Sergio García-Dils, from Écija (Seville), is a member of the speleologists team which holds the world record of deep caving. In 2016, he descended 2,144m in a chasm of Abkhazia, in the Caucasus, along with some Russian scientists. Despite their record, Sergio assures that the eagerness to know and document what happens in the depths […]
Écija
The Wounded Horsewoman, a unique Roman sculpture that resists the passing of time
It was found in 2002, during the construction of an underground parking lot in the centre of Écija, Seville, in the former Roman forum of the ancient Astigi. The Wounded Horsewoman is a sculpture from the second century that is unique due to its excellent state of preservation. Over 42,000 people a year visit the […]
Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez, from Écija to Europe with the taste of traditional confectionary
Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez is the manager of San Martín de Porres a confectionary business in Écija and with more than fifty years of history, it is a symbol of the Sevillian province. Their specialties include, traditional oil and butter ‘tortas,’ which on a daily basis leave the Écija factory on their way to England, France, […]
Hecho en Andalucía: traditional food products to add flavour to an emigrant’s nostalgia
According to data from the Spanish National Institute of Statistics, two hundred and fifty thousand Andalusians live abroad and nearly one and a half million live elsewhere in Spain. Juande, an entrepreneur from Écija, knows how much you can miss your own cuisine when you’re far from home. In fact, a large part of his […]