The Baelo Claudia archaeological complex will bustle with life, when in the light of the moon, actors from several companies will re-enact day-to-day life in that Roman city, founded in the 2nd century B.C., overlooking the Bolonia inlet.
The Baelo Nights begin on August 3rd, are free and will end on September 3rd. The programme is filled with dramatized re-enactments and guided visits in the company of actors around Baelo Claudia, the best preserved Roman urban complex on the Iberian Peninsula that receives over 100,000 visitors each year.
The Baelo Nights includes 18 visits at night when the visitors will be accompanied by an archaeologist and extras at 22.00, 23.00 and 24.00 hours, two visits with actors who will re-enact day-to-day life in the town and 18 plays, which will begin with the staging of Moliere's Affected Young Ladies on August 17th, together with works by Plato, such as Asinaria, The Comedy of Asses.
The setting for all these activities is the archaeological complex located on the edge of Bolonia beach, considered by many to be one of the most spectacular in Spain, and against the backdrop of the La Plata and San Bartolomé mountains, which have been declared a natural park.
The Baelo Nights, which began last year, emphasises the beauty of a spectacular setting with monuments of extraordinary interest, such as the basilica, the theatre, market or the temple to Isis.
The Andalusian Ministry of Culture points out that “the Bolonia inlet had been almost deserted from the 8th century A.D.”. Between 1700 and 1900, some scholars and travellers reported the presence of Roman ruins. However, it was not until 1966, when during digs overseen by Professor Pellicer, the importance of the city was established, as "nowhere else on the Iberian Peninsula can such a full vision of Roman town planning be enjoyed as in Baelo Claudia and that is where its main interest lies".
Imperial flavours
The roots of the city were closely linked to trade with north Africa, but it became wealthy thanks to the fishing industry and the fish sauce, garum, that was highly sought after throughout the Empire.
Its decline began with the tidal wave that is believed to have devastated the city in the 2nd century A.D., but people continued to live in Baelo until it was completely abandoned in the 7th century A.D.
It is currently one of the province’s leading attractions thanks both to its archaeological wealth and its natural setting.
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The Baelo Claudia archaeological complex will bustle with life, when in the light of the moon, actors from several companies will re-enact day-to-day life in that Roman city, founded in the 2nd century B.C., overlooking the Bolonia inlet. 
The setting for all these activities is the archaeological complex located on the edge of Bolonia beach, considered by many to be one of the most spectacular in Spain, and against the backdrop of the La Plata and San Bartolomé mountains, which have been declared a natural park.
The roots of the city were closely linked to trade with north Africa, but it became wealthy thanks to the fishing industry and the fish sauce, garum, that was highly sought after throughout the Empire.