cathedral
Valencia Cathedral
A Gothic cathedral claiming to hold the Holy Grail, crowned by the climbable Miguelete bell tower.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Sagunto
Valencia, Spain · Europe
About Sagunto
Sagunto works well as a base: 5 minutes from Faura, 39km from Albufera Natural Park.
Sagunto is in Valencia, Spain, with about 66,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Faura, about 4 km away.
Sagunto, in Spanish, or Sagunt, in Valencian (officially: Sagunt / Sagunto, historically: Morvedre), is a city and municipality of Spain, located in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community. It belongs to the modern fertile comarca of Camp de Morvedre. It is located approximately 30 km (19 mi) north of ValenciaRead more
city center and lies on the Costa de Valencia on the Mediterranean Sea.
It is best known for the remains of the ancient Iberian and Roman city of Saguntum. The siege of Saguntum in 219 BC was the trigger of the Second Punic War between the Carthaginians and the Romans.
The municipality includes three differentiated urban nuclei: Ciutat Vella (Sagunt / Sagunto), Grau Vell and Puerto de Sagunto (Port de Sagunt). Over half of the population lives in the coastal settlement of Puerto de Sagunto.
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What is there to see near Sagunto?
Within an hour or so of Sagunto: Valencia Cathedral (25 km), Valencia Street Circuit (26 km), Bioparc Valencia (26 km), City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia (27 km).
Where is Sagunto?
Sagunto is in Valencia, Spain, about 4 km from Faura.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 66,070
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Valencia
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 39.6833, -0.2667
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Worth the detour from Sagunto
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Valencia Street Circuit
A harbourside street circuit that hosted the European Grand Prix from 2008 to 2012, threading through Valencia's port area.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Bioparc Valencia
Innovative Spanish zoo using immersive design to eliminate visible barriers between visitors and African wildlife.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia
Futuristic cultural complex designed by Santiago Calatrava with an aquarium, planetarium, and opera house.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Oceanogràfic Valencia
Europe's largest aquarium complex within the City of Arts and Sciences, housing over 45,000 marine creatures.
27 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Valencia's amphitheatre-style circuit where nearly every seat has a view of the entire track, traditionally hosting the MotoGP season finale.
38 km · about 45 min drive
national park
Albufera Natural Park
A vast freshwater lagoon and rice paddies south of Valencia, the birthplace of paella, famed for golden sunset boat trips.
39 km · about 45 min drive
Driving in Spain
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€4.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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