Roman fish salting factory

Roman fish salting factory
Ruins of a Roman fish salting factory in Spain

The Roman fish salting factory (Spanish: Factoría romana de salazones) was a salting factory established on the seafront of Algeciras, southeastern Spain by the Romans.[1] It belonged to the fishing village of San Nicolás, part of what was called Caetaria.[2] A site of archaeological and historical interest, it was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural site on 27 June 2002.

References

  1. ^ Pérez, Emilio Menéndez (1 March 2008). Las Rutas de la Sal (in Spanish). Netbiblo. p. 72. ISBN 978-84-9745-096-6. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  2. ^ 2. Congreso Internacional La Ciudad en al-Andalus y el Magreb (in Spanish). Fundación El legado andalusì. 2002. p. 297. ISBN 978-84-932051-7-1. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
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