Sagunto Essentials

Sagunto preserves a dense concentration of historical layers, from the expansive hilltop castle ruins spanning Roman, Visigothic, and Moorish eras to the restored 1st-century Roman Theatre. The town’s medieval core features the narrow alleys of the Jewish quarter, the Gothic Santa Maria church built over a former mosque, and the 13th-century El Salvador church. Excavations like the Domus dels Peixos reveal Roman residential life, while the Museu de la Sang showcases local religious traditions inside a historic chapel.

Sagunto Castle

Sagunto Castle is a fortress overlooking the town of Sagunto, near Valencia in Spain.

Sagunto Roman theatre

The Teatro romano de Sagunto is a Roman theatre located in Sagunto, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1896.

Església de Santa Maria

A 14th-century Valencian Gothic church built on the site of a former mosque. It features a triple-nave structure and a bell tower added during the 18th century.

Antiga Jueria de Morvedre

The medieval Jewish quarter of Sagunto, characterized by narrow, winding streets that retain their original urban layout from before the 1492 expulsion.

Porta de l'Antiga Jueria

A narrow stone archway that served as the primary entrance to the city's medieval Jewish quarter.

Museu de la Domus dels Peixos

Archaeological site of a 2nd-century Roman villa, featuring well-preserved mosaics with fish motifs, a private bath complex, and a central courtyard.

Parroquia de El Salvador

A 13th-century church representing the transition to Valencian Gothic style, notable for its Romanesque doorway and its status as one of the oldest religious buildings in the municipality.

Museu de la Sang

Housed in the 17th-century Chapel of the Blood, this museum displays processional figures and artifacts related to Sagunto's Holy Week traditions.