This fascinating jewel was inhabited over the millenniums by, among others, the Celts (who called it Arunda), the Greeks, the Phoenicians, the Romans, the Vandals, and the Berbers (Moors), who defeated the Visigoths in the eighth century C.E.
Sellest ajast, mil see kaunis linn oli elanikega asustatud, on möödas aastatuhandeid. Siin elas muu hulgas kelte (kes kutsusid seda paika Arundaks), kreeklasi, foiniiklasi, roomlasi, vandaale ja maure, kes lõid 8. sajandil visigoote.