Spain - Tarragona

Family holidays with Correira and Carvalho's families, August 2002

Anfiteatro Romano, Playa el Milagro, Forum Romano, Claustro de la Catedral y Plaza de la Fuente y Ayuntamiento. Tarragona, Spain. 

Tarraco is the ancient name of the current city of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain). During the Roman Empire was one of the major cities of the Iberian Peninsula and capital of the Roman province called Hispania Citerior or Hispania Tarraconensis. The full name of the city at the time of the Roman Republic was Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco. 

(1) Anfiteatro Romano. 

(2) The Roman Forum is a Roman archaeological site, It was built starting from 73 AD, by order of Emperor Vespasian, and remained in use until the 5th century. The worship area is now occupied by the Cathedral and other edifices.

(3) Catedral de Tarragona. 

UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 as Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco - The Amphitheatre, basilica, and Romanesque church, The Catedral and the Forum Romano.