Puerto de Sagunto

Puerto de Sagunto (Spanish name; Catalan: Port de Sagunt) is a Spanish locality pertaining to Sagunto (Valencian Community, Spain), which is located at the mouth of the Palancia river and in the north of the province of Valencia.

Located 4 km east-southeast of the old town of Sagunto, it includes the central eastern part of the municipal area, from Av.

[1] To the north, it borders the municipality of Canet d'en Berenguer and is located to the west of the Mediterranean Sea.

It owes its name to the locality's port, from which the industrial and commercial activity developed, which is maintained today.

Already during the last third of the 20th century, the operation of the integral steel plant in Sagunto, managed by Altos Hornos del Mediterráneo (1971-1984), was key to its growth, as well as the tourist attraction of the beach of Puerto de Sagunto.