Torre dels Escipions
Torre dels Escipions is a funerary tower built by the Romans on the outskirts of Tarraco, an ancient Roman city that corresponds to the present city of Tarragona.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roman quarry of El Mèdol and Mas de Sorder.
Roman quarry of El Mèdol
Archaeological site
The Roman quarry of El Mèdol was first excavated during the period of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Its dimensions are over 200m wide and 10 to 40 deep. Roman quarry of El Mèdol is situated 2 km northeast of Torre dels Escipions.
Mas de Sorder
Ruins
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Mas de Sorder is a ruins, which is situated 2 km north of Torre dels Escipions.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monnars and Els Boscos de Tarragona.
Els Boscos de Tarragona
Suburb
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Els Boscos de Tarragona is a suburb.
Torre dels Escipions
- Type: Historical site
- Description: funerary monument
- Categories: archaeological site, grave, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tarragona, Tarragona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Torre dels Escipions” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Eszipiondarren dorrea”
- Catalan: “Torre dels Escipions”
- French: “tour des Scipion”
- French: “Tour des Scipion”
- French: “Tour des Scipions”
- Galician: “Torre dos Escipións”
- German: “Torre de los Escipiones”
- German: “Torre dels Escipions”
- German: “Turm der Scipionen”
- Spanish: “Torre de los Escipiones”
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