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La Escuera
{{short description, Ancient Iberian settlement La Escuera is an early Iberian settlement located close to camino del Convenio in La Marina. It contains an Iberian temple sanctuary dating back to the third century BC, originally investigated by Swedish archaeologist Solveig Nordström in 1960. Excavation On 9 July 2007 archaeological excavations were begun by students of archaeology of the University of Alicante The University of Alicante (, ; , ; also known by the acronym ''UA'') was established in 1979 on the basis of the Center for University Studies (CEU), which was founded in 1968. The university main campus is located in San Vicente del Raspeig/San ..., under the direction of D. Lorenzo Abad Casal, professor of archaeology, Dña. Feliciana Sala Sellés, teacher of archaeology and D. Jesus Moratalla Jávega, also a professor of archaeology from the University of Alicante. After Solveig Nordström's excavation of the La Escuera site in 1960 she wrote a book detailing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iberia
The Iberian Peninsula ( ), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in south-western Europe. Mostly separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of peninsular Spain and Continental Portugal, comprising most of the region, as well as the tiny adjuncts of Andorra, Gibraltar, and, pursuant to the traditional definition of the Pyrenees as the peninsula's northeastern boundary, a small part of France. With an area of approximately , and a population of roughly 53 million, it is the second-largest European peninsula by area, after the Scandinavian Peninsula. Etymology The Iberian Peninsula has always been associated with the River Ebro (Ibēros in ancient Greek and Ibērus or Hibērus in Latin). The association was so well known it was hardly necessary to state; for example, Ibēria was the country "this side of the Ibērus" in Strabo. Pliny goes so far as to assert that the Greeks had called "the whole of the peninsula" Hiberia beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Marina
La Marina Elche, is a coastal village administered by the city of Elche/Elx (Baix Vinalopó), in the province of Alicante (province), Alicante, (Valencian Community) on Spain's Costa Blanca. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea, by the mountain range Sierra del Molar, very close to Guardamar del Segura and by the salt pans (''salinas'') of Santa Pola. The 1.1 km-long beach is known by the same name. Inland of the beach is an urbanised area constructed following a flood on November 4th, 1987, confusingly also called "La Marina" (more correctly called "Urbanisation La Marina"); it is the urban nucleus of the municipality of San Fulgencio/Sant Fulgenci. "The village", is on the Costa Azul bus route providing access northwards to Alicante and southbound to Torrevieja and ultimately Cartagena, Spain, Cartagena. In Car, it is connected with the tangential (Variante) Road N-332, exit's main access the Road N-332a. (Principal street of La Marina Village). Points Exit's N-332: •No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
