We did a half day trip to Tarragona from Barcelona & it was a nice day wondering around the streets & checking out the old roman ruins Tarragona has to offer. It’s a small town so it doesn’t take much time. The amphitheater is very cool! And so well preserved. It was cool to see something that you know has... More

The Roman Amphitheatre was built in the 2nd century and its stands were carved from the bedrock. The shape is oval and measures 109 meters by 86 meters, and it could hold 14,000 spectators. The Romans held fights between gladiators and wild animals here. The site was were the Bishop Fructuoso and his deacons Augurio and Eulogio were burned alive... More

well preserved setting against the sea, with a roman garden to the front More

Right on the Sea! It was so much bigger and in better shape than I expected. More

Previous reviewers have said that you can see the whole thing from the road, and this is true. However, by actually going into the amphitheatre you get more atmosphere. The whole thing is so well preserved, its easy to see where the action happened, where the animals/combatants came out and where the backstage preparations took place. If you go up... More

A beautiful site, close to the sea, yet quite well preserved. More

Short visit to the amfiteatre, it seems expensive 3,5€ if you have no discount, for the time you use to visit it, More

Road above and below provide great views. Site is part of the UNESCO heritage of the city; also visit the aqueduct (harder to find) More

A great place to visit if you are interested in History and archaeology. Take a drink etc....and just chill out after your exploring on one of the half broken original seats and drink it all in. You can almost hear the crowds and can imagine what it was like thousands of years ago. Got some great photographs and the views... More