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.- Type: Park
- Description: cultural property in Tarifa, Spain
- Also known as: “Conjunto Arqueologico Baelo Claudia” and “Conjunto Arqueológico Baelo Claudia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Templo de Isis and Museo Arqueológico Baelo Claudia.
Templo de Isis
Archaeological site
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Templo de Isis is an archaeological site.
Museo Arqueológico Baelo Claudia
Museum
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Museo Arqueológico Baelo Claudia is a museum, which is situated 240 metres east of Baelo Claudia.
Fuente de Bolonia
Spring
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fuente de Bolonia is a spring, which is situated 590 metres east of Baelo Claudia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bolonia and Atlanterra.
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.
Atlanterra
Neighborhood
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Atlanterra is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Baelo Claudia.
Zahara de los Atunes
Village
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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.
Baelo Claudia
- Categories: archaeological site, town, city, industrial building, archaeological museum, roman ruins, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Tarifa, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.08975° or 36° 5′ 23″ northLongitude
-5.77452° or 5° 46′ 28″ westOpen location code
8C8P36QG+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 222817593OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q43174653
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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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