Santiponce Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
municipality of Spain
About Santiponce
The town's agriculture is focused on maize (corn), sunflowers, oranges and table olives. Because it is on a little-travelled route, it has been a settlement place since prehistoric times. Remains of Iberian tribes and Turdetans, have been found. The Roman general Scipio the African, named after the victory against the Carthaginians, decided to found a city in the valley of the Betis river, so that his troops could settle and rest. The city was baptized as Italica, which was named after the peninsula where Rome is located. At an early date, Rome granted citizenship to the inhabitants of this city. In the times of Augustus, the city was renamed Colonia Aelia Augusta Itálica. From here the emperors Trajan, Hadrian and, probably, also Theodosius I originated. The city was prosperous until the
Top Attractions in Santiponce
Explore the best things to see and do in Santiponce:
- ★Itálica
- ★Monastery of San Isidoro del Campo
Santiponce Travel Guide Sections
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