Underwater archaeologists Antonio Espinosa (Municipal Archaeology Service of Vila Joiosa), José Antonio Moya (INAPH, University of Alicante) and Alejandro Pérez Prefasi have discovered a new underwater archaeological site in the waters of Vila Joiosa during a routine dive to fine-tune some research equipment. The remains consist of a cargo of…

The Villajoyosa Town Council, through Vilamuseu, has successfully concluded its underwater archaeology course for children. The course was held in two sessions, one in July and the other in August, each lasting four days, to explore the different phases of a research project such as that of the Roman shipwreck…

Archaeological excavations at the Roman villa of Barberes Sud in Villajoyosa have brought to light more than 4,000 new fragments of the paintings that decorated the stately rooms at the beginning of the 2nd century AD.   The latest excavation campaign carried out in the Roman villa of Barberes Sud,…