Atlantis, the Lost City: They've Discovered Its Location

Would you like to plan a vacation to Atlantis? Who knows, you might have already visited it without realizing it. Satellites have uncovered mysterious remains in Andalusia. The team of specialists and archaeologists from Merlin Burrows, a private English company specializing in satellite research, is convinced they have found substantial evidence of the existence of the island of gold, whose legend has persisted through the ages. This isn't the first time hypotheses about Atlantis have been formulated. Let's see where this lost island is according to the experts.

Atlantis is a legendary subcontinental island that vanished without a trace, often idealized as an advanced society where wisdom prevailed and that could, therefore, bring peace to the entire world. The idea of Atlantis has captivated dreamers and travelers throughout the ages and continues to do so today.

Unlike many other legends, whose origins have been lost over time between myth and reality, we know exactly where and when the story of Atlantis first appeared: the legend originated in Plato's dialogues, in the Timaeus and the Critias (or continuation of the Timaeus), written around 330 BC. According to Plato, Atlantis was located beyond the Pillars of Hercules, the farthest edge of the known world at that time. The legend narrates that, after failing to invade Athens, Atlantis sank in a single day and night due to the actions of Poseidon, the god of the depths. Myth or legend? The notion that this ancient and majestic island was a real place gained prominence in 1881 by a writer, Ignatius Donnelly, who even claimed that many human achievements (such as metallurgy, agriculture, religion, and language) originated from Atlantis.

Over the years, various hypotheses have been proposed regarding the actual location of the legendary city of Atlantis. From the Bahamas to Andalusia, here are the options.

Today, Merlin Burrows, an English company that carries out satellite scans of land and sea often for government agencies, has gone off the coast of Andalusia with a team of marine archaeologists, historians, and researchers. A team of professionals that has been there since 2016 trying to understand, using modern technologies, how much truth there is in the Platonic narrative. The use of new technologies and satellite imagery is crucial. Atlantis might very well lie near the ruins north of the city of Cadiz. Here lies the Doñana National Park, which was once a large inland sea with islands. According to researchers, traces of at least 15 inhabited centers from an ancient civilization are believed to be preserved here, all lined along a coast. Until recently, most of these villages were thought to be Roman or Greek. But it could be an even older civilization. Believing in the discoveries made by Merlin Burrows is Ingenio Films, who decided to create a documentary to share with the world the magnificent findings made off the coast of Andalusia. Could this be the breakthrough?

A few years ago, a discovery in the archipelago of the Bahamas, off the island of Bimini, was hypothesized to be the remains of Atlantis. It was found on the seabed of the Caribbean Sea, where white stones were discovered that looked like a genuine road. The Bimini Road stretches from Northeast to Southwest in a straight line for 800 meters, curving only at the end. It is formed by rectangular limestone blocks so perfectly shaped that they seem to have been crafted by human hands. Their shape, although eroded by time, has no natural equivalent. Some have speculated that it was a dock for boats and not a road; however, it was certainly the last portion of something much larger. The mystery of Atlantis continues to fascinate generation after generation, and today, the latest hypothesis leads us to Andalusia. Could the remains of the ancient lost civilization really be there?