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Here is a must-do city walk along the absolute highlights from the Roman era, two thousand years ago. In addition, we have suggestions...

With its arid soil and inhospitable landscape, Priorat (Tarragona) has traditionally been one of the poorest regions of Catalonia. In the...

Bernadet Heimans roamed the province of Tarragona for two years with her dog Nova. In a recent article, she takes the reader to six special places, including golden beaches, jagged mountain areas and hidden waterfalls. Although these places also appear elsewhere in tarragona.casa, we would like to list them again here. Gorgs de la Febró - the hidden waterfalls Gorgs de la Febró can be found in the Muntanyes de Prades and can be reached via a nice walk from Arbolí. Spectacular

Under the title ‘Tarraco, capital of Roman Hispania’, National Geographic takes its readers back to Tarragona as it was two thousand years ago. With stunning photographs and reconstructions, the article once again shows just how important this city once was within the Roman Empire. Photo: National Geographic The article appears in issue 271 of National Geographic Historia (still available to buy and read online via Kiosko y Más, go to this link). It is always great to see a m

Today, I’m taking you along as I make an authentic paella at home, using fresh ingredients from Tarragona. And at the end of this blog, I’ll also share a few restaurant recommendations for where to enjoy a good paella in Tarragona. And because Tarragona is a true port city with a thriving fishing industry, I’m going for a paella de marisco: a paella with fish and seafood. Purists may argue that only a Valencian paella should really be called paella, but I think a seafood pael

On August 12, a total solar eclipse took place in Tarragona. Spectacular, unique, and rare. In the Netherlands, the next total solar eclipse will not be visible until 2135. Eclipse as seen from the terrace of our house. The last total solar eclipse in continental Europe took place in 1999. The one in Spain in 1959 and the previous one in 1912. But for the last solar eclipse in Tarragona we have to go back to the 19th century, specifically to 1860 (see drawing). In short, a to

It all started when a digger drilling in the center of Tarragona discovered a huge cave. A quarter of a century later, with numerous...

In this Blog two wonderful tours, one in Barcelona along Gaudí's most famous works, and one in Gaudí's hometown of Reus (10 minutes from...

With the project “Murs que parlen” (talking walls), Tarragona is transforming its streets into a large art gallery. Not unexpected,...

The famous 'Camino de Santiago' to Santiago de Compostela also starts from Tarragona. It runs along the famous Cistercian route...

The battle for the Ebro (Tarragona) in 1938 was the largest and bloodiest in the Spanish Civil War. Various remains of this can be...

Never before could you step back in time so realistically. Tarragona's tourist office has made an AR app and YouTube films that allow you...

Hereby the chosen viewpoints (miradores) with the most beautiful 7 views in the city of Tarragona. Highly recommended to visit and fall...

This hugely popular podcast for learning Spanish on a daily basis has produced a wonderful episode about Tarragona. HoyHablamos is the...

We prefer to talk about Tarragona. But we thought it to be nice to also tell you something about our own website Tarragona.casa and...