The National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona is located in Tarragona and is one of the best archaeological museums in Spain. It is housed in a new 4 story building (built in 1960 by the architect Francesc Monrova) on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean. The building's top three floors house the museum and the basement shows part of the original Roman... More

For those who like roman ancient achitecture. Tarragona was a very strategic site for romans. It is an alternative after you have had a day in the beach. More

The mosaics, specially, are wonderfoul and in very good condition. More

Some of the Roman artefacts here are truly amazing. We went with our young children and were made very welcome... the lady who I think was curator put a video on about Tarragona during Emporer Hadrian's visit in English, just for us. Very interesting although the signage to go with the amazing artefacts could do with capturing the imagination a... More

We went Easter week one miserable day with children 7 and 11. To be honest it was just to stay dry but we ended up enjoying our time here. The hightlight is the view from the top over Tarragona, you get a good view of the amphitheatre and the town. Underneath there are some tunnels for the kids to explore.... More