Andalusia Coastal Route
Follow ancient Phoenician trade routes along Andalucía's coast from Málaga to Almuñécar. Explore Sexi's fish-salting factories, cliff-side necropolises, and sweet Moscatel wines from terraced vineyards the Phoenicians would recognize.
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Museo de Malaga - Phoenician Origins
Andalucia's largest museum, housed in the 19th-century Palacio de la Aduana. 15,000+ archaeological items span 8th century BC to Middle Ages. The Phoenician collection includes a 5th-century BC sarcophagus, grave goods from Chorreras necropolis, and evidence of Malaka's role as a Phoenician colony.
tour free - 2🗺️
Museo del Vino Malaga - 5,000 Years of Wine History
Housed in the 18th-century Biedmas Palace, this museum traces Malaga wine from Phoenicians through Greeks, Romans, Moors, and the modern era. 400+ lithographs from the 19th-20th centuries. Entry (€5) includes tasting of two D.O. Malaga wines. Audio guide available in multiple languages.
tour $ - 3🍷
Telmo Rodriguez Molino Real - Mountain Wine Revival
Legendary winemaker Telmo Rodriguez revived Malaga's "mountain wines" with Molino Real. Nine hectares on impossible slate slopes between 350-1,000m altitude. Moscatel de Alejandria grapes dried under sun (asoleo) yield intense sweet wine. 10 kilos of grapes become 1 liter of wine.
tasting $$$ - 4🗺️
Cueva de Siete Palacios - Phoenician Museum Almunécar
The 'Cave of Seven Palaces' is actually the basement of a 1st-century AD Roman palace built using an arch and vault system. Now houses the Archaeological Museum with Phoenician, Roman, and Islamic artifacts. The Egyptian grey marble funerary urn of Apophis I (16th c. BC) is the oldest written document on the Iberian Peninsula.
tour $ - 5🗺️
Necropolis Laurita - 8th Century BC Phoenician Tombs
On Cerro de San Cristobal, this 8th-7th century BC necropolis is the oldest Phoenician-Punic remain in Granada province. Twenty burial chambers held cremated remains in Egyptian alabaster urns, along with Greek vases, jewelry, and Phoenician pottery. Discovery in 1962 sparked investigation of Spain's entire Phoenician coast.
tour $ - 6🗺️
Necropolis Puente de Noy - Later Phoenician Burials
The later of Almunécar's two Phoenician cemeteries, Puente de Noy shows the evolution of burial practices over several centuries. Together with Laurita, these necropolises document 600 years of Phoenician presence at ancient Sexi.
tour $ - 7🗺️
Archaeological Museum of Granada - Phoenician Collection
Housed in the 16th-century Casa de Castril, the museum's fourth room presents colonization and the Iberian world. Luxurious objects from Almunécar's Laurita Necropolis show exotic goods arriving on Andalusian shores. The Phoenician aristocracy's grave goods reveal the wealth of Mediterranean trade.
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