Monday, 8 February 2021

TROIA + TROIA ROMAN RUINS

 


TROIA + ROMAN RUINS
38° 27′ 56″ N;  8° 52′ 20″ W

The Troia Peninsula is a sandy sandbank more than 25 km long and 0.5 to 1.5 km wide, on the coast of the parish of Carvalhal, in the municipality of Grândola, between the Atlantic Ocean (to the west) and the estuary from the Sado River (to the east). The peninsula was formed in the last 5000 years from south to north, from Comporta to Tróia in front of the city of Setúbal. It is located in the sub-region of Alentejo Litoral.
In the northern part of the peninsula, you can visit the Roman ruins of Troia, a vast complex of fish salting, which remained in operation between the 1st and 6th centuries. In the last decades of the twentieth century, several tourist developments were built in Troia. Two river terminals provide the shortest connection to the city of Setúbal: Cais Sul (ferries) and Ponta do Adoxe (catamarans).
The coastal landscape is characterized by a low coast with a continuous sandy beach, sometimes constituted by the reddish sediments of recent sandy escarpments.

Main attractions
The Troia peninsula is full of attractions that are worth visiting for everyone. Here you can find a casino, several hotels, some restaurants, and white sand beaches. Additionally, on the Troia peninsula, you can also find the Roman Ruins and the Palafitic Port of Carrasqueira.

Beaches in Troia
The beaches in Troia are a very busy place during the summer months, particularly at weekends. On these beaches you can find a walkway that connects the beaches to the marina areas, protecting the vulnerability of the dunes.

Troia Marina
The Troia Marina allows you to board a boat and sail in the spectacular sea while watching dolphins and the natural beauty of this area.

Roman ruins
The Roman Ruins of Troia are a place that was occupied until the 6th century. It was here that the population took advantage of the abundance of fish and salt. Nowadays it is possible to observe the ruins of the thermal baths that had areas for hot and cold baths, the houses with 2 floors, and the cemetery with various types of graves.

Palafitic Port
The Palafitic Port (Port formed by piles) is a unique place that was built in the 20th century. Based on wooden pillars that are buried in the mud, this port seems to meander from the bank to the interior of the river.





BEACHES


ROMAN RUINS

TROIA MARINA

 PALAFITIC PORT OF CARRASQUEIRA

FERRIES

CATAMARANS


FERRIES + CATAMARANS SETUBAL»«TROIA


DOLPHINS




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ROMAN RUINS
38° 29′ 10.58″ N, 8° 53′ 05.2″ W

Troia was the largest industrial salting complex in the Roman Empire.
The Roman ruins of Tróia are an archaeological site located on the left bank of the Sado river, on the northwest face of the Troia peninsula, in front of Setúbal, in the municipality of Grândola, parish of Carvalhal, in Portugal. The ruins comprise several buildings from the period between the 1st and 6th centuries.

Industry and ruins
The most characteristic structures in Troia are the many fish salting workshops. In addition to these, the ruins also include a housing nucleus with ground floor and first floor houses (the so-called "Princess Houses"), several necropolises, a columbarium, thermal baths, a water wheel (aquaria route) and the remains of an early Christian basilica.

Salting workshops
The industrial activity of Tróia was centered on fishing and the manufacture of canned fish, which was exported to the rest of the Roman Empire and was active between the 1st and 6th centuries AD. The location on an island, the abundant fishing, the excellence of the region's salt and the availability of amphorae were ideal conditions for the activity. The amphorae used as filling came from potteries located on the right bank of the Sado river, such as Abul, an ancient Phoenician factory.
The salting workshops consisted of a series of tanks (cetaria) organized around a central patio. A total of twenty workshops were identified, with varying dimensions: the largest was over 1000 m2 and grouped 19 tanks, while the smallest had 135 m2 and 9 tanks. Due to the large density of tanks, it is believed that a considerable amount of fish was produced for export, although the volumes are currently unknown.

Spa
The remains of the spa occupy an area of ​​450 m2. They included apoditério (vestibulum), frigidário (cold water tank), tepidarium (warm water), caldarium (hot water), with an underground heating system (hypocaust), in addition to several swimming pools and a gym. In one of the pools there are remains of mosaics.




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