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menu (€12), as well as à la carte offerings that range from (quite fittingly) home-made pastas
to tempura and sushi (mains €8-17).
Mon-Sat 1.15-3.30pm & 8.30-11.30pm.
Inzolia
c/de la Palma 21, off c/de Sant Joan 938 181 938,
inzolia.com
.
The most agree-
able place in town to wine-taste - a range of cavas and wines is sold by the glass, and there's
a good wine shop attached.
Mon 5-10pm, Tues-Sat 10am-2pm & 5-10pm.
Tarragona
Majestically sited on a rocky hill, 100km southwest of Barcelona and sited sheer above the
sea,
TARRAGONA
isanancientplace:settledoriginallybyIberiansandthenCarthaginians,
itwaslaterusedasthebasefortheRomanconquestofthepeninsula,whichbeganin218BC
withScipio'smarchsouthagainstHannibal.Thefortifiedcitybecameanimperialresortand,
under Augustus, “Tarraco” was the most elegant and cultured city of Roman Spain, boasting
at its peak a quarter of a million inhabitants. It's still a very handsome city, especially the
upper town, with the sweeping Rambla Nova at its heart, lined with cafés and restaurants.
The parallel Rambla Vella marks the start of the old town, while to either side of the
ramblas
are scattered a profusion of relics and monuments from Tarragona's Roman past. Note that
almost all Tarragona'ssights andmuseums are
closedonMondays
,thoughthe oldtownand
the exterior of some of the Roman remains can still be seen should you decide to visit then.
Catedral
Pl. de la Seu • Mon-Sat: mid-March to Oct 10am-7pm; Nov to mid-March 10am-2pm (Sat until 7pm) • €5,
under-16s €3, under-7s free, includes entry to Museu Diocesà
Focalpointofthemedievaloldtownisthe
Catedral
,asiteofgreatantiquitysincetheChris-
tian church was built over the site of the provincial Roman forum. Sitting at the top of a
broadflightofsteps,themainfacadepresentsasoaringGothicportalframedbyRomanesque
