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The Ruins of the ancient city of Empúries is one of the highlights along the Mediterranean coast of Spain. You can spend 2-3hours wondering around in this old city. It is incredible to hear the stories about this old village. Get to know everything you need for a visit to Ruïnes d’Empúries with or without your camper.
Practical information when visiting Ruïnes d’Empúries
The ancient city of Empúries is one of the highlights along the Mediterranean coast of Spain. You can spend 2-3hours wondering around in this old city. The entrée prices are low. There are even free days that you can visit the ruins. The first Sunday of each month, from October to June, are free to visit days. There are some extra free days as well, you can find them here. The general price is 6 euros, for under 30 years it is 4 euros and under 16 is free. You can check the other prices and opening hours here.
There is a free audio tour that makes the city come alive during your visit. The tour is in lots of languages, including Dutch and English. It also includes a separate easier and fun explanation for children at each point. Interested in the rich history of this location and want to know more about the different cultures that lived here in the past? Then I highly recommend taking the audio tour with you.
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It is a large open area that you can discover by yourself or by following the path with audio tour points. With the audio tour, you will learn more about the specific regions of the ancient city and its rich culture. The audio tour tells lots of stories about the past. I highly recommended it to bring the ruins to life. We visited during the low season, while there was almost no one else. The mosaic displays are covered to protect them from the frost during low season, winter.
The History of Ruïnes d’Empúries
Greek colonists founded the city Empúries in 575BC, the name of the city also means trading place. You can find multiple remains of the trading place in the first part of the city. The also called the Necropolis part where you can find an ancient Greek statue of Aesclepius. Later, the Greek city was occupied by Romans in 218BC. You will find the Roman influences further on the hill. You can find an old bathing house, multiple layouts of houses with a courtyard, and you will notice the main roads in and out of the city. There is an amphitheater just outside the city walls.
The place is large, but they excavated only 20% of the ruins of the roman city. This means that the original city is much bigger. It is impressive to see all the remains and listen to the stories on the audio guide that really bring the place to life. Want to know more about the history? Then I recommend visiting this place and follow the audio tour through this city. The audio guide is so good, it feels like you are right there at that moment thousands of years ago.
Sleeping spot for the night
After visiting, during low season you can sleep directly on the parking lot of the city for free. From July to mid-September, they ask a fee for the parking area, which you can pay at the entrance. There is a nice beach nearby with beautiful colors during the sunset. If you walk along the beach away from the ancient city, you will end up at the parking lot of the Lidl for some groceries.
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