Baelo Claudia
Baelo Claudia was an ancient Roman town in Hispania, located 22 kilometres outside of Tarifa, near the village of Bolonia, in southern Spain. Situated on the shore of the Strait of Gibraltar, the town began as a fishing village and trading hub when it was settled approximately 2,000 years ago.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: cultural property in Tarifa, Spain
- Also known as: “Conjunto Arqueologico Baelo Claudia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roman thermae at Baelo Claudia and Templo de Isis.
Roman thermae at Baelo Claudia
Archaeological site
Photo: Benjamín Núñez González, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roman thermae at Baelo Claudia is an archaeological site.
Templo de Isis
Archaeological site
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Templo de Isis is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bolonia and Zahara de los Atunes.
Bolonia
Locality
Photo: Benjamín Núñez González, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bolonia is a coastal village and beach in the municipality of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz in southern Spain. It is located on the Atlantic shore, 22.9 kilometres by road west of Tarifa, but is much closer in terms of coastal distance.
Zahara de los Atunes
Village
Photo: Killeando, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zahara de los Atunes is a village on the Costa de la Luz of Spain in the province of Cádiz and the autonomous region of Andalusia. It is noted for its excellent beaches, an outdoor cinema, and la Iglesia Del Carmen church where, curiously, tuna were butchered and salted. Zahara de los Atunes is situated 8 km northwest of Baelo Claudia.
Facinas
Village
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Facinas is a small village in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. It is located near the Los Alcornocales Natural Park, and is near the towns of Vejer de la Frontera and Tarifa. Facinas is situated 9 km northeast of Baelo Claudia.
Baelo Claudia
- Categories: town, city, industrial building, archaeological museum, roman ruins, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tarifa, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Baelo Claudia” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Baelo Claudia”
- Basque: “Baelo Claudia”
- Catalan: “Baelo Claudia”
- Cebuano: “Conjunto Arqueologico Baelo Claudia”
- Chinese: “巴埃洛克劳狄亚”
- Dutch: “Baelo Claudia”
- French: “Baelo Claudia”
- Galician: “Baelo Claudia”
- German: “Baelo Claudia”
- Hindi: “बाएलो क्लौदिया”
- Italian: “Baelo Claudia”
- Panjabi: “ਬਾਇਲੋ ਕਲਾਊਦੀਆ”
- Persian: “بائلو کلودیا”
- Polish: “Baelo Claudia”
- Spanish: “Baelo Claudia”
- Spanish: “Baelo cluadia”
- Spanish: “Baelo Cluadia”
- Spanish: “Bailo”
- Spanish: “Bellone”
- Spanish: “Belo”
- Spanish: “Belona”
- Spanish: “Bolonia”
- Spanish: “Conjunto Arqueologico Baelo Claudia”
- Spanish: “Conjunto Arqueológico de Baelo Claudia”
- Spanish: “Ruinas de Baelo”
- Swedish: “Conjunto Arqueologico Baelo Claudia”
- Vietnamese: “Baelo Claudia”
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