- Baelo Claudia is the Archeological remains of a Roman town located near the village of Bolonia, 62 miles (100km) south of Cadiz, in Bolonia Bay near the southernmost point of Spain at Tarifa.
- Baelo Claudia was in the Roman Province of Baetica and was the Port of Departure for Tangier (Tingis) in Morocco.
History
- Baelo Claudia was located almost due North of Tangier making the navigation of the sea crossing over the Strait of Gibraltar straightforward. The funnel effect of the Straits produces constant winds in an east-west direction.
- The town was partly ruined by an earthquake around 150 CE, then during the third century CE Pirates began to harass the city, yet it lasted until the sixth century CE.
Roman Sites
- Baelo Claudia: The Site has the best preserved ruins of any Roman City in Iberia:
- Remains of a Roman factory manufacturing Garum with Roman Salting Vats.
- Roman Theatre.
- Roman Basilica.
- Roman City Wall
- Roman Main Gate
- Roman Forum
- Roman Curia (local senate)
- Roman Law Courts.
- Roman Basilica.
- Temple of Isis.
- Temple of Juno.
- Temple of Jupiter.
- Temple of Minerva.
- Roman Stores.
- Roman Market.
- Roman Baths.
Museums
- Baelo Claudia Archeological Museum
Roman Roads
View of Morocco
- Take the road to the top of the nearby hill, and on a clear day, the Atlas mountains in Morocco are clearly visible.
- There are also Megalithic Tombs by the roadside.
Baelo Claudia