Bolonia

Long a tiny Andalucian gypsy village, now a major archeological site. The Roman port of Baelo Claudia was an important stop for Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans on the olive oil trade galley-run from Gades/Cadiz to Valencia and the Eastern Mediterranean.

www.andalucia.com/province/cadiz/bolonia/home.htm

The site boasts an amphitheater and the very recent excavations of a considerably-sized Roman town:

"The town developed about 2000 years BC as a maritime link to Tangier. It became an important fish-salting... industrial centre, and was thriving at the time of Emperor Claudius (41-45 AD)... By the second century it was in decline and was nearly destroyed by an earthquake. By the sixth century AD it was abandoned... The ruins feature an entrance arch and main street, a forum, a temple, an amphitheatre, and in the industrial area the large fish salting pits. The ruins are open to the public and [are] well worth the visit. Free to EU citizens on production of an ID card. Otherwise the entrance fee is only 1.5 euros."

www.andalucia.com/province/cadiz/bolonia/baelo-claudia....