Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Train The local station is a 10-minute walk from the old town while fast AVE trains ar-
rive at Camp de Tarragona station, a 15-minute taxi ride from the centre. Departures from
Barcelona include normal trains and rodalies on the R14, R15 and R16 lines (€7 to
€38.20, 35 minutes to 1½ hours, every 30 minutes).
Need to Know
Location 83km southwest of Barcelona
Tourist Office ( GOOGLE MAP ; 977 25 07 95; www.tarragonaturisme.es ; Carrer Major 39;
10am-2pm & 3-5pm Mon-Fri, to 7pm Sat, 10am-2pm Sun)
SIGHTS
RUINS
MUSEU D'HISTÒRIA DE TARRAGONA
(MHT; www.museutgn.com ; adult/child per site €3.30/free, all sites €11.05/free;
sites 9am-9pm Tue-
Sat, 10am-3pm Sun Easter-Sep, 10am-7pm Tue-Sat, 10am-3pm Sun Oct-Easter)
The Museu d'Història de Tarragona consists of various separate Uneso World Heritage Ro-
man sites, as well as some other historic buildings around town. Buy a combined ticket and
get exploring!
RUINS
FORÙM PROVINCIAL PRETORI I CIRC ROMANS
( GOOGLE MAP ; Plaça del Rei)
This sizeable complex with two separate entrances includes part of the vaults of the Roman
circus , where chariot races were once held, as well as the Pretori tower on Plaça del Rei
and part of the provincial forum , the political heart of Tarraconensis province. The circus,
300m long, stretched from here to beyond Plaça de la Font to the west.
RUINS
AMFITEATRE ROMÀ
( GOOGLE MAP ; Plaça d'Arce Ochotorena)
Near the beach is this well-preserved amphitheatre, where gladiators hacked away at each
other, or wild animals, to the death. In its arena are the remains of 6th- and 12th-century
churches built to commemorate the martyrdom of the Christian bishop Fructuosus and two
deacons, believed to have been burnt alive here in AD 259. Much of the amphitheatre was
picked to bits, the stone used to build the port, so what you see now is a partial reconstruc-
tion.
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