With a long bridge ahead, many Andalusians have decided to travel these days and discover new cities. Due to its climate, its gastronomy or its history, spain hides very special corners to visit. And with centuries old. Charming towns, municipalities full of life and healthy cities where you can spend a few pleasant days with family and friends.
You don’t have to leave Andalusia to visit the oldest city in Spain, and in Europe. Of all the currently inhabited cities, Cádiz tops the list as far as years are concerned, with more than 3,000 years behind them. However, our Autonomous Community accumulates six cities, and provincial capitals, among the oldest in Spain, in addition to the municipalities of Adra and Almunecar, in Almería and Granada, respectively. The birth of Sevilladating from the 8th century BC, with the Tartessos at the forefront, has evolved over time to become one of the most important cities in the history of Spain.
Oldest cities in Spain
The data offered by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) put us on the track regarding the total number of municipalities with over 10,000 inhabitants. The history of the towns marks us, with a certain margin of error, the location of the oldest cities in Spain. This is the complete list by provinces
- alava: Victory (year 1181)
- Albacete: Albacete (12th century)
- Alicante: Elche (5th century AD)
- Almeria: In Almería the oldest city is Adra, dating from the 8th century BC A port city with great history and tradition since the time of the Phoenicians.
- Asturias: Gijón (symbol V aC).
- Avila: Ávila (Syglo I BC)
- badajoz: Medellín (year 79 BC)
- baleares: Ibiza (654 a.C.)
- Barcelona: Barcelona (3rd century BC)
- Vizcaya: Bilbao (year 1300)
- Burgos: Burgos (year 884)
- caceres: Coria (8th century BC).
- Cádiz: Cádiz (1.104aC)
- cantabria: Santander (26 a.C.)
- Castellon: Castellón de la Plana (year 1251)
- Real city: Ciudad Real (year 1255)
- Córdoba: General Marco Claudio Marcelo founded Córdoba in 169 BC.
- Coruña: Santiago de Compostela (year 820)
- Cuenca: Cuenca (year 784)
- Gerona: Gerona (79 BC):
- Granada: In Granada is one of the oldest municipalities in Spain. Is about luncheondating from the 8th century BC
- Guadalajara: Guadalajara (8th century)
- Guipuzcoa: Saint Sebastian (year 1180)
- Huelva: Huelva is another of the oldest cities in Spain, founded by the Phoenicians in the 10th century BC.
- Huesca: Huesca (179 BC)
- Jaen: Another of the oldest cities in Spain, also Andalusian, is Jaén, which dates back to the 10th century BC.
- León: Leo (29 BC)
- Lleida: Lleida (6th century BC)
- Lugo: Lugo (1st century AD)
- Madrid: Alcalá de Henares (1st century)
- Málaga: Málaga (siglo VII aC)
- Murcia: Cartagena (227 a.C)
- Navarra: Pamplona (74 a.C.)
- orense: Ourense (1st century)
- Palencia: Branosera (824)
- the palms: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (year 1478)
- Pontevedra: Vigo (2nd century BC)
- The Rioja: Calahorra (182 a.C.)
- Salamanca: Salamanca (4th century BC)
- Santa Cruz of Tenerife: Santa Cruz de Tenerife (year 1493)
- Segovia: Segovia (1st century)
- Sevilla: Seville (8th century BC)
- Soria: Soria (year 1109)
- Tarragona: Tarragona (5th century AD)
- Teruel: Teruel (year 1171)
- Toledo: Toledo (192 a.C.)
- Valencia: Valencia (138 BC)
- Valladolid: Valladolid (year 1072)
- Zamora: Zamora (year 852)
- Zaragoza: Zaragoza (3rd century BC)
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