Archaeological Site of La Ribera de Algaida

One of the most important archaeological sites in Almeria, Spain, spanning 20-30 hectares near Aguadulce and occupied from the late Copper Age through the Roman era. The settlement originated during the Argaric Bronze Age culture and later served as a Phoenician trading port. Under Rome it was known as Turaniana, cited in the Antonine Itinerary as a mansion on the road from Castile to Malacca. Discovered in 1859 and declared a Bien de Interes Cultural in 1991, it remains one of the longest continuously occupied sites in southeastern Spain.