Well worth it

For some reason the Italica is not well advertised to tourists. It is an amazing sight to see and reminded us of a mini version of Pompeii and the colosseum in Rome. It's about 10km from Sevilla. If you have a car, you can drive or you can take a public bus. We opted for an electric bike tour with Elecmove and had a great experience. It was nice to have a tour guide to explain the sight since all the signs were in Spanish.

Had a great time immersing myself, walking through 2000 year old history. This is a great family place and a place really to just understand how life once was. When you get there they give you a Pam-let that's in English to help you on a self guided tour and everything else like the description/information boards are in Spanish. I recommend to gather some information before heading down there. Oh, and the price is 1.50 euros. Over-all, the place is well kept and is awesome a true hidden treasure.

We have seen many great roman and earlier periods excavations and restaurations in past years.Italica deserves more attention. The mosaics are outstanding and exciting.

A great short trip from Seville. Catch the bus from Plaza de Armas to Santiponce, the town where Italica is located. Italica is the last stop. The trip costs 1.55? each way and you pay on the bus. Take your EU passport and entrance to Italics is free. A large and impressive site, you can learn about the Roman way of life from the Spanish language signs or simply imagine yourself there. Do walk the short distance into town where you can see the Roman Theatre, which is still in use today and glimpse just one of the several thermal baths that the Romans constructed.There are plentiful opportunities for refreshments either in the large establishments outside Italics or in town.

We drove here to visit Italica. First parked in Santiponce village in a small parking area on the left side after you have past the main site on your righthand side. We walked a few minutes uphill from the parking behind the restaurant with the hunting theme, to view the theatre from above. Next we drove back to the main site and parked opposite the many restaurants. The site was free to visit. We very much enjoyed the ampitheatre and seeing the mosaics. Even in November it was very warm. There is some shade from trees and inside the corridors of the Ampitheater. really recommend a trip here.

If you don't have a car, it's an easy bus ride from Sevilla. A fascinating place with a spectacular location and view.

This was my first exposure to Roman ruins and I was very impressed. The site is quite large and includes many foundations with mosaic floors and an impressive ruin of the amphitheater. We took a city bus from the Plaza de Armas bus station and it stopped right in front of the entrance to the site. Unless there are groups of school children, you will have the place pretty much to yourself.

We caught the city bus to go to Itálica. It took about 30 minutes to get there. We spent two hours there. A Roman city without having to go to Italy. We enjoyed it!

If you like the Roman history you need to visit the ruins of Italica. Is one of the best settlements preserved in Spain and you will enjoy it "cause is not really crowed. The best of the place are the amphitheatre and the mosaics on the ground of some of the villas.Unfortunately the site is not completely excaved and we just can see a part of this ancient town, in fact, you must go to the center of the Santiponce vilage to see the theatre and the best sculptures are in the Sevilla archeological museum.

These Roman ruins are in a hilly setting replete with trees and other green vegetation, which makes a picturesque backdrop. There are several interesting floor mosaics in good condition to view. The amphitheatre is said to be the third largest surviving in the world. It is large and impressive. If you visit Sevilla this is a 'must see' attraction. Our guide - Carlos - was knowledgeable about the site and its history, his explanations made the visit more valuable.

Italica is worth a trip. Birthplace of Trajan, home for a time of rome's best emperor Hadrian, Italica is just minutes from seville by car or bus. Amphitheatre is impressive (as are they all), and there are some nice mosaics in situ.To see more, visit the archaeological museum in seville, where italica's best is on display.In seville and interested in roman history? Italica is just minutes away.

As a history buff, this was a highlight when visiting Seville. A local bus goes to the village of Santiponce, 9 km north of Seville from the Seville's bus terminal at Plaza de Armas, or you can easily find a tour guide but it's of course, more costly. Don't miss the video presentation even though it's only in Spanish, the pictures are informative. Gives a great idea of life in this Roman city, including the reason for the large brick squares you see lining the streets, once the foundation for pillars that supported a portico along the streets to shade citizens from the hot summer sun. Italica is described as a Roman city of the wealthy, with a swimming pool having been discovered in addition to multiple-room bath houses. Most impressive is the tiny mosaic floors and their incredible designs...open to the elements but still well-discerned to this day! Amazing craftsmanship. For a city built in 206 BC, it's a very interesting site although little has so far been excavated. Much still lies under Santiponce's developed city, limiting excavation of the Roman market place, for instance. Various sized footprints in the cement at the entrance to the amphitheatre were apparently to gauge the age of young spectators, trying to ensure age-appropriate attendance. The rooms where gladiators climbed up into the arena are well-defined, as is the circular tunnel running under the seating that climbs around the amphitheatre. Gladiators are said to have been either paid participants or condemned prisoners and servants. Wild animals were imported for this gruesome entertainment, emphasizing it was an income-generating activity. Rather disheartening to see such brutality and refinement together, but so it is to be evolving humans, let us hopefully believe.The amphitheatre's lower section or stone pit where animals were kept, is the centre section of the arena floor, but the wooden top is long-decayed, now leaving it an open lower area. It wasn't at all crowded when I visited this site in August, 2014. A hat or umbrella is very helpful for shade, everything is completely open other than the video building at the entrance. A good restaurant for refreshment, frequented by bus drivers, is exactly opposite the entrance to the archaeological site... which has a very small entrance fee. If you enjoy history, you won't be disappointed.

Italica is a welcome repose from busy Seville. In terms of Cultural Heritage Management Italica is a success: free for European citizens, excellent signage in Spanish and English, beautiful landscaping and an emphasis on preservation rather than excavation (the larger part of Italica is preserved for future generations of archaeologists). The book written on Italica available at the entrance booth but only discreetly displayed is well worth the 10 euro investment. An absolute must when visiting Sevilla.

Get the bus to the Roman ruins of italica in the village of Santaponce and you won't be disappointed. Free to get in (if you are from Europe) and allow a few hours as it is a large site and includes a fabulous Amphitheatre.