Visigothic kingdom

Valentia

Today: València, Spain

Years: 507–711
Role: Bishopric on the Turia

The city kept much of its Roman street grid, but it was Christian building that reordered it: the old forum became the episcopal complex, with a great cathedral surrounded by churches, palaces and cemeteries. It was nearly empty in those centuries and survived chiefly because it was a bishopric. What is left of all that is seen beneath the plaza de la Almoina.

What to see today

Centre Arqueològic de l'Almoina (Conjunto episcopal de Valentia): Church, 6th to 7th century

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