Highlights of Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain

An attractive city to the south-west of Barcelona, Tarragona’s claim to UNESCO recognition revolves around its Roman past, as evidenced by a significant number of architectural remains.

The long history of the city means that the medieval, Renaissance, and modern architecture in the center coexist with remnants of Roman glory. Here is a not exactly successful attempt to peek at one of the city core pedestrian streets through an opening in the ancient wall.

This isn’t really the city wall, though. It is a standalone fragment of the erstwhile Forum walls, on the eponymous plaça.

A walk along them can be both pleasant and educational, with a lot of information about the city history displayed on stands along the path (in several languages, English included).

The next picture illustrates how the walls were built up from different types of materials in different eras.

There are roughly a dozen points in the city where one can find Roman history. One of them is the Circus, with ruins on the ground level and several impressive spaces underground.

After spending time at the Circus, I decided not to visit the Amphitheater. It can be seen from a number of points above, so here are a couple of perspectives. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).