Empúries
Local name: Emporiae
Located in l'Escala, Girona Coordinates: 42°07′55″ N 3°07′16″ E
- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
About Empúries
Empúries is a village. Location: l'Escala, Girona. Elevation: 6 m.
Empúries (Catalan: Empúries [əmˈpuɾiəs]) was an ancient Greek city on the Mediterranean coast of Catalonia, Spain. Empúries is also known by its Spanish name, Ampurias (Spanish: Ampurias [amˈpuɾjas]). The city Ἐμπόριον (Greek: Ἐμπόριον, Emporion, meaning "trading place", cf. emporion) was founded in 575 BC by Greeks from Phocaea. The invasion of Gaul from Iberia by Hannibal the Carthaginian general in 218 BC prompted the Romans to occupy the city (Latin: Emporiae), thus initiating the Roman conquest of Hispania.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- bien de interés cultural, Tentative World Heritage Site, Cultural Asset of National Interest
- Area
- 25 ha
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- Nearest larger town: Sant Marti d'Empuries, 1 km N
- 29 sights and natural places within 10 km Platja del Portitxol, Greek necropole of El Portitxol
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Platja del Portitxol Beach, l'Escala0.1 km SE -
Platja del Moll Grec Beach, l'Escala0.4 km N -
Greek necropole of El Portitxol Historic site, l'Escala0.3 km SE
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Ruins of Empuries Historic site, l'Escala0.3 km NW
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Ruïnes d'Empúries Museum, l'Escala0.3 km W
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MAC Empúries Museum, l'Escala0.4 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources