Tarragona
Tarraco is the ancient name of the current city of Tarragona. It was the oldest Roman settlement on the Iberian Peninsula. It became the capital of Hispania Tarraconensis following the latter's creation during the Roman Empire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 142,000 residents
- Description: ancient city on the site of modern Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
- Also known as: “Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco”, “Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco”, “Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco”, and “Tarraco”
- Postal codes: 43001-43008, 43070, 43071, 43080, 43130, and 43205
Photo: Camkatka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tarragona Amphitheatre and National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona.
Tarragona Amphitheatre
Archaeological site
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The Roman Amphitheatre of Tarraco is a Roman amphitheatre in the Roman colonia of Tarraco –present-day Tarragona, Spain–, capital of the Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis.
National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona
Museum
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona is a public museum located in the city of Tarragona focusing on its rich historical heritage and ancient remains.
Roman Theatre
Archaeological site
Photo: Lluis tgn, Public domain.
The Roman Theatre of Tarraco is a Roman theatre in the Roman colonia of Tarraco –present-day Tarragona, Spain–, capital of the Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Constantí Municipality and Bonavista.
Constantí Municipality
Village
Photo: Tabalot, Public domain.
Constantí is a town in the province of Tarragona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 6,888. Constantí Municipality is situated 4½ km northwest of Tarragona.
Bonavista
Suburb
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Bonavista is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km west of Tarragona.
La Canonja
Village
Photo: Tabalot, Public domain.
La Canonja is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 5,943. La Canonja was segregated from Tarragona on 15 April 2010 by a decision of the Parliament of Catalonia. La Canonja is situated 5 km west of Tarragona.
Tarragona
- Categories: archaeological site, Roman colony, fortified town, port city, and ancient city
- Location: Tarragona, Tarragona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Vietnamese—“Tarragona” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ταρρακών”
- Aragonese: “Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco”
- Armenian: “Տառակո”
- Azerbaijani: “Tarrakon”
- Basque: “Tarraco”
- Basque: “Tarragona”
- Belarusian: “Таракон”
- Catalan: “Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco”
- Catalan: “Tarraco”
- Catalan: “Tàrraco”
- Catalan: “Tarragona”
- Catalan: “Ταρρακών”
- Chinese: “塔拉科”
- Chinese: “塔拉科考古遗址”
- Chinese: “塔拉科考古遺址”
- Danish: “Tarragona”
- Dutch: “Archeologisch ensemble van Tárraco”
- Dutch: “Tarraco”
- Dutch: “Tarragona”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مدينة جوليا كولون”
- Esperanto: “Arkeologia ensemblo de Taragono”
- Esperanto: “Taragono”
- Finnish: “Tarraco”
- Finnish: “Tarragona”
- French: “Tarraco”
- French: “Tarragone”
- Galician: “Tarraco”
- Galician: “Tarragona”
- Georgian: “ტარაკო”
- German: “Tarraco”
- German: “Tarragona”
- Greek: “Τάρρακο”
- Hebrew: “טאראקו”
- Hebrew: “טרגונה”
- Hindi: “तराको”
- Indonesian: “Tarraco”
- Italian: “Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco”
- Italian: “Complesso archeologico di Tarraco”
- Italian: “Tarraco”
- Italian: “Tarragona”
- Japanese: “タラゴナ”
- Latin: “Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco”
- Latin: “Tarraco”
- Latin: “Tarrago”
- Latvian: “Tarrakona”
- Lithuanian: “Tarakonas”
- Malayalam: “ടാരാകോ”
- Maltese: “Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco”
- Maltese: “Tarraco”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Tarraco”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Tarragona”
- Persian: “تاراگونا”
- Persian: “تاریکو”
- Polish: “Tarragona”
- Portuguese: “Tarraco”
- Portuguese: “Tarragona”
- Romanian: “Tarraco”
- Russian: “Таррагона”
- Russian: “Тарракон”
- Slovenian: “Tarraco”
- Spanish: “Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco”
- Spanish: “Colonia Julia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco”
- Spanish: “Tarraco”
- Spanish: “Tarragona”
- Spanish: “Ταρρακών”
- Swedish: “Tarraco”
- Swedish: “Tarragona”
- Tahitian: “Tarragona”
- Turkish: “Tarraco”
- Ukrainian: “Таррако”
- Vietnamese: “Tarraco”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaça de la Imperial Tarraco and AC Hotel Tarragona.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tarragona”. Photo: Kuxu76, CC BY-SA 3.0.