SAGUNTO
INHABITANTS: 55.862
HEIGHT: 7 m.
25 km. north from Valencia following road N-340 or highway A-7. Harbour PORT DE SAGUNT, 6 km. East from Sagunto, by the sea.
ZIP CODE: 46500

LANDMARKS
Ruins of the castle destroyed by Hannibal in 210 BC and the well conserved roman theatre, holding 8.000 guests to watch the art shows in summertime; ruins of the Acropolis with interesting excavations showing rests of the different civilizations settled in Sagunto from the Iberian time onwards; the roman circus gate; the archaeological museum; the Calvary; rests of the Diana Temple; the Jewish quarter; the church of El Salvador (12th century); the church of Santa María (a perfect example of the Gothic architecture from 1334); the arcade place; the chapel Ermita de la Sangre and the beaches of Almardà and Sagunto.

GASTRONOMY
Paella, turnips with peas, or the typical bread with tomato.

HANDICRAFTS
Cork drinking jugs

TOURIST INFORMATION
Tourist-Info Sagunto
Plaza Cronista Chabret, s/n
46500 – Sagunto
Tel.0034 962662213
sagunt@touristinfo.net