Pinar de la Pilar

Pinar de la Pilar is a locality in els Pallaresos Municipality, Tarragona, Catalonia. Pinar de la Pilar is situated nearby to the locality la Borrella, as well as near Comellar de l’Andreu.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castell de Penallonga and Camp de Tarragona railway station.

Castell de Penallonga

Castle

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Castell de Penallonga is a castle.

Camp de Tarragona railway station

Railway station

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Camp de Tarragona is a railway station, opened on 19 December 2006, on the Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line between Madrid and Barcelona. Located between the municipalities of La Secuita and Perafort, some 8 km north of Tarragona itself, the new station serves an area with an estimated population of over 400,000. Camp de Tarragona railway station is situated 2½ km north of Pinar de la Pilar.

Roman villa of Centcelles

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The Roman villa of Centcelles is located in the municipality of Constantí, in Catalonia. It contains a masterpiece of Early Christian Art. In one of its rooms, which has been almost completely preserved, you can see the oldest known dome mosaic with a Christian theme in the Roman world, dated to the 4th century AD. Roman villa of Centcelles is situated 3½ km southwest of Pinar de la Pilar.