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🏛️ Carteia-San Pedro de Alcántara

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🏛️ Carteia-San Pedro de Alcántara
Roman port settlement and archaeological site in Andalusia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 21:10
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located near San Pedro de Alcántara, Málaga province, Andalusia, Spain
  • Founded as a Phoenician settlement; developed into a major Roman port city
  • One of the earliest Roman colonies established in Hispania (171 BCE)
  • Archaeological remains visible in an open-air museum setting near the Costa del Sol

Carteia was one of the first Roman colonies established in the Iberian Peninsula, strategically positioned on the Strait ...

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