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When you arrive at the Casa de Carmona, you sense that life has suddenly
become much easier. You can stop worrying about your car and luggage:
the porter will park your car and the concierge will immediately take
your bags to your room. One of the charming receptionists will meet you
at the door to show you around the house. As she accompanies you to your
room, she'll show you through the courtyards and gardens take you
through the library and offer you a complimentary drink from the
free-bar. She will ask if you would like a chambermaid to unpack your
bags and take any laundry you may have, and tell you that you may leave
your shoes outside your door at night to find them awaiting you in the
morning - freshly polished and ready for the day.
The restaurant is situated in the space that used to be the stables of
the palace. It is decorated with paintings of knife-size horses in
movement, al fresco on stucco, executed by Mr. Guardiola Medina in
September 1991. The background tonality is terracotta stucco. The
tables, all proceeding from British antiquarians, are in mahogany. The
chairs, also in mahogany, were realized on charge by the renowned
carpenter from Carmona, D. Eduardo Buzón. The glassworks are hand-made
in the old Sevillian manufactory of La Trinidad de Seville. The crockery
is from La Cartuja de Sevilla, and the silverware from Cagliari. The
table is laid in the English way, on an individual tablecloth varnished
in crimson and old gold.
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