Almoina Archaeological Centre, Valencia
The Almoina Archaeological Centre in Valencia showcases excavations from different eras since the founding of the city as Valentia Edetanorum in 138 BC.
The Almoina Archaeological Centre in Valencia showcases excavations from different eras since the founding of the city as Valentia Edetanorum in 138 BC. Under the glass floors at Décimo Junio Bruto are ruins of the city’s first Roman public buildings including thermal baths, a temple with a pool dedicated to water gods, and a sandstone horreo (granary). You can see entire sections of the Cardo and Decumano Maximo streets which were once the main crossroads of Valentia, along with a well filled with ritual offerings such as ceramic pieces, containers of wine and oil, and bones of young sacrificial animals.
During Visigothic times, Valencia was an episcopal See of the Catholic Church and ruins from that era present the influence of Christianity. See ruins of the 6th century baptistery in the cárcel de San Vicente (prison of Saint Vincent), as well as a double visigodo tomb of a couple with a gold ring, belt buckles, and ceramic and glass items.
Finds from the medieval Moorish city of Balansiya include stone carvings and an original section of the main alcazar (castle), a waterwheel, a courtyard with a pool, and part of the fortifications.
The museum also exhibits finds from the Late Middle Ages after the Christian reconquest of Valencia, presenting remains of the Almoina building where alms were given to the needy, as well as pottery from the 14th century.
Hours
Sun
9:30
15:00
Mon
NA
Tue
9:30
19:00
Wed
9:30
19:00
Thu
9:30
19:00
Fri
9:30
19:00
Sat
9:30
19:00
About Almoina Archaeological Centre
Plaça Dècim Juni Brut, s/n, 46003 València, Valencia, Spain
+34 962 08 41 73
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