| Just 12 kilometres away are the most important historical and cultural remains on the Costa Dorada: the remains of the Roman Empire. We are referring to Tarragona, for centuries the administrative capital of the Roman province of Tarraconense.
All over present-day Tarragona you can find architectural and artistic elements which evoke the Roman era, relics and remains of such importance that they have been declared as Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
 The city of Tarragona conserves stunning vestiges of the powerful Roman civilisation, including the splendid wall surrounding the city, the remains of the Forum, the Praetorium, the Circus and the Amphitheatre. A visit to Tarragona can be further enhanced by a wander through the Necropolis and the Museums. In the Archaeological Museum, for example, you can see the underground passageways which ran through part of the historical centre of the city, while in the Paleo-Christian Museum you can find, amongst other curiosities, the oldest articulated doll in the world.
In the city outskirts we can see the triumphal arch of Barà, an expression of Imperial splendour, which from its location in the centre of the Via Augusta used to welcome travellers to the entrance to Tarraco, as well as the Tower of the Scipios, a very well-preserved funerary , the Mèdol quarry, which produced vast quantities of stone used in the Roman constructions, the Devil's Bridge, an aqueduct by which the city was supplied with drinking water, and so on |
