Between avocados, old stone and a hint of doubt
Don't expect a pompous monument with tourists in guide formation. This is Almuñécar. Here a two-thousand-year-old aqueduct just pops up among the mangoes, market stalls and modern apartment buildings. Some brick arches, weathered and crooked, but still sturdy. The Acueducto de Sexi - Roman, they say. Or is it?
The official reading: around the 1st century A.D., the Romans built a seven-kilometer-long water pipeline here to keep their city Sexi Firmum Iulium with fresh water. From the mountains, along what is now Torrecuevas, into the city. But archaeologists aren't quite sure if everything is truly Roman. Some parts look more like Renaissance work. Is that a bad thing? No. It's still insane.
The easiest way to view the aqueduct is in the district La CarreraIn the middle of the old town. Here a reconstructed stretch runs alongside a Roman bathhouse - another find. More in the mood for nature? Head for Torrecuevas, where the aqueduct winds through the green plain like a stone snake. Think: avocados, chirimoyas, and above them a row of arches that once carried water.
The piece at the Parque del Acueducto - also el Cercado de la Santa Cruz - is the most impressive. High, photogenic, and overlooking the sea. Sometimes theater is played here, among the ancient arches. Classical, of course. Suits the place well.
We wander streets ourselves, climb stairs and read informational signs that no one else reads. For these tips, we dive into guidebooks, Facebook groups and local stories - but often the best things you just discover on the spot. Have you been somewhere that made an impression? Or is there something missing from our description? Let us know. We would love to collect your discoveries for the next person who sets out.
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