Camping in Tarragona
Tarragona. The ancient Tarraco retains many vestiges of its historic past linked to Rome, as the Roman theater. If access to the city is from Barcelona, the Via Augusta, is passed over the site of the theater. Turning left will reach the Mediterranean balcony (overlooking the harbor and the beach). From here you can access the New Rambla, the main artery of the nineteenth century city, near the Empire Way, lined with yew trees and bounded by a wall whose oldest parts date from before Roman times. In the Archaeological trail (walls enhanced by Scipio in the third century BC, rebuilt in the fourteenth and remodeled in the eighteenth) is the Puerta del Rosario. From the terraces of the Palace Square, beautiful view, close, down, the cathedral, several styles but mainly Gothic.
Other points of interest: Head north and hugging the coastline of the Costa Dorada, the tourist towns of Tamarit, Altafulla, Torredembarra, Greixell de Mar, Calafell Comarruga. South, Salou, Cambrils, Hospitalet del Infante, Ametller, Ampolla, S. Carlos de la Rapita and Alcan. Between Salou and Vila-seca extends Universal's Port Aventura, the world's only theme park located by the sea.
Inside, north, Valls and Montblanc, a medieval town in a stunning corset Gothic walls, punctuated by more than 30 towers, with interesting monuments. 9 km (3 miles south of L'Espluga of Francolí), the Abbey de Poblet (s. xii), impressive collection of Romanesque buildings, one of the most remarkable in Spain. To the southwest lies the area of Prades Vilanova de Prades, Vallclara ..., picturesque villages on the Route of the Cistercian order.
To the west of Tarragona, Reus (main world market for dried fruits, museums, churches ... ) Falset Gandesa, capital of Terra Alta, mid-mountain region that will thrill fans of hiking, climbing, archeology and stream fishing. To the south, Tortosa, diverse and interesting city with monuments, well worth a visit, and, further south, Amposta and the impressive Ebro delta
