| Page Views: 470 Last Visit to Tarragona: January, 2007 | Tarraco, civitas ubi ver aeternum est by Elisabcn - last update: Aug 27, 2007 |
WELCOME TO MY TARRAGONA'S PAGE Tarraco was founded as a militar base of the roman legions in Hispania. By the year 45 bC, when Tarraco was already the capital of Hispania Citerior, Julius Caesar gave it the status of roman colonia with the name of Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraconensis. Romans stayed in Tarraco for 6 centuries and left in the city very important evidences like the walls, the forum, the circus, the theatre... In 2000 Unesco declared all this archaeological ensemble part of its world heritage list
Apart from the roman remains in Tarragona you will find some interesting things from medieval period (like the Cathedral, chapels, houses of the nobility) and modern times (the Town Hall, some fortifications) too |
|  | The Walls of Tarragona The roman walls of Tarragona are well known . They were built at the end of the IIIcentury bC because of Second Punic War and were lengthened during the IIcentury bC. During your visit of the roman walls you will see three roman towers (Arquebisbe Tower, Minerva Tower and Seminari Tower), some roman doors and other military constructions from the XVII century like el Fortí Negre o el Cos de Guàrdia where you will find a little exposition about the evolution of the fortifications in Tarragona |
The Archaeological Museum of Tarragona Founded during the first half of XIX this is the most ancient museum of Archaeology in Calonia. The historic importance of Tarraco, capital of Hispania Citerior, has provided a rich collection to the museum. Apart from an introduction video of Tarraco and its permanent collection (the mosaics are great) you will find interesting itinerary expositions too.
Address: Plaça del Rei, 5 Tarragona
Tel: 977236209
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| Pros: | "good weather; not too many tourists" | | Cons: | "some remains are a little abandoned" | | In A Nutshell: | "a good one day trip to do from Barcelona" |
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tiabunna Wed Sep 16, 2009 13:15 UTC
Tarragona looks a very pleasant place for a visit - and what marvellous remaining Roman-period buildings! | Mikebond Thu Aug 21, 2008 18:39 UTC
¡Qué página interesante! Me encantaría visitar esta ciudad... | scottishvisitor Fri May 25, 2007 16:39 UTC
Interesting page - the history is fascinating a good look back to the past here |
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