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Tarragona UNESCO world heritage sites

Tarragona center

Roman Wall at Via de l'Imperi Roma, 13B
The Wall of Tarragona (Catalan and Spanish: Muralla de Tarragona) is a wall located in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interes Cultural in 1884.

Temple (imperial cult complex) at Catedral of Tarragona, Pla de la Seu
The the imperial cult complex was surrounded by a portico, large portions of which can still be seen in the cloister of the city's cathedral. At one end, in an axial position, was a large hall, possibly the assembly hall for meetings of the Council of Hispania Citerior province. Approximately in the centre of the upper square stood the magnificent temple in honour of the Emperor.

Provincial Forum at Plazza del Forum
It was built starting from 73 AD, by order of Emperor Vespasian, and remained in use until the 5th century.

Roman circus at Rambla Vella, 2
Tarragona's circus was once used to hold horse and chariot races. An elongated structure measuring 325 by 115 metres, its original capacity has been estimated at 30,000 spectators. The complex was built in the 1st century. Unusually, it was located within the city limits and is thus endowed with several atypical architectural features. It is considered one of the best-preserved circuses in the West, although some of the original structure remains hidden under old 19th-century buildings.

Amfitheatre at Parc de l'amfiteatre
It was built at the end of 1st century BC and the start of 2nd century BC, down from the walls and facing the sea.

Roman Theatre at Carrer de Sant Magi, 1
Despite much of it having been destroyed during the 20th century, the remains of three fundamental parts of the structure are still visible: the cavea (seating), the orchestra (the hemicycle at the foot of the seating) and the scaena (stage area).

Colonial Forum on Carrer de Lleida
Tarragona's forum was built in approximately 30 B.C., and today only a portion of the basilica remains, a building with three naves that once held the court of justice and was sometimes used for meetings of the city council.

Paleochristian cemetery at Avinguda de Ramon y Cajal, 84
Around the Tarraco exit roads towards the south (via Augusta) and the west (via De Italia in Hispanias)an extensive funerary area was developed during the Late-Roman period.

Tarragona outskirts

Roman villa of Centcelles at Cami l'Almoster 1, Constanti
It contains a masterpiece of Early Christian Art. In one of its rooms, which has been almost completely preserved, you can see the oldest known dome mosaic with a Christian theme in the Roman world, dated to the 4th century AD.

Aquaduct at Carrer de Pere Martell, 2
The Tarraco aqueduct took water from the Francoli river, 15 kilometers north of Tarragona.

Scipio's Tower at Via Augusta, 247
It was built during the 1st century AD, six kilometers from the city of Tarraco, capital of the Hispania Citerior, in the course of the Via Augusta, the Roman road that crossed the entire peninsula from the Pyrenees to Gades (Cadiz) and is one of the most important funerary monuments of the Roman era that still remains in the Iberian Peninsula.

Medol Quary on AP-7 km 237 area de descanso Medol
It is the largest of the six Roman quarries around Tarraco. It provided "Soldo" Miocene limestone with tones between white and pink, golden generally clear. This rock, although unsuitable for the most detailed Roman architecture of the city, served mainly the Roman building and medieval buildings of Tarragona, including the Cathedral of Santa Tecla.

Roman Villa from the Mountains at Passeig del Forti, Altafulla
Located in an incomparable setting, close to the beach, the inhabitants of this country residence enjoyed the tranquility of rural life and the beauty of the environment, without forgetting the luxury and refinement.

Triumphal Arch of Bera at N-340, Km. 1183, Roda de Bera
It is a triumphal arch with a single opening consisting of a central body on a podium, decorated with fluted pilasters crowned by Corinthian capitals. The upper part of the construction is an entablature made up of architrave, frieze and cornice.