GOLF ON THE COSTA DORADA
Golfers may want to leave the rest of the family at Port Aventura while they enjoy a day out at one of the excellent courses in the area. There are 18-hole courses in Reus and Mont-roig del Camp. The nine-hole Club de Costa Dorada near Tarragona has a swimming pool, tennis and squash courts, a children's playground and restaurant.
Roman Amphitheatre of Tarragona is located at the end of "Rambla Vella" and the "Pg. de les Palmeres", the Amphitheatre is dated from the II. BC The whole place is got capacity for 13.000 spectators; they have been reconstructed to its original state. This was the place for the gladiators and for the hunt of wild animals. This was also the place were the sentenced were finally executed.
Tarragona Archaeological Walk goes along the most well preserved parts of the roman Archaeological walls surrounding Tarragona centre, including the "Minerva", "Cabiscol" and the "Arquebisbe" towers.
All these towers were constructed between the 3rd and the 2nd century B.C. on top of two lines of stones but on the Arquebisbe tower there were as many as 7 lines of stones.
Cathedral of Tarragona is located right in front of the Gothic porches and next to the University of Tarragona.
Here you will see the most important collection of tapestries in Europe. It also has gothic paintings.
Tarragona National Archaeological Museum is the oldest museum in Catalonia of its kind. In its expositions salons it has archaeological pieces of the antique Tarraco, also has some pieces from the Romanization period. One can go along its different salons as you go up to the last floor of the museum.
Roman Circus of Tarragona is one of the most important places in our visit of Tarragona, one of the most interesting Archaeological sites and one of the most well preserved of the old Roman Empire.
Pont del Diable. Roman Aqueduct. Located some 4 Km from Tarragona, this magnificent construction was built to bring water from the nearby Francolí river to the city. It has a total height of 27 meters and it is 217 meters long. Open air monument and not entrance needed.
It is a "world heritage monument".
Scipio s tower. Scipio s funerary family monument.
This funerary monument consists of three well defined parts or blocks. The last block are figures that represent probably the famous person buried in this place. It probably lasted with a pyramid shape.
Bará's Arch. The responsible of the construction of this roman triumphal arch was a powerful and well known man called "Lic Licini Sura" by the end of the 1st century. This is a 12 m high honorific construction and has Corinthian capitols.
COUNTRYSIDE
A truly memorable day out in the real Spanish countryside. You can visit villages like Montblanc, Sarral, Santes Creus, Pla de Santa Maria and Valls, just to name a few. Also sample some of the local wine at the winery. Real Spain at its best
