- Almunecar is a Port town in Andalucia, Province of southern Spain.
- It was the Roman town of Firmium Julium Sexi dating from the 1st century CE and located in the Province of Baetica.
Roman Sites
- Fish Salting Factory located in the Majeulo Botanical Gardens
- The factory required large quantities of fresh Fish, Sea Salt and running Water.
- Roman Aqueduct
- There were Five Roman Aqueducts, with 4 still in use, built to supply the fish factory.
- Roman Baths
- Near to the aqueduct.
- Roman Palace
- Now part of the Museum
- Roman Bridge
- Located 3 miles (5km) west at Cortobo
- Roman Tombs
- In various locations
- Castillo de San Miguel
- Underneath was a Roman Fort (remains not visible) connected over the gorge by a Roman Bridge which has now been lost.
Museums
- Archeological Museum of Almunecar
- The Museum is housed in the ruins of a Roman Palace.
Roman Road
- A Roman Road ran along the coast to Malaga.
Nearby Sites
- Motril:
- The port town of Motril lies to the east of Almunecar is noted for its Sugar Museum and Rum factory.
- Motril was the site of the only sugar cane plantation in Europe and several sugar refineries begun after 1814 CE.
- Salobrena:
- Salobrena Old Town is perched on a small mountain near the sea and consists of ancient houses in narrow streets dominated by a 10th century Moorish castle.
Almunecar