Tarragona is a city on the South of Catalonia. It's the capital of the province of Tarragona. It was founded in the 3rdCentury bC. It has an inmportant port, and has also a big petroquimical complex. Romans declared Tarragona the capital of their province "Tarraconensis" (red area in the map).
There are still good arqueological remains from the Roman period. That's why they have been declared UNESCO Heritage Site.
Roman Amfitheater
History of Tarragona
The city bas built stone by stone. Stones were taken from the quarry "El Médol".
50,000 cubic meters of stone we see today spread through a city that breathes history in every one of its corners were extracted from "El Mèdol"
A block of stone, like a spire, was left in the middle of the quarry, as a witness.
Buildings in Tarragona
Roman Circus