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A smartphone displaying a travel app with a map and text overlay, set against a backdrop of a coastal cityscape with palm trees and a lighthouse. 1
A white building with a balcony, potted plants, and flowering vines. 2
A beach with waves, a clear sky, and mountains in the background. 3
A marina with boats, a mountain in the background, and white buildings. 4
A narrow street with white buildings, a hanging vine, and a street lamp. 5
By Red Thread
Free cancellation available
The previous price was S$9 and current price is S$7 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 44m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Beneath the glitz of Marbella's Golden Mile and the mega-yachts of Puerto Banús lies a hidden empire built on salt, sun, and fermenting fish. Join historian Max and local expert Diana on a sensory journey back to the 1st century AD, when this coastline was the industrial engine of Roman Baetica. Discover how the pungent, umami-rich fish sauce known as 'garum' funded the extravagant patrician villas whose mosaics still survive today. This is a storey of extreme luxury, invisible labour, and the ancient roots of modern coastal wealth.

    -A 6.8 km self-guided tour with 6 stops over 164 min

    • Ideal for travellers interested in History & Memory and Foodways & Culinary Identity
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Activity location

  • Puente Romano
    • Puente Romano
    • 29602, Marbella, Andalucía, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Puente Romano
    • Puente Romano
    • 29602, Marbella, Andalucía, Spain

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Podcast Tour Marbellas Empire of Umami in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 44 minutes2h 44m
    2h 44m
  • Opening hours: Mon 0:00-23:59
  • English
Price details
S$8.81
S$7.05 x 1 AdultS$7.05
Total
The previous price was S$8.81 and current price is S$7.05
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Puente Romano

  • 10m
An authentic 1st-century Roman bridge hidden within a modern luxury resort, once part of the vital Via Augusta.

Torre Ancón

  • 10m
A 16th-century watchtower that echoes the ancient Roman system of coastal vigilance against pirates.

Playa de Nagüeles

  • 10m
The beautiful modern beach that was once the site of pungent, industrial-scale Roman fish-salting factories.

Villa romana de Río Verde

  • 10m
The remains of a 1st-century patrician villa featuring unique black-and-white mosaics that reveal the culinary obsessions of the Roman elite.

Playa Puerto Banús

  • 10m
The modern luxury beach that masks the ancient, gritty reality of industrial garum production and invisible labour.

Location

Activity location

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    Puente Romano
    • Puente Romano
    • 29602, Marbella, Andalucía, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Puente Romano
    • Puente Romano
    • 29602, Marbella, Andalucía, Spain

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