Las Bóvedas

Marbella, Spain

Las Bóvedas (the domes) is the local name for the remains of some Roman baths near San Pedro de Alcántara in Andalusia, near Marbella. They are located close to the Paleo-Christian Basilica, Vega del Mar. Historians are still unsure of the baths' true origins, though most believe that they are all that remain of the Roman settlement known as Cilniana (or Silniana) destroyed by an earthquake in 365 AD. They can be visited along with the better conserved Villa Romana (Roman villa).

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Founded: 2nd century AD
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in Spain

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Eduardo Massoud Hervas (2 years ago)
I advise anyone who will visit this to do it with a guide. The place looks very abandoned and of little interest until you know the story behind it. For visits ask the Town Hall.
Dzik Czarownik (2 years ago)
The baths themselves are nice, but opening hours are a joke. The same applies to basilica nearby.
Nicholas Dowling (3 years ago)
Don’t trust Google maps to get you here on foot. It seems to think you can walk through somebody’s garden. Just before you get to the beach it tells you to turn right. Don’t. Carry straight on and the entrance is to your right.
Pekka Järvinen (3 years ago)
The place was a regular interesting historical site but the guide in there worked with passion and explained a lot without being intrusive!
Dan Marv (4 years ago)
Nice sightseeing place. But coming from the beach, you can't find any entrance. It's even the case from the nearbies streets. And it already closed 10 minutes before the official time (visitor's speech).
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