Empúries
Empúries was an ancient Greek city on the Mediterranean coast of Catalonia, Spain. Empúries is also known by its Spanish name, Ampurias. The city Ἐμπόριον was founded in 575 BC by Greeks from Phocaea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: archaeological site on coast of the Catalonia, Spain
- Also known as: “Emporiae”, “Emporion”, and “Empuries”
- Postal code: 17130
Places of Interest
Highlights include Anchovy and Salt Museum and Búnquer del Pedrigolet.
Anchovy and Salt Museum
Museum
Anchovy and Salt Museum is a museum in the town of L'Escala, Catalonia, Spain. It was opened in 2006 as an institution dedicated to displaying the cultural heritage of the village.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sant Marti d’Empuries and Cinc Claus.
Sant Marti d’Empuries
Hamlet
Photo: Alberto-g-rovi, CC BY 3.0.
Sant Martí d'Empúries is an entity of the town of L'Escala. It is located next to the ruins of Empúries or Empòrion. Ancient Greeks established the settlement in the 6th century BC.
Viladamat
Village
Photo: Pla, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
Viladamat is a village of Alt Empordà, 6 kilometers to the north from l'Escala, a municipality in Catalonia, Spain. Viladamat is situated 4 km west of Empúries.
Empúries
- Categories: Ancient Greek archaeological site, Roman archaeological site, and polis
- Location: L’Escala, Costa Brava, Girona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Empúries” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἐμπόριον”
- Arabic: “أمبوريس”
- Arabic: “أمبوريش”
- Arabic: “أنبوريش”
- Arabic: “إمبيوريز”
- Armenian: “Էմպորիոն”
- Basque: “Empúries”
- Catalan: “Ciutat d’Empúries”
- Catalan: “Emporiae”
- Catalan: “Emporiæ”
- Catalan: “Emporion”
- Catalan: “Empòrion”
- Catalan: “Empúries”
- Catalan: “Indiké”
- Catalan: “Ruïnes d’Empúries”
- Cebuano: “Ruïnes d’Empúries”
- Chinese: “安普利耶斯”
- Chinese: “安普里亚斯”
- Chinese: “安普里亞斯”
- Chinese: “恩波里翁”
- Dutch: “Empuries”
- Dutch: “Empúries”
- Egyptian Arabic: “امبيوريز”
- Finnish: “Emporion”
- French: “Ampurias dans l’Antiquité”
- French: “Ampurias”
- French: “Emporiae”
- French: “Emporiæ”
- French: “Empuries”
- French: “Empúries”
- Galician: “Empúries”
- German: “Emporiae”
- German: “Emporion”
- German: “Empuries”
- German: “Empúries”
- German: “Ruines d‘ Empúries”
- Greek: “Αμπούριας”
- Greek: “Εμπόριο”
- Greek: “Εμπόριον”
- Greek: “Εμπούριες”
- Hebrew: “אמפוריאי”
- Hebrew: “אמפוריאס”
- Indonesian: “Empúries”
- Italian: “Ampurias”
- Italian: “Empúries”
- Japanese: “アンプリアス”
- Japanese: “エンプリエス”
- Japanese: “エンポリオン”
- Latin: “Ampurias”
- Latin: “Emporiae”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Emporion”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Empúrias”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Empúries”
- Persian: “امپوریس (شهر)”
- Persian: “امپوریس”
- Polish: “Ampurias”
- Polish: “Emporiae”
- Polish: “Emporion”
- Polish: “Empúries”
- Portuguese: “Ampúrias”
- Portuguese: “Emporion”
- Portuguese: “Empúrias”
- Russian: “Эмпорион”
- Slovenian: “Empúries”
- Spanish: “Ampurias”
- Spanish: “Emporiae”
- Spanish: “Emporion”
- Spanish: “Empuries”
- Spanish: “Empúries”
- Spanish: “Ruinas de Ampurias”
- Swedish: “Ampurias”
- Swedish: “Emporion”
- Swedish: “Empuries”
- Swedish: “Empúries”
- Turkish: “Empúries”
- Ukrainian: “Ампуріас”
- Ukrainian: “Емпоріе”
- Ukrainian: “Емпорії”
- Ukrainian: “Емпоріон”
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