Huelva

  • Huelva is a port city located on the tidal estuary of the river Odiel, 62 miles (99km) northwest of Cadiz in the Andalucia Province of Spain.
  • It was known to the Romans as Onuba or Onoba and was in the Province of Baetica. It was on a Roman Road to Merida and at one point minted its own coins.

Rio Tinto Mines

  • Nearby are the Mines of Rio Tinto, which are thought to have been the fabled King Solomon's Mines.
  • The nearby villages of Zalamea la Vieja (Nerva today) and Zalamea la Real are in an area also known as Cerro Salomon (Solomon’s Hill).

Museums

Roman Roads

 

Huelva

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