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1. Villa rentals Costa Dorada​: The Roman Tarraco II
As we talked on our previous post, there is a lot of history concerning Tarraco but today, we
would like to talk about a tour in order for you to visit the main historical places that ​were
important during the Roman Republic. If you book your ​villa rentals Costa Dorada you can’t
miss this wonderful route. Get ready and keep your eyes wide open to see all the beauty of
these historic​al​ monuments of ancient Tarragona.
Roman walls
In the second century, Tarraco was given a large wall that enclosed the city limits. Its length
was about 3,500 meters. 1,100 meters of them are preserved today, surrounding the Old
Town. The most interesting part to visit is the Archaeological Walk, where you can see
various locks 100% preserved, showing particular socket megalithic blocks, as well as two of
the six portholes and a beautiful gateway for traffic.
Provincial Forum
The area of the Provincial Forum is 18 ha, and it was built starting from 73 AD, by order of
Emperor Vespasian, and remained in use until the 5th century. It is the largest monument of
its kind in the entire Roman world. Forum provincial structured in two places at different
heights.
Circus
The Roman circus is part of the Provincial Forum and it is one of the best­preserved circus
in all the Western world, despite the fact that much of the structure remains hidden under 19th
century buildings. Currently, the eastern side can be visited, including the decorative façade
and stands, as well as the Sant Hermenegild and Carrer Enrajolat vaults. Another section has
been uncovered in Plaça Sedassos, and several vaults can still be visited along Carrer
Trinquet Vell and in Plaça de la Font.
Amphiteatre
The main use of the amphitheatre was to entertain the town, including fights between wild
beasts and gladiators as well as public executions. The Amphiteatre was built at the turn of
the 2nd century A.D. and it was modified in 221 A.D. Today, a heavily eroded section of the
stands carved directly into the remaining rocks, as does a section of the southern stands,
supported by concrete vaults. To commemorate the event, a Visigoth basilica was built on the
site at the turn of the 7th century, over which the medieval church of Santa Maria del Miracle
was subsequently established.
National Archeological Museum
The National Archeological Museum was founded in the 19th century, and it was built after
the mix of these two: the Monument Committee Museum and the Tarragona Archaeological

2. Society Museum. You can find this Museum in today’s central Plaça del Rei in Tarragona,
where you will be able to see some Roman ruins, including several fascinating architectural
fragments, sculptures, inscriptions, mosaics, potter and other Roman gadgets. If you go
to the basement, you will get a view of part of the original ancient Roman wall.
Aqueduct
Tarraco, as a city, needed water supply for the town, so they built two long aqueducts in the
1st century A.D. The first one was 40 km long and was fed by the Gaià River. The Francolí
River fed the second one, which was also 15 km long. This one has the nicest stretch above
all: 217 meters segment that stands 26 meters tall at its highest point. This point is known as
the Pont del Diable (Devil's Bridge) or "Les Ferreres" Aqueduct.
In conclusion, if you need more information about this interesting and unique tour around the
most preserved Romans ruins in Spain, you can also visit the following site for further details:
http://www.mnat.cat/?page=tarraco­itineraris​.
On the other hand, if you would like to learn more about ​villa rentals Costa Dorada​, don’t
hesitate to visit our site ​Arenda Costa Dorada​, where you can find all the villas we can offer
for this up­coming spring and summer.