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<< Our Photo Pages >> Empuries - Ancient Village or Settlement in Spain in Cataluña

Submitted by FXF on Wednesday, 21 December 2022  Page Views: 9406

Multi-periodSite Name: Empuries Alternative Name: Emporion Neapolis, Ampurias
Country: Spain Region: Cataluña Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Gerona  Nearest Village: L'Escala
Latitude: 42.135000N  Longitude: 3.120800E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Empuries submitted by johnstone : An alley leading to the shore (Vote or comment on this photo)
Shortly after 600 BCE Greeks from Phokaia established a trading settlement here on an island near the coast (now Sant Martí d’Empúries). They called it Emporion (=market). When this became too small they also settled on the mainland and called this Neapolis (= New Town). At the beginning of the 2nd Punic War (218 BCE) the Romans landed here and established a military camp, which later developed into the Roman town of Empuriae. The site has been excavated since 1908 and hosts a museum.

Both the New Greek Town and the Roman town can be visited daily from 10h till 18h (or till 20h, June-September). Follow the signs from L’Escala, parking inside the site. Visit highly recommendable!

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Empuries submitted by FXF : Asklepius, the Greek god of medicine, in his temple at Empuries (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Empuries submitted by irundarra : Site in Cataluña Spain (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Empuries submitted by irundarra (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Empuries submitted by johnstone : Overview, the part along the coast (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Empuries submitted by johnstone : Here was once a temple (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Empuries submitted by johnstone : Preserved Roman mosaic in the museum

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Empuries submitted by johnstone : Overview, extremely quiet here

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Empuries submitted by irundarra : Site in Cataluña Spain

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Empuries submitted by johnstone : Approaching the village....

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Empuries submitted by johnstone : Part of the wall

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Empuries submitted by johnstone : Looking over the ruins

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Empuries submitted by johnstone : Bath-tub?

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Empuries submitted by johnstone : A cistern between the houses

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Empuries submitted by johnstone : Ruins of a temple

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Empuries submitted by johnstone : All kinds of remains

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Empuries submitted by johnstone : Remains of dwellings

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Re: Empuries by FXF on Tuesday, 08 April 2008
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Sorry, I spelled the alternate name incorrectly!
It should be Emporion (not Eomporion).
Thank you for updating!
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FXF
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