I visited 2 components of this site. The nomination is focused on the Via Augusta but contrary to other routes, like the Camino Real in Mexico or the Routes to Santiago, they are mostly talking about the street itself and not the stations in between. Too bad basically none of the street is left. I visited Sagunt, around 25mins from Valencia. In itself a town of historical significance, as it was an important Roman town and it was conquered by Hannibal on his way to Rome. The fortress (built by the Romans and extended by the Moors) is massive and visible from far away. Not too much of the Roman infrastructure is left though. Same goes for the Roman Theatre next to the fortress that has been heavily desecrated with modern infrastructure in order to keep using it as a theatre. It’s a shame, compared to the theatres I saw in Orange, Mérida or Dougga. All in all a nice enough town for a stop, but not especially for the Roman sites.

The second component I visited was the Arc de Cabanes. It is a triumphal arc in the size of the bigger door. The fact that they built a road around the arc makes it appear rather like a nice roundabout decoration than an actual archaeological site. At least there is an information panel about the Via Augusta close to the arch.

There might be more interesting components of this TWHS, but from what I saw it looked like the attempt to gather several mediocre sites and make one WHS out of it.