Tourist Attractions in Tarragona

 
The old port town of Tarragona, chief town of its province and the see of an archbishop, is picturesquely situated, some 100km/60mi southwest of Barcelona, on a hill rising 160m/525ft above the Mediterranean. On the highest point of the hill, which was the site of an ancient fortified settlement, is the Cathedral.

History

The origins of the ancient stronghold known to the Romans as Tarraco go back to the third millennium B.C. The first town walls were built by an Iberian tribe, the Cessetani. After its capture by the Romans in the Second Punic War (218 B.C.) the town became the main Roman base in Spain and from the time of Augustus capital of the whole province of Hispania. The remains of many splendid buildings still testify to the wealth of ancient Tarraco. In later centuries the town was several times destroyed - in 475 by the Visigoths, in 713 by the Moors, who held it until the beginning of the ninth century, and in 1811 by the French.
Picture of Cyclopean Walls

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The well-preserved Cyclopean Walls date back to as early as 218 B.C. The walls find their origin in the Roman, Augustan and Moorish historical periods.

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The Archeological Museum in Tarragona is known for its fine collectino of Roman art, particularly mosaics.

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Built largely in the 12th and 13th C, Tarragona's Cathedral shows a fine progression from Romanesque to Gothic.

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Tarragona Surroundings

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The Acueducto de las Ferreras remains from the early Roman Empire. It is 217 m long, and in some areas as high as 73 m, with 25 arches.

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The Ebro Delta is a marshy, wetland area, perfect for growing rice. The Delta also attracts large numbers of birds.

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The monastery of Santa María de Poblet, built between the 12th and 14th C, is a large complex of buildings surrounded by walls. It was the burial site of the Aragonese kings.

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Roman ruins in Tarragona.Roman Remains, Tarragona
Detail of a medieval cathedral in Tarragona.Cathedral, Tarragona
Walkway to the Monasterio de Poblet.Monasterio de Poblet, Tarragona
Roman circus in Tarragona.Roman Remains, Tarragona
The Cathedral of Santa Maria in Tarragona.Cathedral, Tarragona
The Roman walls of Tarragona with cannons.Cyclopean Walls, Tarragona
Roman Quarter, Tarragona.Roman Remains, Tarragona
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