La Pilarica
Travel Blogs from Tarragona
The Flight of the Snowbirds
... these two very plastic blonde presenters (why are all Italian female TV presenters blonde?) repeating the same lines over and over again with big plastic smiles until the right take was wrapped. We sat and had an ice cream while the boat steamed off. A delicious ice cream, but unfortunately mine was still alive. A large glob of it leapt out onto my trousers, and while I was attending to that the plastic spoon twanged and another large glob ...
¿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
... out of the way which is not our style at all. We could see by peeping around the stationary giant but not as well as we're used to. Next time I think we'll be back on the other side!
Tarragona has a problem. Cockroaches. I say this not because we were plagued with them. In fact we didn’t see any at all, although I believe that it is the port area which is currently the worst hit, but it’s certainly a contentious topic in the city. The bugs ...
Vis Mig in the morning, castles at night
... with the Commons. I'm pretty certain that we could hear Little Terns as well from time to time but we couldn't locate them.
On the route back to the city centre we came upon a bakery that had some of the multi-coloured 'festival cakes' on display. James had tried a green one last year so I felt honour bound to go for a red one. It was ... sweet. Very. Julie's turn in 2013 I reckon and only one colour to go.
Amongst the events planned for tonight was ...
Santa Tecla
... most of the parade had passed by returned to Placa de la Font where we found a decent place to stand and wait not far from the stage and the Ajuntament, where it all finishes.
This proved to be a pretty good spot and if anything the crowd seemed fairly light around here this year, even as the different groups arrived and we got a few nice photos of this colourful event.
Amongst the most popular participants this year where the 'cercolets' who dance with decorated arches. Part ...
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Other places to stay in Tarragona
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Hotel Imperial Tarraco
Paseo de las Palmeres s/n, Tarragona | 4 star hotelfrom $74 -
Hotel Ciutat De Tarragona
Plaza Imperial Tarraco 5, Tarragona | 4 star hotelfrom $84 -
Hotel Tarraco Park
Crta de Valencia 206, Tarragona | 4 star hotelfrom $64 -
AC Hotel Tarragona by Marriott
Avenida de Roma 8, Tarragona | 4 star hotelfrom $83 -
Hotel SB Express Tarragona
Plaza de les Corts Catalanes 4, Tarragona | 3 star hotelfrom $60 -
Astari Hotel
Via Augusta 95 - 97, Tarragona | 3 star hotelfrom $56 -
Catalunya Express
General Contreras 16 , Tarragona | 2 star hotelfrom $59 -
Hotel Lauria
Rambla Nova 20, Tarragona | 3 star hotelfrom $66 -
Hotel Urbis Centre
Plaza Corsini 10, Tarragona | 3 star hotelfrom $68 -
Nuria
Via Augusta 145, Tarragona | 3 star hotelfrom $71 -
Hotel Placa de la Font
Plaça de la Font, 26, Tarragona | Hotel$118 average -
Hotel Sant Jordi
Via Augusta 185 , Tarragona | 3 star hotelfrom $85 -
Alexandra Aparthotel
Rambla Nova, 71, Tarragona | 3 star hotelfrom $69 -
Hotel Marina
Augusta 151, Tarragona | Hotel -
La Grava Hotel
6 Pareteta , Tarragona | 4 star hotelfrom $90 -
Residencia Sant Jordi Tarragona
Av. Lluis Companys, 5, Tarragona | Hotelfrom $33 -
Hotel Royal Tarraco
Sant Auguri 5, Tarragona | 4 star hotelfrom $79 -
Apartamentos Salou Center
Placa Europa 2, Tarragona | Hotel -
Hotel Cosmos
Avinguda Estanislau Figueres, 57, Tarragona | Hotelfrom $53
