Empúries, Greek and Roman Ruins in Spain
In Ancient times there was a city called Phocaea, in the geographical area that today is Turkey. 2600 years ago greek colonists from Phocaea traveled west and reached this coast of north-east Spain to found a new settlement. It became Emporion, a thriving center for commerce and merchants. Later, Emporion was occupied by the romans and to the original greek settlement, just few meters from the beach, a new Roman portion of the city was added, slightly more inland. The city prospered for centuries, but then fell in decline in the early medieval age, when its very exposed position made it too vulnerable to marauders. Meanwhile other Roman cities in the area were gaining more power, like Barcino (Barcelona) and Tarraco (Tarragona). Here is how Empúries looks today, in ruins. The statue is a copy of the original (kept inside the museum) but it's placed in the location where the original standed. It probably depicts Asclepius, greek god of healing and medicine.
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Filmed on February 3, 2018
Produced by Paolo De Santis
Empuriabrava 2018-2019
Empuriabrava 2018-2019
Places to see in ( Girona - Spain ) Figueres
Places to see in ( Girona - Spain ) Figueres
Figueres is the capital of the comarca of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Figueres is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors.
Figueres is also the birthplace of Narcís Monturiol, inventor of the first successful machine-powered submarine. Also born here was Mónica Naranjo, one of the best selling Spanish singers of the 1990s and 2000s.
The town's name derives from that of Ficaris, of Visigoth origins. In 1267, King James I of Aragon conceded it fuero rights, but four years later count Ponç IV of Empúries set the town on fire. During the Spanish Civil War, it remained loyal to the Republican government, and was repeatedly bombed by the rebels. Figueres recovered starting from the 1950s, consolidating its economy around the tourism industry.
Situated in the north-east corner of Catalonia, Figueres is about 40 km (25 miles) from Girona, 140 km (87 miles) from Barcelona, 60 km (37 miles) from Perpignan, and 50 km (31 miles) from Girona-Costa Brava Airport. It is also served by its own railway station just east of the old town center.
Figueres has been connected since December 2010 to the high-speed rail network with the start of services connecting Figueres to Perpignan via LGV, allowing direct TGV services to Paris in 5 h 27 min. Connections to Madrid-Barcelona via AVE began on 8 January 2013 and the trip takes 53 min (12 min to Girona).
Alot to see in Figueres such as :
Sant Ferran Castle, built in 1753 during the reign of Ferdinand VI of Spain. It has a pentagonal plan, with a total perimeter of 5.6 km (3.5 mi).
Parish church of St. Peter, in Gothic. It has a single nave with side chapels.
Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí (19th century, renovated in the 1960s). It incorporates a tower from the ancient walls.
Technical Museum of the Empordà, a technology museum with hundreds of antique typewriters
( Girona - Spain ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Girona . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Girona - Spain
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Les ruines d'Empuries
La Costa Brava cache quelques-uns des vestiges romains les plus impressionnants de la péninsule ibérique.
Empúries est un site exceptionnel puisque les restes de l’antique cité grecque d’Emporion cohabitent avec l’ancienne cité romaine d’Emporiae.
Ancient Greek and Roman Ruins - Empúries, Spain
Ancient Greek and Roman Ruins at Empúries, Spain, a little video tour.
While in Pals camping, we visited Empúries and the Greek and Roman ruins. This city started back in 250BC with a Greek settlement and later came the Romans along. Empuries was a good trading location and the Romans also wanted to set-up a city there, so the Greeks at Empuries agreed to work with the Romans and they lived in harmony. The Greeks had the location closest to the bay and Mediterranean Sea and the Romans built up higher, above the Greek settlement. There are a massive amount of ancient ruins at Empuries and it is very interesting. You can see the Forum and even the remains of a colosseum! The city walls were also most impressive, but for me, the titles and geometric patters on the nicely mosaic tiled floors in the Roman large house was amazing.
Empuries
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Ancient Greek and Roman Ruins at Empúries, Spain
Restaurant Dluxe Empuriabrava - Touristen feiern Geburtstag
Restaurant Dluxe Empuriabrava - Touristen feiern
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EMPURIABRAVA
Empuriabrava, nom officiel en catalan (Ampuriabrava en castillan) située à environ 40 km de la frontière entre la France et l'Espagne, est une des plus grandes marina résidentielles au monde avec plus de 30 km de canaux. Elle se trouve sur la Costa Brava dans la baie de Roses (en Catalan, Rosas), à 15 km de Figueras (en castillan et Figueres, nom officiel en catalan), à 60 km de l'aéroport de Gérone-Costa Brava, et 120 km de Barcelone), dans la municipalité de Castelló d'Empúries.
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