Port Vinyols
Travel Blogs from Cambrils
¿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
... it. There was a big cheer when the panerola appeared - presumably plenty of local people were aware of the saga of the Cucafera and they certainly new about the infestation, but it turned out that the first one was not the ‘cucafera’ panerola but another one that had been built by someone else with a satirical edge. The semi-official one appeared rather later and without an Uncle Sam hat.
And before long, the three hour wait was up. The ...
Vis Mig in the morning, castles at night
... with its catch.
On the harbourside at Serallo we'd enjoyed food and sidre at Donosti in 2010 but last year they had seemed reluctant to serve us, despite having several customer who seemed to be friends. They were more open this year but the service was verging on surly so we had a glass of sidre and some patatas bravas and moved on. The welcome at nearby Taverna del Mar was much warmer and we ordered several plates of food, mostly fish-based which were very ...
Santa Tecla
... convenient for the parts of Tarragona most tourists want to see and probably needs a taxi ride which will add to the cost and the journey time.
For us, five minutes and €8 in a taxi (it's a steep walk from the station to Placa de la Font but not very far) saw us outside the Hostal Noria where we checked James in before crossing the corner of the square to our by now old favourite, Hotel Placa de la Font, where we ended up in a room we've had before, although to be fair ...
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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Amenities
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Business Services
- Free parking