The Archaeological Museum of the city is located in the house of the Marquesa de Valero de Palma, in Cavallers street nº 3.
AccessibilityAccessibility: The museum has an accessible chair for the stairs at the entrance and an elevator to the 1st floor.
Historical interest
The museum is divided into four areas corresponding to different periods of development:
Dénia ibera: The site of l’Alt de Benimaquia, etc.
Roman Dianivm: The city of Dianium and its evolution.
Islamic Daniya: The importance of the Taifa Kingdom of Dénia.
Medieval and modern Dénia: Christian period: from the XIII to the XVIII century.
The history of Dénia and archaeology are linked to the activity of the port and to the fact that it is a fundamentally commercial city, with its ships present in the Mediterranean.
The four areas exhibit pieces that form the basis of a museographic proposal always linked to the sea and the relations between cultures, among them: the balsamarium representing the god Mercury (2nd century BC), the collection of Islamic bronzes, many of them of Eastern origin (11th-12th centuries), the ataifor representing an Andalusian ship from Qayrawân and the locally produced or imported Andalusian ceramics.
Free guided tours are offered on Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. without prior reservation.
Schedule:
Open every day (except 25/12, 01/01, 19/03 and 01/05).
Monday to Saturday:
Sunday and holidays: 9 am to 3 pm.
Free admission
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