Scipio Tower
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.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Monument
- Description: funerary monument
- Also known as: “Torre dels Escipions”, “Tour des Scipions”, and “Turm der Scipionen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Sant Cosme i Sant Damià de Monnars and Roman quarry of El Mèdol.
Sant Cosme i Sant Damià de Monnars
Church
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 Scipio Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monnars and Els Boscos de Tarragona.
Scipio Tower
- Categories: archaeological site, grave, building, and historic site
- Location: Tarragona, Tarragona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.132° or 41° 7′ 55″ north
Longitude
1.31894° or 1° 19′ 8″ east
Open location code
8FH348J9+RH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Scipio Tower” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Eszipiondarren dorrea”
- Catalan: “Torre dels Escipions”
- French: “tour des Scipion”
- French: “Tour des Scipion”
- Galician: “Torre dos Escipións”
- German: “Torre dels Escipions”
- Spanish: “Torre de los Escipiones”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mas d’en Grimau and Centre Cívic Municipal de Llevant.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: La Torre dels Escipions and Las Palmeras.
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