Roman fish salting factory

Roman fish salting factory

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.

Coordinates: 36°07′32″N 5°26′38″W / 36.12556°N 5.44389°W