The Roman Baetica Route today passes through twelve cities in the provinces of Seville, Cadiz and Cordoba. It runs through the southernmost province of Roman Hispania and covers territories through which the ancient Via Augusta passed. This route includes landscapes of great geographical and natural interest, such as the Subbética Cordobesa Natural Park, the countryside, the Bay of Cadiz Natural Park and the Guadalquivir Valley.

The Roman Baetic Route recalls the Roman route of the Via Augusta, the Roman highway that crossed Baetica from east to west. The road was built and improved in the time of Augustus, although it followed a pre-existing road, the Via Heraclea. Part of its route still survives today, and can be traced along the N-IV. As it is an ancient road linked to the presence of man, since ancient times, settlements and cities have developed along it, preserving a rich historical and especially archaeological heritage. These are millenary cities such as Cádiz, Santiponce (Itálica), Carmona, La Luisiana, Écija, Almodóvar del Rio, Córdoba, Montoro, Baena, Almedinilla, Puente Genil, Osuna, Marchena. They all preserve a unique historical legacy, good communications and places to stay and taste dishes with a long tradition, some of them even Roman. Along the route you will find three establishments of the Spanish Parador network, very popular and prestigious: the Parador de Carmona, the Atlántico de Cádiz and Córdoba, as well as other high quality establishments.

If the visitor is looking for experiences and to get to know particular enclaves, a visit to Italica, or Ancient Seville as it was known in the last century, is a must. It is located a few kilometres from the capital, in the town of Santiponce, where you can visit a Roman city with its domus, theatre, amphitheatre and other public and private buildings. To get to know it better, we recommend that you visit the current recreation "cotidiana vitae", in the centre of the city.

Along the route you can enjoy the Alcornocales Park, the Bay of Cadiz and the Subbetica Natural Park in Cordoba. As for gastronomy, along the route you can discover the rich cuisine of the Seville countryside, where spinach with chickpeas, vegetable stews, alboronías or boronias, and for dessert, gachas (porridge) are common. In Cordoba and its municipalities, don't hesitate to try the salmorejo (gazpacho) and the Montilla Moriles wine and good virgin olive oil. If you visit Cadiz, it is worth trying the shrimp omelettes, cabbage stew and noodles with mackerel.