Roman fish salting factory
The Roman fish salting factory was a salting factory established on the seafront of Algeciras, southeastern Spain by the Romans. It belonged to the fishing village of San Nicolás, part of what was called Caetaria.Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ruins of a Roman fish salting factory in Spain
- Also known as: “Factoria Romana de Salazones” and “Factoría romana de salazones”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parque de las Acacias de Algeciras and Algeciras Heliport.
Parque de las Acacias de Algeciras
Park
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parque de las Acacias de Algeciras is a park in Algeciras, southeastern Spain. Established in 1975, it covers an area of 19,300 square metres. The Museo municipal de Algeciras lies to the north and Villa Smith lies in the southern part of the park.
Algeciras Heliport
Heliport
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Algeciras Heliport is a public heliport in Algeciras. It was inaugurated on July 1, 2010, by the Minister of Development, José Blanco. It was the second helipad of the network AENA after Ceuta Heliport. Algeciras Heliport is situated 460 metres northeast of Roman fish salting factory.
Municipal Museum of Algeciras
Museum
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Municipal Museum of Algeciras is a museum in Algeciras, Spain, located at the northern end of the Parque de las Acacias de Algeciras. It was established in 1995 and is run by the city's cultural department. Municipal Museum of Algeciras is situated 500 metres northwest of Roman fish salting factory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palmones and El Pelayo.
Palmones
Village
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palmones is a village on the Bay of Gibraltar between Algeciras and La Linea de la Concepcion in the Province of Cádiz in Spain. The San Roque Refinery and Los Barrios commercial centre lie on either side of the town. Palmones is situated 6 km north of Roman fish salting factory.
El Pelayo
Hamlet
El Pelayo or Pelayo is a village in the municipality of Algeciras in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain, It is located 7 miles southwest from the city centre, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 14 kilometres away. El Pelayo is situated 7 km southwest of Roman fish salting factory.
Los Cortijillos
Village
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Los Cortijillos is a village and district of the Spanish municipality of Los Barrios of the Province of Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain. It is located six kilometres east of the main town of the municipality, just south of Guadacorte, between Gibraltar and Algeciras. Los Cortijillos is situated 7 km north of Roman fish salting factory.
Roman fish salting factory
- Categories: cannery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Algeciras, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.12517° or 36° 7′ 31″ northLongitude
-5.44363° or 5° 26′ 37″ westOpen location code
8C8P4HG4+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 5322109042OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q97619540
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Roman fish salting factory” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Factoría romana de salazones”
- French: “Factoría romana de salazones”
- Galician: “Factoría romana de salazones”
- German: “Factoría romana de salazones”
- Spanish: “Factoria romana de salazones”
- Spanish: “Factoría romana de salazones”
- Vietnamese: “Xưởng cá muối Roma”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parque de la Conferencia and Aduana (APBA).
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