Castro Urdiales

  • Castro Urdiales is a port town in the Autonomous Community of Cantabria in northern Spain. It lies 19 miles (31km) west of Bilbao.
  • It was the Roman port of Flaviobriga, the main port linking Roman Spain to Gaul, in the Province of Hispania Tarraconensis. Today, the main port is Bilbao, which was founded much later during the 14th century CE.

Roman Sites

  • Roman Milestone,
    • Located opposite the church of Santa Maria, with an inscription, and showing 180 miles to Pisoraca (Herrera de Pisuerga).
  • The Roman town is located 6 feet (2m) below the Old Town.
    • Finds from Flaviobriga are in the Regional Museum of Prehistory and Archaeology of Cantabria in Santander.

Museums

  • Ruinas Romanas Flaviobriga
    • The Archeological Museum is located at 2 Calle Flaviobriga, Castro Urdiales.
    • The museum is built over part of the excavated city.

Roman Roads

 

Castro Urdiales (Flaviobriga)

 

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