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    This document provides details about historical sites from the Roman period in Tarragona, Spain that can be visited as part of a tour. It describes the Roman walls, provincial forum, circus, amphitheater, national archeological museum, and aqueduct. The provincial forum was one of the largest monuments of its kind in the Roman world. Many of the structures like the circus and amphitheater are among the best preserved in the Western world. Renting a villa through Arenda Costa Dorada can provide accommodations for exploring these important historical places from Tarragona's Roman republic era.

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    This document provides details about historical sites from the Roman period in Tarragona, Spain that can be visited as part of a tour. It describes the Roman walls, provincial forum, circus, amphitheater, national archeological museum, and aqueduct. The provincial forum was one of the largest monuments of its kind in the Roman world. Many of the structures like the circus and amphitheater are among the best preserved in the Western world. Renting a villa through Arenda Costa Dorada can provide accommodations for exploring these important historical places from Tarragona's Roman republic era.

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    Villa Rentals Costa Dorada

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    This document provides details about historical sites from the Roman period in Tarragona, Spain that can be visited as part of a tour. It describes the Roman walls, provincial forum, circus, amphitheater, national archeological museum, and aqueduct. The provincial forum was one of the largest monuments of its kind in the Roman world. Many of the structures like the circus and amphitheater are among the best preserved in the Western world. Renting a villa through Arenda Costa Dorada can provide accommodations for exploring these important historical places from Tarragona's Roman republic era.

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    :TheRomanTarracoII

    As we talked on our previous post, there is a lot of history concerningTarraco 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 cant
    miss this wonderful route. Get ready and keep your eyes wide open to seeallthe beauty of
    thesehistoric
    al
    monumentsofancientTarragona.

    Romanwalls
    Inthe secondcentury,Tarracowasgivenalargewallthatenclosedthecitylimits.Itslength
    wasabout3,500meters.1,100metersofthemarepreservedtoday,surroundingtheOld
    Town.Themostinteresting parttovisitistheArchaeologicalWalk,whereyoucansee
    variouslocks100%preserved,showingparticularsocketmegalithicblocks,aswellastwoof
    thesixportholesandabeautifulgatewayfortraffic.

    ProvincialForum
    TheareaoftheProvincialForumis18ha,anditwasbuiltstartingfrom73AD,byorderof
    EmperorVespasian,andremainedinuseuntilthe5thcentury.Itisthelargestmonumentof
    itskindintheentireRomanworld.Forumprovincialstructuredintwoplacesatdifferent
    heights.

    Circus
    The RomancircusispartoftheProvincialForumanditisoneofthe bestpreservedcircus
    inalltheWesternworld,despitethefactthatmuchofthestructureremainshiddenunder19th
    centurybuildings.Currently,theeasternsidecanbevisited,includingthedecorativefaade
    andstands,aswellastheSantHermenegildandCarrerEnrajolatvaults.Anothersectionhas
    beenuncoveredinPlaaSedassos,andseveralvaultscanstillbevisitedalongCarrer
    TrinquetVellandinPlaadelaFont.

    Amphiteatre
    The mainuseoftheamphitheatrewastoentertainthetown,includingfightsbetweenwild
    beastsandgladiatorsaswellaspublicexecutions.TheAmphiteatrewasbuiltattheturnof
    the2ndcenturyA.D.anditwasmodifiedin221A.D.Today,aheavilyerodedsectionofthe
    standscarveddirectlyintotheremainingrocks,asdoesasectionofthesouthernstands,
    supportedbyconcretevaults.Tocommemoratetheevent,aVisigothbasilicawasbuiltonthe
    siteattheturnofthe7thcentury,overwhichthemedievalchurchofSantaMariadelMiracle
    wassubsequentlyestablished.

    NationalArcheologicalMuseum
    TheNational ArcheologicalMuseumwasfoundedinthe19thcentury,anditwasbuiltafter
    themixofthesetwo:theMonumentCommitteeMuseumandtheTarragonaArchaeological

    SocietyMuseum.Youcanfindthis MuseumintodayscentralPlaadelReiinTarragona,
    whereyouwillbeabletoseesomeRomanruins,includingseveralfascinating architectural
    fragments,sculptures,inscriptions,mosaics,potter
    andotherRomangadgets.Ifyougo
    tothebasement,youwillgetaviewofpartoftheoriginalancientRomanwall.

    Aqueduct
    Tarraco,asacity,neededwatersupplyforthetown,sotheybuilttwolongaqueductsinthe
    1stcenturyA.D.Thefirstonewas40kmlongandwasfedbytheGaiRiver.TheFrancol
    Riverfedthesecondone,whichwasalso15kmlong.Thisonehastheniceststretchabove
    all:217meterssegmentthatstands26meterstallatitshighest point.Thispointisknownas
    thePontdelDiable(Devil'sBridge) or"LesFerreres"Aqueduct.

    In conclusion,if you needmore information about this interesting and uniquetouraroundthe


    most preserved Romans ruinsin Spain, you canalsovisitthefollowingsiteforfurtherdetails:
    http://www.mnat.cat/?page=tarracoitineraris
    .

    On the other hand, if you would like to learn more about


    villa rentals Costa Dorada
    , dont
    hesitate to visit oursite
    Arenda Costa Dorada
    , where you can find all the villas wecan offer
    forthisupcomingspringandsummer.

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