Carmona is built on a ridge overlooking the central plain of Andalusia; to the north is the Sierra Morena, with the peak of San Cristobal to the south.

It lies at about 249 metres above sea level,[4] on a NE–SO ridge at the northeastern end of Los Alcores tableland,[5] dominating over the meadows of the Corbones [es] river,[6] a left-bank tributary of the Guadalquivir.

[12] By the dawn of the Early Modern period, Carmona's economy was agriculture-based, with the town featuring many latifundia, often entitled to non-local landowners, and a substantial fraction of non-active population.

[13] In June 2024, University of Cordoba recently announced the discovery of a 2,000-year-old white wine in a glass funerary urn in a tomb in Carmona.

Sweets include: torta inglesa, hojaldres (puff pastry), rice with milk, torrija (fried toasted bread with wine, milk or honey), polvorónes (shortbread), almond cakes, chestnut stew with cinnamon, porridge sprinkled with cinnamon, and cortadillos (sweet cakes).

A common alcoholic beverage is Anise Los Hermanos, which is distilled and packaged in Carmona; it comes in three degrees of dryness: crisp, sweet and semi.

With its rich historical and artistic patrimony lending the city an especially atmospheric appearance, Carmona has been the setting of numerous films, and continues to attract movie crews.