Spain – Salou Cosra Daurada Photo 24

Spain – Salou Cosra Daurada

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January 16th 2010
Saturday 16.1.210 day 94 Spain - Salou Cosra Daurada We had a good sleep in and then headed to the Roman part of Tarragona. There was settlement in the region by the 5th century BC, the Romans up a military base in 218 BC and over the next 200 years the entire Iberian Peninsula was conquered from this base. In the 2nd century BC a great wall was built around the city. The wall was original 3,500 ... read more

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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