Juliobriga
Juliobriga was the most important urban centre in Roman Cantabria, as stated by numerous Latin authors including Pliny the Elder. The site has traditionally been identified with ruins in the village of Retortillo and its Villafría district, in the municipality of Campoo de Enmedio.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Caguat, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: former urban center in Roman Cantabria
- Also known as: “IVLIOBRIGA” and “Julióbriga”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Santa María de Retortillo and Iglesia de San Cipriano.
Church of Santa María de Retortillo
Church
Photo: gesoe62, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of Santa María de Retortillo is situated 270 metres southwest of Juliobriga.
Iglesia de San Cipriano
Church
Photo: Luis Rogelio HM, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Iglesia de San Cipriano is a church, which is situated 1¼ km west of Juliobriga.
La Casona
Library
Photo: Valdavia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Casona is a library, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Juliobriga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Retortillo and Bolmir.
Reinosa
Town
Photo: Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reinosa is a municipality in Cantabria, Spain. As of 2009, it has 10,307 inhabitants. The municipality, one of the smallest by land area in Cantabria, is notable for being one of the nearest towns to the headwaters of the Ebro River. Reinosa is situated 2½ km northwest of Juliobriga.
Juliobriga
- Categories: Roman city, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Campoo de Enmedio, Cantabria, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.98711° or 42° 59′ 14″ northLongitude
-4.11099° or 4° 6′ 40″ westOpen location code
8CJQXVPQ+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 158501157OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3189896
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Juliobriga” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جوليوبريجا”
- Basque: “Juliobriga”
- Catalan: “Iuliobriga”
- Dutch: “Juliobriga”
- Esperanto: “Juliobriga”
- French: “Julióbriga”
- Irish: “Juliobriga”
- Latin: “Iuliobriga”
- Portuguese: “Julióbriga”
- Portuguese: “Usuário(a):BrunaCJacques/página de testes”
- Portuguese: “Usuário(a):Domusaurea/Julióbriga”
- Portuguese: “Usuário(a):Renanrp/pagina de testes”
- Russian: “Юлиобрига”
- Spanish: “Ciudad Romana de Juliobriga”
- Spanish: “Ciudad Romana de Julióbriga”
- Spanish: “Iuliobriga”
- Spanish: “Juliobriga”
- Spanish: “Julióbriga”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Iuliobriga and Domus Romana.
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