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¿Are we in Rome? ¡No, Just Tarragona!
¡Buenos! So we only spent one night and one day in Tarragona, but it was as if we had been transported thousands of years into the past. After we FINALLY managed to find the hotel, we spent the next day walking through the old city which is chock full of old Roman architecture. Some highlights: a defensive tower, the entire city wall, and an small colliseum. We also saw an ...
The Baixada de l'Aliga
... our way to the site which again was free of entry charges because of the festival.
Not much had changed since our last visit but the sun-warmed stones and the blue skies encouraged us to take more pictures. We noticed a warbler in some of the bushes that we couldn't immediately identify and which has caused some debate amongst some identification experts on the Birdforum website. At the time of writing the precise species was still undetermined ...
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Vis Mig in the morning, castles at night
... passed by and then joined the crowds gathering on the Balcon de la Mediterranee where the finale is always full of fire and excitement. I got too close a couple of times and ended up with hot sparks on my head and down the back of my shirt. Ouch.
There are two groups of castellers in Tarragona and tonight the Joves de Tarragona were having a practice session that outsiders could observe. If you've read any of my other Catalan blogs on this site you'll know that ...
Santa Tecla
After leaving Northampton just before 07:30 it took about 1 hour 50 minutes to get to the airport, including parking. The Easyjet flight from Luton to Barcelona departed and arrived on time and we were soon out of the airport and heading for the train. There had been recent heavy rain, so it was a bit humid, but the weather was now dry but overcast.
Our T-10 from our August visit still had plenty of trips on it so it cost nothing to get to Sants station on a crowded (standing room ...
On the road again
... inside. Don't think he made it out: ( Tarragona was vey big with a medieval area and a small beach and working port. We had a wander around, stopped for a drink and tapas, a few beers and we were done in. Coffee in a pavement cafe before setting off for France the following ...
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- Swimming pool
- Restaurant
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Kids activities or Babysitting