School trip to Almedinilla (Córdoba)

Last Wednesday, 2ºESO went to Almedinilla (Córdoba) to visit its Roman villa, along with an ancient Iberic village and the Archaeological Museum in which all the objects found there are kept.

First, we visited the Roman villa, which dates from centuries I to VII a.d. and counts on one of the most complete surfaces of the Iberian Peninsula. It emphasises the greatness of its walls and the wealth of its elements: mosaics, paintings and pavements.
Later we went to the Iberic village, one of the few excavated towns of Low Iberian Time in Andalusia dating from centuries II to III a.c.The buildings have a stone skirting board and an adobe brick wall.

Finally we visited the Archaelogical Museum, where we could see interesting statues and sculptures from the Roman period, including the famous representation of the Roman god Somnus (Hypnos in Greek mythology). This bronze sculpture is the only one which has been found complete all over the world. Emilio, the guide,told us some fascinating stories of myths and legends and we had a very nice time listening to him.
To conclude, the students became craftmen for 2 hours, since they were given a frame and little pieces of local materials to make mosaics after the ones of the Roman Villa.

It was a great day and we definitely recommend it to everyone.