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.- Historical site
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (40 feet)
- Description: funerary monument
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sant Cosme i Sant Damià de Monnars and Roman quarry of El Mèdol.
Sant Cosme i Sant Damià de Monnars
Sant Cosme i Sant Damià de Monnars is a church, which is situated 1¼ km west of Torre dels Escipions.
Roman quarry of El Mèdol
Archaeological site
The Roman quarry of El Mèdol was first excavated… Roman quarry of El Mèdol is situated 2 km northeast of Torre dels Escipions.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monnars and Els Boscos de Tarragona.
Els Boscos de Tarragona
Els Boscos de Tarragona is a neighborhood.
Torre dels Escipions
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Latitude
41.13199° or 41° 7′ 55″ north
Longitude
1.31898° or 1° 19′ 8″ east
Open location code
8FH348J9+QH
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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 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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