Tarragona

Visit to Tarragona

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June 2nd 2011
Today we took the bus to Tarragona. This is about a 20 minute bus ride north along the coast from Salou. On the ride we see an enormous amount of factories and industrial estates between the two towns. This is on one side of the road and then the beach and Mediterranean on the other. Arrive in Tarragona and take a walk to the Roman ruins. They date back to the late part of the 1st century – ... read more

Europe » Spain

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more