Map of Figueira da Foz from above, Santa Olaia Archaeological Site - First Phoenician Finds in Portugal marked with a wine glass

Archaeological site · Figueira da Foz

Santa Olaia Archaeological Site - First Phoenician Finds in Portugal

Santa Olaia Archaeological Site — earliest Phoenician discoveries in Portugal, wine trade roots from 1000 BC.

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TourSanta Olaia Archaeological Site - First Phoenician Finds in PortugalThe site where Portuguese archaeology first confirmed Phoenician presence in 1902. Located on a ridge overlooking the ancient Mondego River estuary (now 20km inland due to silting), Santa Olaia was a strategic trading station with "topographical criteria familiar from Phoenician trading-stations in the Mediterranean."